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On 12 Mar 98 at 22:37, J.L.M. wrote: > On Thu, 12 Mar 1998, Jason wrote: > > I don't want to beat a dead thread, but I thought I > was getting an understanding about tire sizes... > > Width, Aspect, and wheel... > > But I have 165-15's on my car. Haynes says that too. > > So I'm confused. 165-WHAT-15? Why no middle number? The old standard aspect ratio was 78 or 80%. For a standard ratio tire (non low profile) the aspect ratio is omitted from the description. So 165-15 = 165/80-15 Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************