Which size tyre

ankspon

My wifes car needs a new tyre,when i put the reg into size finders it comes up with,165 70 r14 82h.
The tyre which needs replacing is 185 60 r14 82h.

Can this be right,can both be used safely,it is a vw fox

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ankspon wrote: »

My wifes car needs a new tyre,when i put the reg into size finders it comes up with,165 70 r14 82h.
The tyre which needs replacing is 185 60 r14 82h.

Can this be right,can both be used safely,it is a vw fox

What are on the other 3 wheels?

I certainly wouldn't recommend having one odd sized tyre on the car.

agrinnall

The most important thing is to have the same size tyres on the same axle, so replace the tyre with one that is the same as whatever is on the other end of that axle. The tyre finders don't always have the full range of sizes for every car, if what is fitted at the moment is listed in the vehicle's hadnbook as a standard size then I'd go for that.

flashg67

Either it's had a wheel change (upgrade to alloys?) or someone has fitted over size tyres at some point as both sizes will fit on to a variety of wheel widths.

As above, keep them all the same, or at the very least, larger tyres (185/60/14) must go on the rear, and the same size must be fitted across an axle.

ankspon

It has 185/60/14 on the front at the minute so will get the new front tyre the same size,just wondered if the difference was negligible.

s_b

ankspon wrote: »

It has 185/60/14 on the front at the minute so will get the new front tyre the same size,just wondered if the difference was negligible.

it would get you 3 points if sizes wrong on same axle and you had a roadside check
your car would also behave dangerously on say a fast bend because the slip angles would be different

Lithian

185/60/14 are actually 1.36% smaller than 165/70/14

To be honest the difference in compound is probably going to be more of an issue as the diff should compensate for the slight rolling speed issue easily enough.

Its not like a VW Fox is going to have issues with torque steer.

Still, i'd get it changed sooner rather than later but popping to the shops should be fine.

mikey72

Do you have alloys on the car? If you have, it sounds more like the website has returned the steel wheel size tyre. Stick to what's on the car if so.

Lithian

hmm, the comment s b makes got me looking into what the MOT test says (generally a good argument for road worthiness)

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MOT_reasons_for_failure wrote:

1. One tyre is of a different nominal size or aspect ratio to any other on the same axle.

Note: Special lightweight or space saving wheels and tyres fitted as a road wheel are reasons for rejection

So, its a fail but then so are space savers and they seem to be allowed on the road, seems this falls under [/FONT]The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. This has an exemption for temporary spare tyres to be allowed to be different sizes if the vehicle is used at under 50mph

So its possible to drive on it legally but temporary being the word of the day to get it changed as soon as you can

ankspon

Thanks all,there are no alloys.We now have new tyres and the same size on each axle.I won't spam but if you are in Leeds the place where we got the tyres are cheap for tyres and tracking.PM if you want to know the name.