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Re: Wheels go round and round, but how fast?

To: Shrack04@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Wheels go round and round, but how fast?
From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:16:20 EDT
In a message dated 9/22/01 6:59:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Shrack04@aol.com 
writes:

<< I have Pirelli Cinturato P3 - 165SR15 tyres on my TR3.  As there is no, 
 series,, 60  or 70 or 80 called out on the tyres,, I did the string around 
 the tire measurement and came up with 79-1/2" circumference.  Using a tyre 
 calculator it tells me they must be 165 / 80 X15 with a diameter of about 
 25.31".  >>


It's especially important with a radial tire to know rolling radius as the 
unloaded radius is much different due to it's soft sidewalls.  The numbers 
will  also be a bit skewed since all tires grow a bit as wheel speed 
increases.

Harold

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