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      01-17-2011, 01:26 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by smmmurf View Post
Actually, sidewall percentage is calculated off of the treadwidth. I.e., 35 profile is 35% of treadwidth. Therefore, it's actually a change from 3.4" to 3.9" on 245/35 vs. 245/40 which equals roughly a 13% change in sidewall height.

Also, I intend to go from PS2 to Hankook V12 Evo which has a softer sidewall than PS2 in the same profile/diamter.

Thanks for the input!
What I meant by the 5% is changing the sidewall profile by 5%. Therefore going from a 35% profile to a 40% profile on the same width tire.

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