Originally Posted by Tod74
Originally Posted by bjuice
Originally Posted by Tod74
37 inch tall tire? wow. Talk about stretching the wheel openings.
he's gotta be speaking of the roll out (growth)..lol....
I don't know much 'bout all that. :lol:
its how much the tire will grow in circumference when under full throttle ( watch back tires on Top fuel cars)
this is what you need to really be concerned with when buying tires..you can actually have a 33 inch tall tire with a shorter circumference (growth,rollout) than a 32 inch tall tire..
example..i have a M/T 33X17 on my camaro..its considered a short tire cause the roll out (growth) is 101 inches . i went with this short growth tire cause its an all motor car with a 500 gear and i wanted to turn it a little more.
my 14x32's has close to 103 roll out...about a 200 rpm difference thru the traps than my short roll out tire
my 16x33's on my Old vette had a 105 inch roll out ( growth)
also the reason Radial tires ( now have radial slicks) are so fast cause they have
no growth to them..they are fast .fast..but more trick to hook :x
next time you buy tires pay close attention to that..also be sure to tell whomever you buy the tires from that you want an even measurement on your tires and check the circumference when you get them...