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just been looking at some new tyres they are 225/40/18, but what does the following gumph actually mean? xl, bsw is the xl extra load?
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Re: tyre info
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just been looking at some new tyres they are 225/40/18, but what does the following gumph actually mean? xl, bsw is the xl extra load?
225 is the width in mm
40 is % height of the sidewall in relation to the width( = 90mm)
18 is the rim diameter in inches
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Re: tyre info
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just been looking at some new tyres they are 225/40/18, but what does the following gumph actually mean? xl, bsw is the xl extra load?
225 is the width in mm
40 is % height of the sidewall in relation to the width( = 90mm)
18 is the rim diameter in inches
i think he knows what the above means, ain't he asking what XL and BSW mean?
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Re: tyre info
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just been looking at some new tyres they are 225/40/18, but what does the following gumph actually mean? xl, bsw is the xl extra load?
225 is the width in mm
40 is % height of the sidewall in relation to the width( = 90mm)
18 is the rim diameter in inches
i think he knows what the above means, ain't he asking what XL and BSW mean?
oops did'nt read that bit
08-10-2006, 05:06 PM
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Extra Load (reinforced)
Black sidewall
08-10-2006, 08:15 PM
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YES i do know what the 225 bit means,lol,
if they are reinforced sidewalls does that mean they are the run flat type then?
08-10-2006, 08:19 PM
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if they are run flats it will say on it.
08-10-2006, 09:54 PM
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wont be runflats.
most of the big rubber is extra load or reinforceb now
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Runflats have RSC on them (RunFlat System Componant).
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