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Old 03-06-2021, 12:05 AM   #6
2020 MonSSter
 
Drives: 2020 Camaro 2SS
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Virginia
Posts: 6
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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson View Post
There's a very small effect on diameter due to wheel width changes. I think for most tires the correlation runs something like this: an increase in the wheel width decreases the tire OD by 5% of the increase in wheel width.

IOW, mounting a given tire on a wheel 1" wider than the measuring width wheel for that tire could be expected to cause the tire OD to decrease by 0.05". On a 1" narrower than measuring width wheel, the tire OD would increase by about the same 0.05". Basically negligible.


Norm
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Originally Posted by Msquared View Post
Sorry I missed the follow-up question on 3/3, but I agree with Norm's answer.
Thank you both so much for helping a newbie like me out. I just wanted to check before making a tire purchase. Thanks again!
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