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OldDad · 12-09-2019, 12:56 AM

Yeah, section width and tread width can be two different measurements, and most of these tires I've been researching seem to be lacking detailed measurements.

Overall diameter shows the 215's to be more like a 700-16 in diameter, which might be fine for a truck, or the rear of a hot rod, but seems a bit much for the front on a car. Wouldn't mind some lower revs on the highway with my 3.78 rear end, but looking for something similar to the 650-16 rear, 600-16 front I'm running now. There are always 205/75/16's available for the front, which come in close to the diameter of a 600-16.

Just thinking out loud here. Have to get out the old manual tire changer and shop for some used ones to experiment with.

12-09-2019, 12:56 AM	#24
OldDad Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 153	Re: 215 85 16s Yeah, section width and tread width can be two different measurements, and most of these tires I've been researching seem to be lacking detailed measurements. Overall diameter shows the 215's to be more like a 700-16 in diameter, which might be fine for a truck, or the rear of a hot rod, but seems a bit much for the front on a car. Wouldn't mind some lower revs on the highway with my 3.78 rear end, but looking for something similar to the 650-16 rear, 600-16 front I'm running now. There are always 205/75/16's available for the front, which come in close to the diameter of a 600-16. Just thinking out loud here. Have to get out the old manual tire changer and shop for some used ones to experiment with.