Re: Konig wheels

[Scott Catlin <scott.catlin@sierra.com>]

now you're talking about + and - conversion between tire sizes. Check out 
Pirelli's site if you're concerned about having problems with your speedo 
and odometer. They have a conversion chart that shows the overall size 
(wheel AND tire) differences between specific combinations of wheel and 
tire.

>Scott Catlin wrote:
>> 40 series means 40% of the width. So 40 series on a 8 inch wheel will >be 
>taller than a 40 series on a 7 inch wheel. Regardless of whether >it's on 
>a 16 or a 17inch wheel a 205/40 tire will have the same >sidewall height.
>
>That is totally obvious, I was getting at the fact that 40 series for a
>16" rim is small because no matter what wheel size you run you want a
>consistent overall diameter and circumference for your wheel/tire combo
>otherwise you will screw up your speedometer and your gearing. I'm
>thinking if you bought 18" wheels with 50 series tires(I'm assuming 205
>width) that the car would be SLOW(I realize this would not fit in the
>wheel well, I'm just proving my point).
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