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tire sizing question
Hello,
A quick question for you tire pros out the Can I use a set (4) of 185/60/R14 tires in place of my oem set of 185/65/R14 tires? I have a 2000 corolla. Are there any potential problems (tires rubbing against wheel wells etc.)? TIA. |
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Winterpegger wrote: > Hello, > > A quick question for you tire pros out the > > Can I use a set (4) of 185/60/R14 tires in place of my oem set of > 185/65/R14 tires? I have a 2000 corolla. Are there any potential > problems (tires rubbing against wheel wells etc.)? > > TIA. Yes, they will fit. There will be a very slight difference in your speedometer/odometer action - the speedo will read faster at any given speed compared to using the 65 series tires, but you won't notice it. Infact the base model Corolla came with 175/65R14 tires. There will be no rubbing or other ill effects from this change. Toyota MDT in MO |
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"Comboverfish" > wrote in message ups.com... > > Winterpegger wrote: >> Hello, >> >> A quick question for you tire pros out the >> >> Can I use a set (4) of 185/60/R14 tires in place of my oem set of >> 185/65/R14 tires? I have a 2000 corolla. Are there any potential >> problems (tires rubbing against wheel wells etc.)? >> >> TIA. > > > Yes, they will fit. There will be a very slight difference in your > speedometer/odometer action - the speedo will read faster at any given > speed compared to using the 65 series tires, but you won't notice it. > > Infact the base model Corolla came with 175/65R14 tires. There will be > no rubbing or other ill effects from this change. > > Toyota MDT in MO > Here's a good website to show you the effects of changing your tire size. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html in your case, your speedo will show 3.1% faster than your actual speed. |
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"Bruce Chang" > wrote in message . com... > > "Comboverfish" > wrote in message > ups.com... > > > > Winterpegger wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> A quick question for you tire pros out the > >> > >> Can I use a set (4) of 185/60/R14 tires in place of my oem set of > >> 185/65/R14 tires? I have a 2000 corolla. Are there any potential > >> problems (tires rubbing against wheel wells etc.)? > >> > >> TIA. > > > > > > Yes, they will fit. There will be a very slight difference in your > > speedometer/odometer action - the speedo will read faster at any given > > speed compared to using the 65 series tires, but you won't notice it. > > > > Infact the base model Corolla came with 175/65R14 tires. There will be > > no rubbing or other ill effects from this change. > > > > Toyota MDT in MO > > > > Here's a good website to show you the effects of changing your tire size. > > http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html > > in your case, your speedo will show 3.1% faster than your actual speed. > > I for one really appreciate that chart, Bruce. Got lotsa buddies in racing who are frequently asking me to calculate various outcomes as they alter various inputs, from diff. ratios to tire heights, etc. Have a good friend (and a threat at our local drag-strips ) who seems to have faith enough in my accuracy when calculating such for him; however I NEVER convinced him that his small-block, powering his car, was identically the same speed at 6500rpm's in 4th gear as his big-block powering it in 4th gear at 6500 rpm's. Who cares, I guess? He outruns me! (Maybe I should merely switch my engine to a big block!) s |
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"sdlomi2" > wrote in
: > I for one really appreciate that chart, Bruce. Got lotsa buddies > in > racing who are frequently asking me to calculate various outcomes as > they alter various inputs, from diff. ratios to tire heights, etc. > Have a good friend (and a threat at our local drag-strips ) who seems > to have faith enough in my accuracy when calculating such for him; > however I NEVER convinced him that his small-block, powering his car, > was identically the same speed at 6500rpm's in 4th gear as his > big-block powering it in 4th gear at 6500 rpm's. > Who cares, I guess? He outruns me! (Maybe I should merely switch > my > engine to a big block!) s > > > The age-old adage applies: There is no replacement for displacement. -- Anthony You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make better idiots. Remove sp to reply via email |
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