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170/55r17 vs 170/45r17 Tire Comparison Side By Side
  170/55-17 170/45-17 Difference
Diameter inches (mm) 24.36 (618.8) 23.02 (584.8) -1.34 (-34) -5.5%
Width inches (mm) 6.69 (170) 6.69 (170) 0 (0) 0%
Circum. inches (mm) 76.54 (1944.02) 72.33 (1837.2) -4.21 (-106.81) -5.5%
Sidewall Height inches (mm) 3.68 (93.5) 3.01 (76.5) -0.67 (-17) -18.2%
Revolutions per mile (km) 827.84 (514.4) 875.97 (544.3) 48.13 (29.91) 5.8%

Speedometer Difference

Speedo Reading Actual Speed
20 mph (32.19 km/h)18.9 mph (30.42 km/h)
25 mph (40.23 km/h)23.63 mph (38.02 km/h)
30 mph (48.28 km/h)28.35 mph (45.63 km/h)
35 mph (56.33 km/h)33.08 mph (53.23 km/h)
40 mph (64.37 km/h)37.8 mph (60.84 km/h)
45 mph (72.42 km/h)42.53 mph (68.44 km/h)
50 mph (80.47 km/h)47.25 mph (76.05 km/h)
55 mph (88.51 km/h)51.98 mph (83.65 km/h)
60 mph (96.56 km/h)56.7 mph (91.26 km/h)
65 mph (104.61 km/h)61.43 mph (98.86 km/h)
70 mph (112.65 km/h)66.15 mph (106.46 km/h)
75 mph (120.7 km/h)70.88 mph (114.07 km/h)
80 mph (128.75 km/h)75.6 mph (121.67 km/h)
85 mph (136.79 km/h)80.33 mph (129.28 km/h)
90 mph (144.84 km/h)85.05 mph (136.88 km/h)
95 mph (152.89 km/h)89.78 mph (144.49 km/h)
100 mph (160.93 km/h)94.51 mph (152.09 km/h)

Gear Ratio / RPMs for New Tire (@ 65 mph)
2.35 2.73 2.94 3.07 3.21 3.31 3.42 3.55 3.73 3.91 4.11 4.27 4.56 4.88 5.13 5.29 5.38 5.71 6.17 7.17
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