On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:42:08 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:
SNIP

Oddly the sizing went full circle, back to the approximate width of the
tread, except it went metric instead of inches. Approximate because
every manufacturer has a different start and end point for the width
measurement.




(roughly a
200-70 in P Metric) G78 or H70 tires would hold a lot better,
particularly with the right rubber, and a lot of guys used L70-14 or
L60-15s on the w31 and 442. Belteds stuck better than straight bias
plies - Firestone Wide Ovals were popular - and BF Goodrich TAs were a
good upgrade with a lot better traction.


It's amazing what aspect ratio does to
appearance. My Jeep has 16 inch wheels and they
look like great huge things. My electric has 17
inch and with that tiny bit of rubber around
them they look tiny.
The jeep tires ARE huge, and the electric's tires ARE tiny. The jeep
tires are likely wider to start with (235mm vs 205?)- and then a
higher profile, so the Jeep wheels are likley something like 30 inches
in diameter while the electric's are likely on the shy side of 25
inches.