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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: ShaneJ on November 21, 2012, 07:35:20 PM

Title: What size tyres?
Post by: ShaneJ on November 21, 2012, 07:35:20 PM

Hi everyone, I'm getting very close to getting my van back on the road so I need to get some new tyres. My rims are 15x8. Engine is 173 with 3.5 diff ratio.

I was thinking 225/60 15's as I think this comes pretty close to the standard diameter?


Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

Title: Re: What size tyres?
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on November 21, 2012, 08:35:35 PM

i run 205/65/15,s on ol futile, no probs.....    ;)

Title: Re: What size tyres?
Post by: ShaneJ on November 21, 2012, 08:51:04 PM

Thanks mate. Thats a little smaller dia than the 225/60/15 but not by much. This reminds me though that I will probably have to changed the speedo drive gear?

Title: Re: What size tyres?
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on November 21, 2012, 08:54:21 PM

LOL ... i just get used to my speedo reading 20 kms over, shane ...  ::)  ::)  ;)

Title: Re: What size tyres?
Post by: ShaneJ on November 21, 2012, 08:56:03 PM

That was my plan.. but I have to go through engineering and roadworthy :(