Thread: Spare tire well volume?
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Old 02-14-2010, 01:40 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vipor View Post
The spare is an 18x4 wheel so I can guess that the tire well is probably 26 or so inches across..

3.14159 * 13^2 * 6 = 3,185.6in^3

3.14159 * (13/12)^2 * 0.5 = 1.84423ft^3

It's an estimate :P
Try these measurements in the equitation:
Side wall-4.6, Radius-13.1, Diameter-26.1, Circumference-82.1

Spare Tire Size--- T145/80D17
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