Which tire is larger/wider

[airlaird]

Anyone good in Metrics Which tire is taller/wider...the 315/75R16 compared to the 35X12.50 R17....anyone please?
airlaird

 

[Darwood]

It depends on the manufacturer and tire as to which is taller/wider since a 317/75/16 is about the same size as a 35x12.50R17 in width and overall height. Go to the manufactures site and compare. They should have all the specs you need.

 

[NorCalDoug]

As Darwood said, it varys by manufacturer, but personally, I would consider these the same as far as width is concerned.

315 divided by 25.4 (the number of millimeters in an inch) = 12.40 inches.

 

[Stone]

315/75r/16 = 34.6x12.40x15.

Metric Tire Calculator

 

[NorCalDoug]

315/75r/16 = 34.6x12.40x15.

Metric Tire Calculator

Wow.
Interesting how conversion from metric reduces wheel diameter

 

[nyk438]

Metrics are for foreigners (not that theres anything wrong with that) I'll stick to inches

 

[Darwood]

Metric tire size is kinda a misnomer, since one of the numbers is metric (mm), another is a percentage, and the last number is in standard units (inches). It doesn't get more bastardized than that!

 

[Stone]

Wow.
Interesting how conversion from metric reduces wheel diameter

Oh...oops, you got me. Maybe I should open my eyes, eh?

 

[motherhucker]

Anyone good in Metrics Which tire is taller/wider...the 315/75R16 compared to the 35X12.50 R17....anyone please?
airlaird

go to http://www.nwjeepn.com/ and click on calculators they have a metric conversion tool and some cool stuff.
If you want to do a quick comparison by manufacturer try,
http://www.ntwonline.com/ they have size info for most brands