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Old 05-16-2007, 08:17 AM   #18 (permalink)
bjurasz
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And we want to know tread width, not section width, correct? I have an '06, so 17" wheels. But I'm not sure I beleive the Tire Rack's data.

RE050 215/45-17 6.7" tread width, 245/40-17 9.0", front tires are 75% of rear. But that 6.7" number sounds wrong. The section width is 8.3". Sounds too big a gap.

Yoko AD07 225/45-17 is 8.5" of tread width (on 8.9" section width) and 255/40-17 is 9.9" tread width, so front is 85% of back.

Section width of the front Yoko's is only .6" wider, but the tread width is 1.8" wider?
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