Mark, If you would be concerned how the narrow tire looks on yr rim, you could always try to find someone looking for the upgrade to wider and negotiate swapping *wheels* if their rims would be better for the 235s. BTW, does your drive have sharp rocks or loose debris that might catch between tire and control arm and chew up the tire? I am still wondering how your tires would get damaged in the first place. Cor.
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 2:58 PM Mark Hanson <markehans...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cool thanks for the research! > With a skinnier tire I should get more range too, and cheaper! A win-win > as you mentioned. Mark > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 15, 2025, at 4:57 PM, Cor van de Water <cor.vandewa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The rim should have its width listed on it, no? > The tire typically also has an optimal rim width on them. I just now > checked, my 205/55R16 on my Leaf show they are for a 6.5" rim, that is > 165mm wide. > Using the same 40mm difference, the 255 tire is likely on an 8.5 rim > (216mm) or an 8". > The 235 tire is only 0.8" narrower so that should be no problem. I went to > the Americas Tire website and clicked on the first 235/50R19 tire that came > up, a Yokohama, and it shows a acceptable rim range of 6 to 8.5" so you > should find that most 235 tires will fit your rims. > Cor. > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 1:26 PM Mark Hanson <markehans...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks a bunch Cor. I’ll look for 235/50R19 >> >> I’m getting the negative camber (tires tilted towards upper A arm/shock) >> checked as some suggested this will cause upper A arm rubbing on inside of >> the tire. >> >> Say, do you know what the width reduction limit is without changing rim >> width? I heard you can go up to a 2” change but no more without changing >> rims. Best regards Mark >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:04 AM, Cor van de Water <cor.vandewa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Yep, with 235/40 iso 255/45 the speed and ODO will read about 5.5% too >> high. >> If you just want the 20mm skinnier tires with about the same wheel >> diameter to not affect the speed and ODO, you should try to find 235/50R19 >> tires. >> Cor. >> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 8:09 PM Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >> wrote: >> >>> PS, >>> >>> >>> >>> A friend Chip Gribben just noted to me the Tesla-3 has skinnier 235/40 >>> R19’s (instead of the Y’s 255/45 R19). The Model-3 has *more* upper A arm >>> clearance due to the smaller tires. >>> >>> >>> >>> The only problem is according to Phil’s calculator, the Model-3’s tires >>> are also smaller diameter throwing off the speedometer/odometer. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250315/9ae7d65a/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
