185/70R14 on a 4000q

[Grant Lenahan]

I'm telling you I had them on my 84 4kq. They fit all those years back. 
  Vreedstein snow plus'
My calculations show about +5%, as I also posted. Would you like my 
spreadsheet. Juyst reply if you do.

Grant
On Jan 3, 2007, at 9:30 AM, MXHOWES at aol.com wrote:

>> 185/70R14 on a 4000q
>>
>> Since I started this thread maybe  I can continue ..... I'm wondering
>> about
>> tire circumference, my  tire calculator shows:
>>
>> stock: 195/60 R14
>
> SORRY ABOUT THE ABOVE POST, I STARTED IT AND WAS GOING TO FINISH LATER 
>  BUT
> HIT THE 'SEND NOW' BUTTON INSTED OF THE 'SEND LATER' (da)
>
> so here we go ...
>
> from the tire charts
>
> stock 195/60 R14 ...72.8" circumference (I measured a old tire laying  
> around
> and got 71.75")
>          185/70  R14....75.6
>
> The 185/70's that I am looking at measured 77.5", they looked really 
> big.
> But that's only about 6.5% larger than stock. I won't be going fast 
> around
> corners so the diameter doesn't bother me, I just hope they clear. If 
> you got a
> 185/70 R14 laying around that you know fits on a 4KQ or 80/90Q and can 
> measure
> it up for me, I would appreciate it.
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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