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What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire?
I went to a local Sam’s Club and asked the tire man if he could get me
some 165 R 15 tires for my classic 1973 Beetle. He said he would have to know the ‘aspect ratio’ of the 165 R 15 so he could look it up. What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire? |
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What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire?
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What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire?
On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:10:56 +0200, Randall > wrote:
> wrote: >> I went to a local Sam’s Club and asked the tire man if he could get me >> some 165 R 15 tires for my classic 1973 Beetle. >> He said he would have to know the ‘aspect ratio’ of the 165 R 15 so he >> could look it up. >> What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire? >> > > It's 165/80R15 > > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...All&loadRank=2 > > or use the drop down menu: > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TRSele...ID =10377851& > > http://tireguides.com/print_friendly...i ls&ttcid=18 There is no set aspect ratio (also known as profile) for any width tire. That being said, standard tires mostly run in the 75-85 range. And your tire man is close to worthless, he should simply start with diameter, requested width and then find a suitable/available profile. J. > > > > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
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What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire?
> wrote in message ... >I went to a local Sam’s Club and asked the tire man if he could get me >some 165 R 15 tires for my classic 1973 Beetle. >He said he would have to know the ‘aspect ratio’ of the 165 R 15 so he >could look it up. >What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire? while all tires are technically metric, the 165R15(and sizes such as 155R13, etc) are more commonly known as "metric radials"... the unspecified aspect ratio on those tires is 82. yes, 82 |
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What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire?
The key here is Sam's Club.
Go to the nearest Wal-Mart and see if they will put a tire on your vehicle that is not listed on the door frame sticker. These service people are not authorized by Wal-mart to deviate from that sticker, so the original question would cause a problem at Sam's Club, at least here in Arizona. Bil S in AZ "P.J.Berg" > wrote in message news > On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:10:56 +0200, Randall > wrote: > >> wrote: >>> I went to a local Sam’s Club and asked the tire man if he could get me >>> some 165 R 15 tires for my classic 1973 Beetle. >>> He said he would have to know the ‘aspect ratio’ of the 165 R 15 so he >>> could look it up. >>> What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire? >>> >> >> It's 165/80R15 >> >> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...All&loadRank=2 >> >> or use the drop down menu: >> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TRSele...ID =10377851& >> >> http://tireguides.com/print_friendly...i ls&ttcid=18 > > There is no set aspect ratio (also known as profile) for any width tire. > That being said, standard tires mostly run in the 75-85 range. > > And your tire man is close to worthless, he should simply start with > diameter, requested width and then find a suitable/available profile. > > J. > >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
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What is the aspect ratio of a 165 R15 tire?
"Bill S" > wrote in message ... > The key here is Sam's Club. > > Go to the nearest Wal-Mart and see if they will put a tire on your vehicle > that is not listed on the door frame sticker. These service people are > not authorized by Wal-mart to deviate from that sticker, so the original > question would cause a problem at Sam's Club, at least here in Arizona. > Bil S in AZ > > the sticker is located on the inside of the glovebox door, not on the door frame... |
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