Whats the story on these tires? (TINMAN come in)
#18
12-06-2005, 08:19 AM
Originally Posted by caskyline
I have the Michelin PS2's on my car.Love them, Best tires I have ever had.I run 245 x 35 x19 & 285 x 30 x 19 .These sizes are the closest the oem diameter.so everything work's just fine.These tires are quieter than the oem Michelins.They are very sticky tires.As comparison I do have the BFG KDW's on my Accord in 19's.Alot more noise than the Michelins.I felt the extra cost for these was woth it.
285/30/19 is NOT the same diameter as OEM.Stock Tire - 245/45R18 >Search Tires Tire 1 - 285/30R19 >Search Tires
Section Width: 9.64 in 245 mm Section Width: 11.22 in 285 mm
Rim Diameter: 18 in 457.2 mm Rim Diameter: 19 in 482.6 mm
Rim Width Range: 7.5 - 9 in Rim Width Range: 10 - 11 in
Overall Diameter: 26.68 in 677.67 mm Overall Diameter: 25.73 in 653.54 mm
Sidewall Height: 4.34 in 110.23 mm Sidewall Height: 3.36 in 85.344 mm
Radius: 13.34 in 338.83 mm Radius: 12.86 in 326.64 mm
Circumference: 83.81 in 2128.7 mm Circumference: 80.83 in 2053.0 mm
Revs per Mile: 779.6 Revs per Mile: 808.3
Actual Speed: 60 mph 100 km/h Speedometer1: 62.2 mph 103. km/h
Speedometer Difference: - Speedometer Difference: 3.681% too fast
Diameter Difference: - Diameter Difference: 3.57%
There is close to an inch of difference in overall diameter. Whether if it's fine for you or not, you decide. Here is a tire size calculator for future references:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
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