Re: Tires and tire pressures
Ok there is all kinds of stuff going on in here now...
anyone looking to change there tiresize should use this site:
Ejelta.com: Tire Size Calculator
and this site
Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com
factory tire specs. 215(215mm)/55(aspect ratio of width)/17 et43 total height of factory tire = 668mm factory circumference= 2098mm
new tire specs. 235mm(235mm)/50(aspect ratio of width)/17 et 43
height of new tire= 668mm new circumference =2098mm
the second number in a tire metric tire measurement isnt mm like it is the first.... its a % of the width..... side wall height did not change even though the number did.... while width increased the percent of height decreased there fore making the same circumference....
and in regards to the pressure
michilin finally wrote me back and informed me that 32psi factory is acceptable. they recommend 35psi. and 26psi is the minimum pressure required to support the vehicle...
Re: Tires and tire pressures
how to read a tire side wall size:
Sidewall Aspect Ratio
Typically following the three digits identifying the tire's Section Width in millimeters is a two-digit number that identifies the tire's profile or aspect ratio.
P225/50R16 91S
The 50 indicates that this tire size's sidewall height (from rim to tread) is 50% of its section width. The measurement is the tire's section height, and also referred to as the tire's series, profile or aspect ratio. The higher the number, the taller the sidewall; the lower the number, the lower the sidewall. We know that this tire size's section width is 225mm and that its section height is 50% of 225mm. By converting the 225mm to inches (225 / 25.4 = 8.86") and multiplying it by 50% (.50) we confirm that this tire size results in a tire section height of 4.43". If this tire were a P225/70R16 size, our calculation would confirm that the size would result in a section height of 6.20", approximately a 1.8-inch taller sidewall.
source:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=46
tire pressure in regards to temprature
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=73
federal mandated that tire pressure max read on the side wall is taken at 70* F
Re: Tires and tire pressures
That's all stuff I never knew about tires... Thanks for sharing it.
I too am glad no one was hurt as a result of the sidewall blowout.