Re: Tire Size Conversion

[Jimmy Peavy <peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can rotate it, and count the revolutions.
Less than one turn, or more that one complete turn.

 Jimmy

Bill wrote:

> OK...now how do I tell which ratio adapter I have? A 1.250 or an
> 0.800? The parts book says that the .8 should only be on a 904 and a
> .8 should only be on a 727, but I want to make sure for myself that I
> do have a .8 unit. Is it marked on it somewhere?
>
> And who is the best source for these things these days again?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill M
> 65 Coronet 500 'vert
>
>
>
> On 5/18/07, Gary H. <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > For your 1965 (or 1962s to 1965's)
> >
> > A. Divide 63.36 by the car's tire circumference. The circumference is
> > tire diameter times 3.14. (e.g.,a 26 inch tall tire has 81.64
> > circumference so 63.36/81.64 = .776
> >
> > B. Multiply that result by 8 (8 x .776 = 6.208)
> >
> > C. Multiply that result by your axle ratio (e.g., 3.23 x 6.208 = 20.05)
> >
> > The result is the number of teeth needed on your car's speedometer
> > pinion, or 20 in the example above.
> >
> > Gary H.
> >
> > Bill wrote:
> > ...
> > > I'm trying to find info on how to convert modern tire sizes
> > > (215/75/14) to the old sizes (D75-14). I ultimately want to figure out
> > > what is the correct speedo gear is for my current setup....
> >
> >
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