tyres again

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tyres again

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more tyre questions again.
with my 215/75/15 the measurement from 6 'o' clock to 12 'o' clock is 690mm
my question is what is the measurment (as above) of a standard 14inch wheel and tyre combo,

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You need this from the Brickyard - http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... ltwhls.htm

Standard is 654mm.
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That's a 7.65% increase over standard.
That might be a big ask if you're running a 1.6TD, for a 1,9...
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Std 185r14 is 650mm... 215/75r15 ought to be about 703mm.. thats an 8% increase in gearing..

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Go here and do the calculations. Basically your wheel/tyre combo is 2" bigger than normal
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as the 16" guys would have it 2" makes all the difference, eh girls

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