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215/80r15 vs 27/8.5r15 Tire Comparison Side By Side
  215/80-15 27/8.5-15 Difference
Diameter inches (mm) 28.54 (725) 27.08 (687.72) -1.47 (-37.28) -5.1%
Width inches (mm) 8.46 (215) 8.5 (216) 0.04 (1) 0.5%
Circum. inches (mm) 89.67 (2277.65) 85.06 (2160.54) -4.61 (-117.12) -5.1%
Sidewall Height inches (mm) 6.77 (172) 6.04 (153.36) -0.73 (-18.64) -10.8%
Revolutions per mile (km) 706.58 (439.05) 744.88 (462.85) 38.3 (23.8) 5.4%

Speedometer Difference

Speedo Reading Actual Speed
20 mph (32.19 km/h)18.97 mph (30.53 km/h)
25 mph (40.23 km/h)23.71 mph (38.16 km/h)
30 mph (48.28 km/h)28.46 mph (45.8 km/h)
35 mph (56.33 km/h)33.2 mph (53.43 km/h)
40 mph (64.37 km/h)37.94 mph (61.06 km/h)
45 mph (72.42 km/h)42.69 mph (68.7 km/h)
50 mph (80.47 km/h)47.43 mph (76.33 km/h)
55 mph (88.51 km/h)52.17 mph (83.96 km/h)
60 mph (96.56 km/h)56.91 mph (91.6 km/h)
65 mph (104.61 km/h)61.66 mph (99.23 km/h)
70 mph (112.65 km/h)66.4 mph (106.86 km/h)
75 mph (120.7 km/h)71.14 mph (114.49 km/h)
80 mph (128.75 km/h)75.89 mph (122.13 km/h)
85 mph (136.79 km/h)80.63 mph (129.76 km/h)
90 mph (144.84 km/h)85.37 mph (137.39 km/h)
95 mph (152.89 km/h)90.12 mph (145.03 km/h)
100 mph (160.93 km/h)94.86 mph (152.66 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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