Following all the tire size quesions and answers, if interested you can see my BJ8 with 185x15 [not 185/70x15] Vred on 5 inch rims as the Yellow February car in the 2011 AHCUSA Calender. I have lowe
I was under the impression that the 165's were taller than the 185's. The width of the 185's is greater. Am I wrong? Rich Kahn roadwarriordave@hotmail.com http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healey
Here are the height specs of the Vredeteins but no widths. 185's are taller and I believe wider. www.performanceplustire.com/tires-for-sale/vredestein-tire/sprint-classic Randy Randy Hicks www.austin
I guess you are right. .04 of an inch larger. Do you feel that much difference in traction? Visually they should appear the same from the side. My new 165's are currently in transit from Hendrix. I b
Actually the 185 x 15 look to be about an inch taller then the 165 x 15. The 185/70 x 15 are about the same height as the 165 x 15's. The 185/70's are wider than the 185 x 15 and both being wider tha
Rich, 185 is taller [bigger rolling radius] than the 165, and wider [a fatter belly]. 185 is closer to the radius of the original cross ply Healey tires. Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 RNBmail@yahoo.co
Rich, I agree here - taller than the 165 for sure. The 185 does the job of filling the wheel well visually, where the 165 simply looks too small. The 185 is also 1 inch taller than the 185/70 for the
The 185, 165 etc is the nominal width of the tread in millimeters. The 75, 70, or 65 etc is the aspect ratio or the height of the sidewall as a percentage of the tread width. thus a 185-R70 will have