While the wheels and tires that are equipped on new cars have been designed to compliment the car and provide an acceptable level of comfort and handling, many of our customers feel that they are not necessarily the best "fit" for their individual taste. In most cases, changing the wheels and/or tires is a great way to personalize your vehicle quickly and safely. However, how do you know which sizes will fit your vehicle? Leave that to us!
When a new model of car or truck is released, we will bring the vehicle in to our facility for evaluation and measurements. When verifying wheel measurements for each application, we measure:
- Bolt pattern
- Centerbore
- Hub interference
- Load capacity
- Lug hardware
- Suspension components
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Thanks for posting a question on my blog. Unfortunatley the Original Equipment wheels (either 16" or 17") were built specifically for the OE tire sizes, so there are not many alternate sizes we guarantee to fit. For reference, we can guarantee the 235/75R16 for 16" wheels and 255/75R17 for 17" wheels. Hope this helps !
The 215/60R15 tire size is a little taller than we'd recommend, and will cause the speedometer to register s slighly slower speed than you are actually travelling.
If you keep the 20" wheels, our only other recommended size is 265/45R20. That size is just slightly wider with a slightly shorter sidewall (0.35" to be exact).
The 205/75R15 tire size you mentioned is a little narrower and smaller in diameter than the "stock" size, so it could not be mixed in with your existing tires. If you change all four tires at the same time, consider the truck tire size of 30x9.5R15 as a better option compared to the smaller size.
The overall diameter of your 185/55R16 tires is 24", and the 205/65R16 is a much taller 26.5". I have two concerns with the taller tire; I would expect a little rubbing if the spring were fully compressed (or bottomed out), and that your ABS or any traction control systems would not function properly when needed. I'd recommend finding another home for the taller tires.
The 245/75R16 is the same diameter as your 265/70R16, and just a little narrower. Assuming you wheels are no wider than 8", the narrower tires will fit just fine.
For most vehicle, switch wheel sizes is not a major problem. Other than the factors you mentioned, we have to be careful to check the smaller wheels to make sure they clear the brake calipers on the car before guaranteeing fitment. For best results, reference your vehicle online (www.tirerack.com) or call in for our recommendations
Assuming your (factory) wheels are 7.5" wide, you can go up to a 275/55R17 tire size, but we do not have anything from Goodyear (or other brands) in an "all terrain" tread pattern. We can also guarantee 255/60R17 and 265/60R17 sizes, but neither have any all terrain options. To get an all terrain tire, you would have to do a tire that is taller or wider than we could guarantee to fit. Sorry I could not help further.
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Assuming your wheel is at least 5.5" wide, we guarantee the 195/65R15 as a great alternative size. This size is approximately 1/2" wider and 0.3" taller in overall diameter, so there is little effect on instrument accuracy.
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Don
Your 235/75R15 is approximately 29" in overall diameter, while the 215/65R15 is much too small at 26" overall. The smaller tire's load capacity would not be enough to be used safely on your Ford. Sorry !
The tallest tire we can use on your stock wheel is a 215/50R17, so I'd recommend you look at something in a Touring or Passenger All Season tire (H rated) for best results.
I have a new Ford Escape with 16" wheels/tires, total diameter of not quite 27". I'd like to put on 20" wheels/tires which would be 29.6" diameter. Will it work out?
Your Explorer needs to have a tire that is least 29" in overall diameter to carry the weight of the vehicle, and the tire size you referenced is only 26.3" tall so they would not be safe to use. The largest size we can guarantee is 255/70R16 for reference.
The tallest size we can guarantee is a 245/45R20 which is 28.7" in overall diameter. Your tire size might have a small chance of rubbing if the springs were fully compressed..
I'm concerned that the bigger tires will cause some issues with your ABS system, and cause additional stress on the driveline of your Hyundai.
I'd have you move up to the slightly larger 235/70R16 and have you consider the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor or General Grabber AT2
Our two best recommendations are either 205/50R17 or 215/45R17 to stay close to the original equipment tire's diameter and load capacity. Once you enter the vehicle information on our website, click the link for Winter Tire & Wheel Package link and then opt for the "build your own package" option to get to the 17"
Your Trailblazer came with the 235/75R16 size as original equipment, so it would be best to get that size back on the truck.
Our concerns would be that the larger diameter will cause malfunctions with your ABS and/ or traction control systems, and that the tires might and cause damage to both the car and the tires.
I'd recommend passing on the larger size for safety's sake.
Unfortunately the newer Odyssey is geared for the larger tire (so ABS and / or traction control would be adversely affected), and the smaller tire from the older Odyssey would not have enough load capacity to be used safely on the new model.
Sorry for the bad news !
The only alternate size we can recommend is the 255/55R18, and while there would be a better variety of options in that (wider) size the prices would be nearly identical to the 235/65R18 size you have currently. Sorry I did not have better news !
235/45R17 would be wider than we could guarantee to fit without rubbing on the inner fenders. Nissan has a different bolt pattern, so we would not expect the wheels to interchange (even with a bolt pattern adapter). Hope this helps !
The only alternate size we can recommend is the 225/70R15. The tire size you referenced would be narrower and could cause some handling issues.
A friend of ours wants to sell a set of almost new 4 P235/70r15 tires off of her Ford Explorer so she can buy off-road tires. Will the P235 tires fit the Caravan? Thank you.
The only alternate size we can recommend is 245/50R16, which has a few more options but still not a huge variety. Anything wider that 245 has been know to rub with full lock turning (like in a U turn), so there is not much room to vary the size unfortunately.
Assuming you have a GMC Yukon Denali, then the 235/70R17 size you mentioned would be smaller in diameter than the original equipment size (265/70R17) to be used safely. Sorry !
The 265/65R17 tire size you mentioned is slightly larger in diameter than recommended, but that larger diameter would not normally cause a vibration by itself. I'd have the balance rechecked and make sure that the wheels are checked to make sure that they are not bent or damaged. Someone from a tire/wheel shop will need to do a test drive with you to determine the issue