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Subject:Re: Oh no! Tires..........
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Wed, 9 Sep 1998 22:51:38 -0700

At 08:35 PM 9/9/98 +0100, Frank LaHorgue wrote:
>Greetings:
>
>Does anyone have experience with Bridgestone Dueler A/T D691 --  27x8.5 R14
>tires on standard Vanagon steel wheels?   Are they too noisy?  Do they
>handle OK?
>
>They are load rated C and two percent bigger than my present 185R14, if I
>calculated correctly.
>
I calculate a difference of about 5% based on

185/14 = 25.65" diameter nominal
27x8.5/14 = 27" diameter nominal

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