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215/50r12 vs 205/40r12 Tire Comparison Side By Side
  215/50-12 205/40-12 Difference
Diameter inches (mm) 20.46 (519.8) 18.46 (468.8) -2.01 (-51) -9.8%
Width inches (mm) 8.46 (215) 8.07 (205) -0.39 (-10) -4.7%
Circum. inches (mm) 64.29 (1633) 57.98 (1472.78) -6.31 (-160.22) -9.8%
Sidewall Height inches (mm) 4.23 (107.5) 3.23 (82) -1 (-25.5) -23.7%
Revolutions per mile (km) 985.51 (612.37) 1092.73 (678.99) 107.21 (66.62) 10.9%

Speedometer Difference

Speedo Reading Actual Speed
20 mph (32.19 km/h)18.04 mph (29.03 km/h)
25 mph (40.23 km/h)22.55 mph (36.29 km/h)
30 mph (48.28 km/h)27.06 mph (43.54 km/h)
35 mph (56.33 km/h)31.57 mph (50.8 km/h)
40 mph (64.37 km/h)36.08 mph (58.06 km/h)
45 mph (72.42 km/h)40.58 mph (65.32 km/h)
50 mph (80.47 km/h)45.09 mph (72.57 km/h)
55 mph (88.51 km/h)49.6 mph (79.83 km/h)
60 mph (96.56 km/h)54.11 mph (87.09 km/h)
65 mph (104.61 km/h)58.62 mph (94.34 km/h)
70 mph (112.65 km/h)63.13 mph (101.6 km/h)
75 mph (120.7 km/h)67.64 mph (108.86 km/h)
80 mph (128.75 km/h)72.15 mph (116.12 km/h)
85 mph (136.79 km/h)76.66 mph (123.37 km/h)
90 mph (144.84 km/h)81.17 mph (130.63 km/h)
95 mph (152.89 km/h)85.68 mph (137.89 km/h)
100 mph (160.93 km/h)90.19 mph (145.14 km/h)

Gear Ratio / RPMs for New Tire (@ 65 mph)
2.35 2.73 2.94 3.07 3.21 3.31 3.42 3.55 3.73 3.91 4.11 4.27 4.56 4.88 5.13 5.29 5.38 5.71 6.17 7.17
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