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Subject:Re: 205/70 or 205/75 tires
From:Sami Dakhlia
Date:Mon, 25 Mar 1996 12:00:39 -0600 (CST)

On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Edward Claiborne Gould wrote:

The 205/70 have a diameter of 205 x .7 =143.5, while the 205/75 have a
diameter of 153.75. The difference is about 7% in circumference, which
will lower your speedo reading, increase road clearance by about 2 inches,
increase your top speed, diminish torque, improve quiet, but reduce engine
cooling for given speed.

Sami