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July 23rd, 2003 09:42 PM #1
My tire has a specification of 185/65R14 82H
i know the "185" stands for the tire diameter,
the "65" is the height,
the "R" is for Radial.
"14" is the size of the wheels
i also know that the 82H stands for the speed rating of the tire which is at 180 kmh. all these data are in the owners manual.
my question is, if i change to V or Z rated tires, will my car be faster? or at least i will feel its faster?
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July 23rd, 2003 10:03 PM #2SPEED RATING INDEX
Rating/Speed/Use
N/87/140kph,spare tires
P/93/150kph
Q/99/160kph,winter,LT tires
R/106/170kph,LT tires
S/112/180kph
T/T118/190kph
U/124/200kph
H/130/210kph,sport sedans
V/149/240kph/sports cars
Z/149/240kph and over,sports cars
W/168/270kph,exotic sports cars
Y/186/300kph,exotic sports cars
got it from C! magazine.
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July 23rd, 2003 10:48 PM #3Originally posted by benchph1
my question is, if i change to V or Z rated tires, will my car be faster? or at least i will feel its faster?
pls. correct if i'm wrong.Signature
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July 23rd, 2003 10:57 PM #4Originally posted by benchph1
My tire has a specification of 185/65R14 82H
i know the "185" stands for the tire diameter,
the "65" is the height,
the "R" is for Radial.
"14" is the size of the wheels
i also know that the 82H stands for the speed rating of the tire which is at 180 kmh. all these data are in the owners manual.
my question is, if i change to V or Z rated tires, will my car be faster? or at least i will feel its faster?
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July 24th, 2003 12:02 AM #5Originally posted by boybi
your car will not be faster by changing to higher speed rating tires. the speed rating is the maximum speed your car can go without your tires bursting or spin out of control.
pls. correct if i'm wrong.
although Speed Rating Index is not necessarily for a specific car, tire manufacturers do have a higher speed rating on some of their ultra high performance tire line-up. I have a Yokohama AVSES100 W Speed Rating, but my car is not an exotic sports car :lol:
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July 24th, 2003 01:57 AM #6Originally posted by Karding
well and 'nuff said :cool:
although Speed Rating Index is not necessarily for a specific car, tire manufacturers do have a higher speed rating on some of their ultra high performance tire line-up. I have a Yokohama AVSES100 W Speed Rating, but my car is not an exotic sports car :lol:
see my pahabol statement above. i mean, i can go on vacation anytime. but my spouse has her...
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