1996 SL2 Tires

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20 years ago

Thu, Apr 22, 2004 11:42 PM

I see they are 185, can a person put a 195-60 in its place?

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20 years ago

Fri, Apr 23, 2004 2:53 AM

The overall diameter of the 185/65R15 tire is 185 divided by 25.4 times

0.65 times 2 + 15 which is 24.47 inches. The diameter for the 195/60R15 tire is 195 / 25.4 x 0.60 x 2 + 15 = 24.21 inches. Since the latter is only 1% smaller, the 195/60R15 tire should work fine - the odometer and speedometer readings will read 1% too high, which is within the tread depth difference between new and old tires. The 10 mm or 0.4 inch wider tread should not cause any problem.

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20 years ago

Fri, Apr 23, 2004 3:38 AM

...and I'm running 205/55-15's on OEM alloys (re: 97SL2)

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