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Old 06-11-2014, 02:48 PM
Steve C. Steve C. is offline
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"This calculator said 10.8" wide. 28" tall"

Sorry for the confusion, I was thinking you wanted the "tread width".

The industry rule of thumb is that for every 1/2" change in rim width, the tire's section width will correspondingly change by approximately 2/10".
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Last edited by Steve C.; 06-11-2014 at 03:04 PM. Reason: add formula