"I was thinking that when I read your post but failed to go down that road. You can calculate the difference. Stock tire/wheel height for the 160/70-17 is about 656 mm and a 180/60-17 is about 648. So that puts the 180/60-17 at 99% the…"
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i am goin to put a 180 instead of a 160 rear tire on my deuce was woundering if anyone knew what it would be i know 180/17 but would it be 50 or 55 that would fit.thanks Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeff Oct 25, 2011.
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D. R. Webb replied to TIM & SHEILA PEASLEE's discussion tire size"Note: Increaseing or decreasing the sidewall height from OEM will create and error in your speedo\odometer.
In my case it was done to correct and inherent error .
DR"
Jeff replied to TIM & SHEILA PEASLEE's discussion tire size"I'm not sure what your stock size is but it looks like it might be a 160/70-17. If so, it has a 112 mm sidewall height using the percentage as DR noted. In order to get the same (or close) height with a 180 you'd have to go…"
D. R. Webb replied to TIM & SHEILA PEASLEE's discussion tire size"180mm is the width.
50 & 55 are the percentages of the width (profile).
On my Boulevard C-90, when i changed over to Dunlops from Brickstones I went from 180/80 to 180/70.
No issues with two sets of them.
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