I don't quite agree, from what I am aware of lets say a 255/55/17 stock
on the R/T, the 255 is 255mm across and I believe that the 55 is 55% of
the width of the tire to represent the height, 140.25mm the best bet is
to go to the tire calculator on the DML and plug and play. I have
figured that I could throw on a set of 305/45/17 and it would be the
same diameter on my truck, it would be off like 1 mph
at 100 mph.
Chris Tesinsky
'99 Solar Yellow R/T
>From: Dester243@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 12:39:46 EST
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: wider tires
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
>I'm not trying to make fun of you or anything, but i have the 15x8 rims
and
>they came with the goodyear 235x70x15. I think the size yours came
standard
>with is the 215??? prove me wrong, but that's my opinion.....
>-Dester
>PS. if you wanna get a 60 series tire, you have to ge new rims,
otherwise,
>your speedometer will be all messed up. not excessively, but it
calculates
>out to about an inch of total diameter.. (again i think) because if you
bought
>for instance a 16 inch tire, for the same gear ratio, you'd wanna buy a
60
>series tire, but if you wanted to goto a 17 inch, you'd need a 50
series
>tire. It'd be the exact same thing as have a 15 inch rim with a 70
series
>tire.. am i making sense? or am i stupid?
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