97 ranger tire size

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scotts90ranger said:

Do you know if the previous owner had the speedometer corrected? Do you have a GPS? How close is your speedometer? If they didn't have it corrected you are getting better mileage than you think you are, look on the door sticker and see the stock tire size, stick that in a tire height calculator along with your current tire size, divide your current tire size by the original tire size and multiply that by your fuel mileage to see what you are actually getting. You can also use that multiplier to figure out your actual speed, or actual mileage on your odometer.

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Just looked at the door panel /70 R14'snot even the stock rims, got 15" rims

The PO didn't change anythingguy didn't take care of it at all. I take care of my vehicles so other than slapping bigger rims and tires on his truckhe didn't change anything until it started "breaking"

Found an online calculator 97LowRanger was referring to

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc/images/x70xRx60xR15_sbs.png






The /75 R15's were WAY too big for a 4 banger w/ the original rear end ratio


Even /70 R15's are pretty close too

XLTsplash said:

The /70R15 and the /60R15 will be close to the same over all diameter. So looking at the tires from the side they will look about the same. The and or how wide the tire is. The 60 and 70 are how tall the side wall is. So on the /70R15 the is the width, the side wall height is 70% of the width. The wide tire you go with, the taller the tire will be if you stay with the same series. Series = side wall % . If you don't want to change the gears in your rear end. Getting a tire that's as close to the factory tire diameter will be best for your L. The /70R15 will be cheaper, narrower and better for MPG. The /60R15 will be wider and be better handling because it gives you more rubber on the road. So it's a give and take.

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Yupthe /70R15's look to be the cheapest option to go with

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/searchTiresBySize.do?fl=&sortBy=prca&r=TSEINT|pc|&ar=70&fqs=true&rd=15&y=18&x=35&cs=





A little thinner, a teeny bit smaller diameter .4% ain't nothing but if it will get me back up to the stated 21/24~ fuel economy (probably not as there are other problems with the vehicle but it will be closer than the 17~ MPG I'm getting now)

Thanks a TON for all your helpdefinitely saved me from really screwing up, the truck might not look as cool as with bigger tiresbut I wasn't going for the "cool" factor when I got itjust need a good truck that can do light GP work and commute at decent enough gas mileage (I really wish it was the L though and a 5 speedbut beggers can't be choosers) Heck..if I could find me another extended cab Dodge Dakota or better yet the crew cab oneI would be loving it, actually I wouldn't mind getting the new Nissan Frontier dieselthat is supposedly hitting the streets soon!