Tire Height for 245/50/16's ??

[nikon]

I know theres a way to calculate it form the numbers but I dont know how, and a yardstick isnt exactly the best way to do it anyways...anyone?

[V6Bob]

sidewalls = 245mm X.50 X 2 sidewalls / 25.4mm per inch
wheel = 16 inches

As Michael Waltrip says...

[nikon]

you really lost me...sorry, im looking for the actual diameter...rubber to rubber??....make it simple for me pls [img]graemlins/dunce.gif[/img]

[V6Bob]

25.6 inches. I was trying to let you see how to do it so you could do a different size if you wanted to.

[nikon]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by V6Bob:
25.6 inches. I was trying to let you see how to do it so you could do a different size if you wanted to.<hr></blockquote>

cool, well with the answer now I know how to do it....thx man ;)

[Dominic]

And if you're lazy, tirerack carries the spec on all tires in P245/50R16

They *should* be 25.75" tall if they're theoretically perfect, but it varies a little per tire.

[black98V6]

here is a cool little calculator I found sometime back for just such a question..

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[V6Bob]

"They *should* be 25.75" tall if they're theoretically perfect"

Serious question - not trying to nitpick or start an argument.

I get 25.65 inches theoretically, with the formula I posted above. Am I doing something wrong?

[OneQuickV6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by black98V6:
here is a cool little calculator I found sometime back for just such a question..

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html<hr></blockquote>

Good link, thanks!