Tire Blueprints

[JesterRace]

You cannot find blueprints of tires. You can find descent pictures of tires on the websites of the manufacturers, firestone, bridgestone, dunlop, michelin etc.

The size... i can help you there. Most normal rims are 15" so the inside is a 15" diameter rim.
The tires are always mentioned in a way like 335/5 Z
the 335 is the width in mm in this case 335mm or 33.5 cm.
the second number is the higth of the side of the tire in % of the first value, so in this example the tire is 335 x 0,05 mm high
The last the character is the speed the tire is guaranteed to work till. Z is up to 300+ km/h.

I hope this helps

[BoomRat]

Dang Jester, that has got to be the best (and only) explanation I've seen for tires. I actually asked a tire dealership what all the numbers meant and they said it was just model numbers.

[Marcel]

You can also go outside with a ruler and a camera. Be carefull though, people could think you want to steal a set of tires, but you cannot find the right sized ones :)

[andym2001ok]

Thanks for the measurements Jester...I was just wondering cause Im gonna model some tires and I just wanted the proportions to look right.

[RichSuchy]

and if all else fails, buy a used tire, and cut it in half to get the shape just right.

It really depends how precise you want to be.

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