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Subject:Re: Commercial tire?
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:05:03 -0500

---- John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM> wrote: 
> "I prefer the 195 size for the extra 3/4 inch of clearance for back roads" Don't quite understand. Are you talking about 185 and 195 tires with the same aspect ratio (same brand/model tire)? If so, the difference in the radius is only 5/16" john

Yes, 185 vs. 195, same brand, same aspect ratio (which for these tires is 82%).  Ok, I was off by 1/8", 5/8" instead of 3/4".  The difference is in the diameter, which is 2 x radius.  mcneely

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David McNeely