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Re: [T3] Trying to figure out tire size for new tires


On 21 Feb 2002, at 18:43, Blink_32 wrote:

> 1 additional question.  I've never purchased a tire that didn't have an
> aspect ratio along with it (ie: 215/45ZR17) likes these do.  Will I run into
> resistance or stupidity at the tire counter when requesting 165-15's?  Is there
> some special key words I should be throwing out?

Before there were low profile tires, all tires had a "default" aspect ratio, which 
I think was about 80%. A tire with the default aspect ratio will not call it out 
in the tire size. 

In other words, leaving the ratio out is the correct way to specify the default 
ratio.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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