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[Dennis PLEAU]

Bruce and I must be using a different tire size calculator.  I googled "tire size calculator" and plugged the numbers into the first 3 calculators that cam up and they all give 23.75" for a 195-70-13
 
Dennis



> From: bwschug at charter.net> > Sure. What kind of comment are you looking for?> > Your 195/70-13's are (mathematically) 23.25" diameter. 185/80-13's > would be about 24.65". Original 6.50-13's, if you could find a set, > might be anywhere between 24.1" and 24.6", they varied quite a bit. If > you had a set of reproduced bias-ply 6.50-13's such as Coker Tire > sells, they would be 24.58" in diameter.> > So, what does this prove? Your tires are quite a bit smaller in > diameter than the original tires were. The same holds true when > compared to the good replacement sizes noted above. This will lower > your car a bit, change your speedometer and odometer readings a little > and give you a little quicker acceleration and worse gas mileage. But > if they look good to you and you're happy with them, who cares?> > Bruce> > > > Bruce W. Schug> Treasurer, CORSA South Carolina> Greenville, SC> Stock Corvair Group Member> bwschug at charter.net
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