Re: Tires

[Dave Conner <conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu>]

Gary's right...mental lapse here.  Too many numbers floating around at once
I guess.  I even got the stock size wrong on the 4kq.  It's actually
195/60-14.

Dave C.

At 01:19 PM 7/24/98 -0700, Gary G. Erickson wrote:
>Dave Conner wrote:
>> 
>> >re: tires for a 4kq, Michael Williams wrote:
>> >Get 195/55 sport 8000 tires....just trust me
> 
>> Michael,
>> My calculations show these tires are two inches smaller in diameter than
>
>Dave,
>
>I think your math may be a bit off.  The tire comparison calculator at
><http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html> shows the following:
>
>Specification  Sidewall  Radius  Diameter  Circumference  Revs/Mile 
>Difference
>185/60-14         4.4in  11.4in    22.7in         71.4in       
>887        0.0%
>195/55-14         4.2in  11.2in    22.4in         70.5in       
>899       -1.3%
>
>Not a significant difference, IMO.
>
>later,
>
>Gary
>