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Old 06-05-2016, 12:00 PM   #1
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Default Tire size confusion

I am looking at tires and wheels...

If 20 inch tires are the largest tires for a txt...

How does a 19 or 20 inch fit?



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Old 06-05-2016, 12:12 PM   #2
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Default Re: Tire size confusion

A 20 inch tire is only 1 inch wider than an 18 because you measure from the middle. A 20 has a 10 inch radius and a 18 has a 9.
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Old 06-05-2016, 12:14 PM   #3
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You're only adding 1 inch into the wheel well. The other inch adds to the cart's total height.

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Old 06-05-2016, 12:28 PM   #4
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So to recap...

The stock tire are 18 inch's...

If a get a 20 inch tire, you are adding only 1 inch into the wheel well.

This also adds 1 inch of total height?

This is like a Jedi mind trick.

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Old 06-05-2016, 12:36 PM   #5
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So to recap...

The stock tire are 18 inch's...

If a get a 20 inch tire, you are adding only 1 inch into the wheel well.

This also adds 1 inch of total height?

This is like a Jedi mind trick.

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No its not. A tire is a circle and has a diameter and a radius. Since the cart is mounted in the center of the wheel only the radius matters or half the height. Which is only 1 inch larger than a stock tire. One inch of the 2" overall height goes above the axle and one inch is below the axle which increases the total height of the cart by 1" as that one ich is below the mounting point.
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After the explanation it makes since...but it still seems like a Jedi mind trick.

After taking my handy little tape measure and only got 19 inches up to the wheel well and you start thinking how does a 20 inch tire going to fit?

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This leads to one other thought.

Based in the picture I uploaded, does this look like the leaf springs are still good?

Anyone have a measurement of their cart like this with stock tires?

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Old 06-05-2016, 01:39 PM   #8
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Default Re: Tire size confusion

the purple cart to the left has 205-65=10 on the rear, the candy apple cart has stock 18 inch tires kind of give you an idea of clearance
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These are not the droids you're looking for.


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Old 06-05-2016, 02:42 PM   #10
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After the explanation it makes since...but it still seems like a Jedi mind trick.

After taking my handy little tape measure and only got 19 inches up to the wheel well and you start thinking how does a 20 inch tire going to fit?

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And if you drive the cart wheel on to a 1" thick block you'll have 20" to the top. Now put a 1" block on top of the tire and you'll see what the clearance would be for 20' tires.


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