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I'm running 225-75-R16 radials. Are 225-85-R16 taller or skinnier?
 
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Taller. Look here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tire...w=1440&bih=763
 
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Same width but taller,
225 is the width, the 85 is the aspect ratio.. that means the tire is 85 percent as tall as it is
wide, R = radial, 16 is the rim size.
 
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