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Old 11-17-2008, 05:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I went here :

(Miata) Tire size calculator

And made this comparison :



I also went here :

Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 2 of 2

And got the same result :



From the above, the revolutions per mile look very close. Still, I think you should do a GPS comparison to your odometer. That's what I have done :

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ires-2642.html

I am not sure how to quantify the width, but I agree that performance tires have a bigger contact patch and are more sticky (increased Rolling Resistance). Because the tire diameters are so close, I think you made a good choice.

CarloSW2
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