Originally Posted by Tod74
Brian this is off topic but I know you have experience with this so I have a question Regarding 10" tires and 10.5 tires.
I understand they run them on wide rims, but I have seen cars with tires claimed as 10" tires or 10.5 tires and they look freaking huge....my old nova had 32x14" slicks and some of these 10" tire cars look like they have more tire than I had....just curious where or how they actually measure them to claim them as 10" tires....or to fit in the rules.
Its measured on the foot print itself. The tire we run is a 10.5w the side wall is wider and the tire is 33 inches tall. If you look up the size difference on a true 10 tire it may go to 29 inches and much smaller side wall...a 15 inch wide wheel is used to flatten out the foot print. Your right Tod looking at a 10.5w tire from the side looks huge..but if you lay down behind car and look at footprint its only 10.5 inches wide.. Hope this helps
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