| Tire Size changed gearing |
Subject: Tire Size changed gearing by jhammons01 on 2010/3/9 15:37:04 Guys, need a hand here. I have no clue how to calculate the O.D of a tire but this is what occurred. CC sold me those Mag wheels. The back ones are 18" diameter. So we did some best guessing and came up with a tire size of 275/35/18. The old size was 255/50/16 (Stock for an '84) So what has happened is that this new size is a bit smaller. it has rendered first gear to be a little light out of the whole and I've lost my beloved 60' starts. When I get the clutch all the way out...it's almost time for a shift. My '84 loves the low end Grunt much more than the high end revs.... I want that Low end back, so I need to get a larger diameter tire. can anyone tell me what size or how to calculate a larger size? Tanx |
