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Location: SW Cheese Country
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Originally Posted by Otter74
I cringe at low profile tires like that. My new-to-me Jetta wagon comes with 17” wheels with 45-section tires stock. Blew a tire on a pothole on the Dan Ryan in June - first time I’d had anything happen to a tire in any car in almost a decade. Wouldn’t have happened with a 60-section tire.
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The section width determines the height of a 45 series tire since 45 is the % of the section width. I have a 50 series on the rear of the Cobra that has a lot more sidewall than most 60 series at 6". (12" * .5 = 6")
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