02sivtaco
10-30-2003, 09:23 PM
yea im kinda clueless on tires and all the #'s could someone plez explain wat they mean thanks http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif
ericfoster2003
10-30-2003, 09:25 PM
225/45/17
225 is tread width
45 is sidewall height
17 is rim size
all there is to it
lowandloud
10-30-2003, 10:09 PM
225/45/17
225 is tread width
45 is sidewall height
17 is rim size
all there is to it
well.... actually.... the 45 is the percentage of the tread width (225 in your example, which is from bead to bead) that is on the sidewalls of the tires. http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif
02sivtaco
10-30-2003, 10:28 PM
so the smaller the sidewall # the lower profile the tire is???
ericfoster2003
10-30-2003, 10:35 PM
correct. you can go to a tire store and just look at them and see side by side the differences in the numbers compared to size. try it.
OGSpacePimp
11-01-2003, 08:11 AM
so the smaller the sidewall # the lower profile the tire is???
yes, if the tires are the same width.....a 245/45 is going to have a bigger sidewall then a 205/50 because the sidewall number (aspect ratio) is a percentage of the width