Tyre sizes can someone tell me in inches the difference between 225-70-r16 and 235/60r/16?

Question:
hello can someone please tell me the difference between the two different tyre sizes thanks in advance darren

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225/70/r16 = 28.4" x 8.9"
235/60/r16 = 27.1" x 9.3"

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the first measurement is the tires circumfrence the second the width and the last is the width of the rim!

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225 refers to how wide the tyre is in milimetres

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70 refers to the side wall height

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16 refers to the rim size in inches

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The key is type of style you want and how your car can handle. Read your car manual, sometime it will warn you not to use 60 the middle number. The real mode of riding for low riders, they mostly like 60. So the 235/225 is how wide the tire, 60/70 is the end of the rim to the tire that's is touch the ground, and 16 is the radius.

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You can do the calculation yourself but to work out overall rolling radius (RR) it is first number width in mm, sidewall %, imperial rim size. circ = 2TTr

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therefore a 225-70-r16 rr has a 157.5mm side wall and the 235-60 = 141mm side wall.

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the wider tyre should be quicker off the mark but the thinner tyre give higher top seed. Remember your speedo is definitely going to be out
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