http://www.coopertire.com/tires/info/sidewall.htm
Then from the Dunlop tire site, this information about the older numeric
system:
"Numeric: This is the oldest standardized tire sizing system for passenger
car tires. When this system was adopted, tire aspect ratios were either 92
or 82. For example, a 7.00-14 tire has a section width of 7 inches, a rim
diameter of 14 inches and an aspect ratio of 92. The low profile equivalent
size tire with an aspect ratio of 82 would be 7.35-14."
So the 9.00-16 military tire has a 9 inch section width with a 16 inch rim
diameter. The tire height above the rim would be (guess) .92 x 9 = 8.28
inches.
I put links to these tire information sites onto www.olive-drab.com under
the Military Vehicle WWW resources page.
Hope this helps,
chuck@olive-drab.com
MVPA 547C
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Masse <mmasse@islc.net>
To: MIL-VEH List <mil-veh-digest@skylee.com>
Date: Sunday, June 07, 1998 8:36 AM
Subject: [MV] Tire Size
>I went into the GoodYear dealer yesterday trying to price some Wrangler MTs
>for my M715. The guy there didn't know what tire in his inventory was
>equivalent (or close enough) to replace the 9.00x16 NDTs.
>
>Q: Anyone out there know what metric/radial sizes will work? Obviously,
>wheel well clearance is not an issue.
>
>Q: What does the 9.00" (in 9.00x16) refer to? I know the 16 is the rim
>size. Is the 9.00 the width of the tire at the rim? Height of the tire?
>Width of the tire at it's widest point? The GoodYear salesman didn't seem
>to know either.
>
>I thought I read the answer in my Coker Tire catalog once, but I can't seem
>to locate the catalog right now...
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>
>--Mark Masse
>1967 Kaiser M715
>
>
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