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I had a set of 155/70/12s on 12x5 rims and they were rubbing (Barely) on the very outside of the tyre over speed bumps and the like while on the Mini Sidewalk.
The original set up on Steelys had 145/70/12s and had no problems.
Will 12x5 wheels take a 145/70/12 tyre.....Will I have the same problem because of the wheel width....or will it be ok with the narrower tyre ? What size are the standard steel 12" wheels (12x?) ?
Or is it a case of trial and error ?
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And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!
Just remembered . . . I forgot to say that I have Hi-Los. Not sure if it makes a difference and the rear is not jacked up higher than looks normal but it might be the difference.
So I should be okay with 145/70/12s on 12x5s then ?
Thanks City
And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!
To find the overall height of the tyre , you multiply the wheel size by 25.4 and add to that the total of the tyre width multiplied by the aspect ratio divided by 100. this will give you the tyre height in mm.
155/70/12 = ((12*25.4) + (155*((70*2)/100)))
= (304.8 + (155*1.4))
= 304.8 + 217
= 521.8mm
145/70/12 works out at 507.8mm
165/60/12 works out at 502.8mm
Just for comparison,
165/70/10 works out at 485.0mm
175/50/13 works out at 505.2mm
165/45/15 works out at 529.5MM
A fully carbon fiber Mini Marcos shell weighs just 7.25kg.
Ah...I should be fine then.....will see about changing sizes next time around......Cheers TMG, Woody
And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!
