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How Tall Is It?
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 7:48 pm
by RICKERACER
Can anyone tell me what the height in inches is of a stock 1973 thing tire, I am needing the information to calculate desired transmission gear ratios. Thanks.
Rick
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:05 am
by Kubelmann
The Thing came from the factory with a set of 185-70/14 tires on 5 x 14" rims as original equipment.
185mm x .70 = 129.5mm /25.4(mm per inch) = 5.098" x 2 = 10.2" + 14 " = 24.2" stock tire height.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:17 am
by wildthings
Here's a website that will do it for you.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:48 pm
by Kubelmann
I created an excel spredsheet that does it also. It is included on the RoMTOC Thing Data CD and I also am willing to email it to anyone who pmails me and ask for it to be sent to them. K-mann
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 7:55 pm
by RICKERACER
Thanks for the info. Hope all is well K-Mann'
Best Regaurds, Rick
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:43 am
by Kubelmann
Always a pleasure to help out a fellow Thing lover. K-mann