1-JAY-Z
13-09-10, 13:09
Some of you may know this for those who dont have a read. I was asked about a tyre size on AE86irl and thought it might be beneficial to some here who dont know.
The size in question, 175/50R14
A common mistake when reading tyre sizes is people think the profile (175/ 50 R14) is in MM's, its NOT. In this case 175 means its 175mm's in width, The 50 part is its aspect ratio meaning the sidewall is 50% in height compared to the width so that means the sidewall in MM's is 87.5mm high (175mm/2 = 87.5mm) and lastly the 14 is obviously in inches. If you were to write it in MM it would look like 175mm/87.5mm/14"
Moral of the story is going for a lower profile dosnt always neccesarly mean your getting a tyre with a lower wall. It's not the case all the time but worth thinking about the next time your changing your tyres due to not liking the wall profile they have.
Edit: could someone fix the heading typo please.
The size in question, 175/50R14
A common mistake when reading tyre sizes is people think the profile (175/ 50 R14) is in MM's, its NOT. In this case 175 means its 175mm's in width, The 50 part is its aspect ratio meaning the sidewall is 50% in height compared to the width so that means the sidewall in MM's is 87.5mm high (175mm/2 = 87.5mm) and lastly the 14 is obviously in inches. If you were to write it in MM it would look like 175mm/87.5mm/14"
Moral of the story is going for a lower profile dosnt always neccesarly mean your getting a tyre with a lower wall. It's not the case all the time but worth thinking about the next time your changing your tyres due to not liking the wall profile they have.
Edit: could someone fix the heading typo please.