Originally posted by ITA_CRX:
From Hoosier's website, 14s have a 23 inch diameter and 15s are 23 or 24 inches. 16s and 17s are 26.6 inches in diameter.
Jamie,
You might want to look at those dimensions again... Perhaps also look at what Kuhmo is offering...

The 225-50ZR16 BFGs on my car are 25" in diameter, and a 245-40ZR17 is 24.5".

The whole purpose of going to larger diameter WHEELS, is to shorten the sidewall WITHOUT altering the overall diameter of the tire... Moving from 15" wheels to 16" wheels or even from 13" to 15" should have NO or little effect on gear ratios if the proper tire is selected...

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Darin E. Jordan
SCCA #273080, OR/NW Regions
Auburn, WA
ITS '97 240SX


<Edited due to FAT Fingers!! >

[This message has been edited by Banzai240 (edited July 18, 2003).]