Bit of advice on tyres please folks.

[mattyg]

So after a horrendous blowout on the M8 last weekend I'm needing a new tyre. Well, since the other one is worn I'll need two.

Been shopping around the local places and the size I have all round is 195/40/17. According to my local garage, it's needing to be ordered in, and he never got back to me today when he said he'd see if he could get some.

However, upon reading on here that I could fit 205/40/17 tyres no bother, I can get a decent set easier and cheaper.

My question is, if I had 205/40/17's on the front two and 195/40/17's on the back, would this cause issues?

 

[user 980]

In my opinion no it wouldn't matter, I'd just make sure I put 205 on the rears when they need replacing. I could be wrong and I'm sure I'll be corrected

Contrary to what people say I'm sure you're not meant to swap front and back tyres around to extend the time before having to replace tyres.

 

[waitey]

Don't 205s rub on the arches?

Hence factory tires are 195s?

 

[maggi200]

I would put the part worn 195s on the front and the new 205s on the back.

You will have no issue on standard cup alloys at standard ride height rolling on 205s.

Definitely don't put the older, narrower tyres on the back. It's asking to end up backwards through a hedge/wall/another car

 

[singlespeed]

^^^ I'd go with Maggis thoughts

 

[mattyg]

Thanks all for your comments.

Maggi, that's exactly what I've done based on what you've said. 2 x Pradas on the back

 

[maggi200]

If it rains, swap em :lol: Ive only driven one car with spec 2s on (an abarth 500). Thankfully in the dry, as the general advice is take it easy in the wet

 

[flowerpowerdave]

been driving wit 205's allround for over a year, no probs at all. Y you want 195's on the front?

 

[maggi200]

been driving wit 205's allround for over a year, no probs at all. Y you want 195's on the front?

You've missed the point. Only 2 tyres need replacing. The rears don't as yet, hence the mix match. Very few will end up with a need for all 4 tyres to be replaced simultaneously so this isn't uncommon. When doing this with carries car though I had an argument with the bloke (not the usual guy working at the time) about rotating and he didn't want to put the new tyres on the back. Which is (as Neil has quoted many many times) erroneous in the eyes of the manufacturers, but very hard to convince the old school driver and those who have had it drilled into them as such.

The particular quote I'm thinking of is from Michelin, but can I be arsed to find it?

 

[mattyg]

Ill bear that In mind, thanks mate!

Flowerpowerdave - nice name. However, as above you have misunderstood the question completely.