How tall?

[stretch]

Has anyone posted a comparison of the diameter measurements of all the tires that come with the various 2015 Mustang wheel options?

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[Tony Alonso]

They are all around 27". You can verify this by going to the Tire Rack website and looking at the tire sizes specified for each option - from 17" wheel to 20" wheel.

 

[stretch]

Kinda hoping someone already did that and posted the results of his/her research here for the common good.

 

[Horse]

A newbie question: looks like Mustangs have bigger rim+tire combo diameter than many other cars (say focus, corolla, civic, etc.). Any relations between types of cars (sports, muscle, etc) and overall diameters of rim+tire?

 

[KGrGunMan]

Kinda hoping someone already did that and posted the results of his/her research here for the common good.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php/2015-mustang-wheel-1133.html

then find a wheel/tire calculator online.

the smallest '15 mustang tires are exactly 27.0in tall, the tallest tires fitted to any '15 mustang are 27.7in tall.

A newbie question: looks like Mustangs have bigger rim+tire combo diameter than many other cars (say focus, corolla, civic, etc.). Any relations between types of cars (sports, muscle, etc) and overall diameters of rim+tire?

Think about the footprint where the tire meets the road. Clearly the wider the tire is, the wider the footprint is, but the taller the tire, the longer the contact patch is, the shorter the tire, the shorter in length the contact patch is.

Wider contact patches give better lateral grip (cornering) While longer contact patches give better longitudinal grip (launching from stop or slamming on the brakes) If you look at a top fuel dragster you'll notice they use very tall rear tires.

The reason economy cars don't have larger tires (other than weight) is all that tire grip causes a lot more drag on the engine and will hurt your fuel economy.

 

[Sal JC]

Very close to 27

235/50-18 27.2"
275/40-19 27.5"
265/35-20 27.3"

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[Horse]

Think about the footprint where the tire meets the road. Clearly the wider the tire is, the wider the footprint is, but the taller the tire, the longer the contact patch is, the shorter the tire, the shorter in length the contact patch is.

Wider contact patches give better lateral grip (cornering) While longer contact patches give better longitudinal grip (launching from stop or slamming on the brakes) If you look at a top fuel dragster you'll notice they use very tall rear tires.

The reason economy cars don't have larger tires (other than weight) is all that tire grip causes a lot more drag on the engine and will hurt your fuel economy.

makes sense, thanks

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