need help buying tires
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need help buying tires
i was looking online, but im gonna buy local. i have this 205/45zr16 87w.
can someone tell me what this stands for. right now i have yokohama es100's and they're around $85 each.
can someone tell me what this stands for. right now i have yokohama es100's and they're around $85 each.
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Originally Posted by HawtPants
205/45zr16
205 tire width touching the ground
45 bigger number usually means smaller sidewall
16 rim size
i think....
205 tire width touching the ground
45 bigger number usually means smaller sidewall
16 rim size
i think....
Say your tire is 205mm wide, the sidewall is 45% the width of the tire. This is why 205/45-17's will be thinner sidewalled than 215/45-17's.