George:
Ah, yes, now that you are stating "proportionally taller", I understand you
are discussing sidewall height to width ratio, as opposed to simply total
tire height.  Too bad you didn't state that very clearly to begin with.
BTW, I *WAS* talking about tires deemed acceptable for mounting on Vanagons,
and I *DID* spare you any factoids regarding Piper Cubs, John Deeres, or
Pinzgaures, by specifically mentioning 205/75/14 and 195/75/14 tires, which
happen to be the closest-sized, most popular, and commonly available LT
tires to the 185R14 size you originally mentioned.  So there!

Cary

> Carrie,
>
> And a 600/33/14 also has a greater diameter than a 185R14.  If I were to
say
> "proportionately taller", will the light go on for you?  I don't know how
old
> or different the 185R14 designation is, but it IS, as you pointed out, the
> means of identifying a tire with the highest aspect ratio: i.e., the
"tallest"
> tire in any particular width.  Here we are talking about the tires deemed
> acceptable by VW for mounting on Vanagons, so please spare me any factoids
regarding
> Piper Cubs, John Deere's or Pinzgauer's.
>
> George
>
>
----- Original Message -----
From: George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: WANTED: winter tires / Summer Must Be Over

> In a message dated 9/24/03 6:45:59 AM, cc1@EMAIL.CZ writes:
>
> << "In my experience, the taller the tire, the better it performs in snow
and
>
> over the inevitable pot hole
>
> ridden roads of spring.  So, I never use tires with an aspect ratio in
their
>
> stated size."
>
>
> Huh?
>
> A tire with an aspect ratio specified in its stated size can be taller,
>
> shorter, or (roughly) the same as a tire without the aspect ratio listed.
>
> For example, a 205/75/14 tire is slightly taller than a 185R14, while a
>
> 195/75/14 is  very slightly shorter.  I believe the 185R14 is actually an
82
>
> aspect ratio.  It's just an older and different way of stating dimensions.
>
>  >>
>