Bill Huff wrote: > > Does that mean the 225s are 4" shorter in height > (2" on top and 2" on the bottom to drop the car 2") than the 235s? > > Bill Huff > > At 12/3/200804:07 PM, Tony Rinaldi wrote: > > >Hi Tom, > > > >No one makes 235/75R14s except Coker. > > > >Took a pre order of 100 cars to get them to make the tires. > > > >The new rims are for radials. > > > >If you go with 225/75R14s and have Diamond Back put WWW in them your car > >will drop almost 2â€? in height. > > > >Tony > > > >From: Tom Cox <<mailto:tdcox%40bellsouth.net>tdcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:tdcox%40bellsouth.net>> > >Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:46:45 -0500 > >To: > <<mailto:chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>> > >Subject: [Chrysler300] Tires > > > >Hi All, > > > >I am at a point where I need tires for the F convertible; I bought > five rims > >that Tony Rinaldi fixed us up with a year or so ago and they need some > >rubber. > > > >I called DiamondBack (love their tires) and was told that 14‰ radiaal > tires > >that are available are at least 1 âˆ? inches shorter than our > original tires. > >For those that use radials, what size are you using on the F? > > > >Thanks for your help, again. > > > >Tom Cox > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > 225/75R14 OD is nominally 27.3 inches - varies by brand but I've seen 27.05 and 27.62 inches both quoted. Coker quotes 235/75R14 at 27.87 inches.Old 1960 BFG Engineering Data shows 8.50-14 at 28.3 inches and 9.00-14 at 28.8 inches. Drop of car will nominally be half the difference in diameter - but in reality there is something else called a Static Loaded Radius that controls the height - these numbers are rarely quoted but radials will typically set lower than older bias tires of same diameter. But first you have to find 225/75R14 - they have been out of production since 2007 and after a lot of work I found 5 - 4 of 1 brand and a 5th also made by Cooper but under different brand. Most likely biggest you will find is 215/75R14 nominal 26.7 dia or 225/70R14 nominal 26.5 dia. - these are about 2 inches less diameter which will reduce radius about 1 inch - but there is still the effect of differences in the static loaded radius vs true radius - so figure a bit more than 1 inch but not as much as 2 inches ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/