Different between 5,50x16 and 6,00x16 tires

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Dexta Jan
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Different between 5,50x16 and 6,00x16 tires

Post by Dexta Jan »

I can buy new front wheels with 6,00x16 tires.

But i have read that the dexta has standard 5,50x16 tires.
Is the different only the width of the tire?
Or is the height also different?

I wan't to have the dexta as low as possible.
Sorry for my bad english i am dutch.

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Re: Different between 5,50x16 and 6,00x16 tires

Post by ol'Blue »

Thats the same question I have been pondering.... In my case I have the 6.00 tires up front now but are pretty worn out. The 5.50 tires seem to be quite a bit cheeper over here and can save about 50 bucks total if I go with that size. They seem to be narrower in width I would love to see someone post up pics of there Dexta with the 5.50 ties installed....

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Re: Different between 5,50x16 and 6,00x16 tires

Post by Cvans »

As I recall the first number does indicate the width of the tire.
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Re: Different between 5,50x16 and 6,00x16 tires

Post by marcusgs »

Hi.

The difference between 5.5 and 6 is 0.5 :wink:

This is indeed the width of the tyre in inches.

The 16 is the diameter of the centre of the tyre.

I believe the sidewalls are all of very similar height..

Mark
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