215/75/15 = 27.7
235/75/15 = 28.9
Difference in dia =1.2inches, difference in ride height = .6inches
Difference in circumfrence (speedo reads this % low) = 4.3%, i.e. at 60mph
speedo reads 57.4
Jay W
Punch wrote:
> 215/75/15 diameter 27"
> 235/75/15 diameter 29"
> Punch
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake,
> Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust,
> Autolite 3923's.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> *In the near future: Jet stage 2, Billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy
> suspension bushings,
> Hotchkis sway bars, BFG A/T KO 235/75/15, AirRaid intake, Leer Cap, Spray
> in bedliner,
> MTX Thunderforms.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jayson Woodruff" <woodrufj@yahoo.com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Tires again!!!
>
> > Raise your truck 2inches? are you sure about this. That's a lot, what
> was your
> > old tire size?
> >
> > Jay W
> >
> > Punch wrote:
> >
> > > o.k. I went and bought( on order tell tomorrow) my new tires BFG A/T KO
> > > LT235/75/15c
> > >
> > > this will raise my truck 2 inch's, and will be a little wider tire,
> > >
> > > they tell me it's going to be a 3 percent difference on my Speedo, which
> way
> > > faster or slower then what shows?
> > >
> > > so what can I expect from these? tire noise, handling, winter handling
> > > etc....
> > > Punch
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake,
> > > Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust,
> > > Autolite 3923's.
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > *In the near future: jet stage 2, billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy
> > > suspension bushings,
> > > hotchkis sway bars.
> >
> >
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