wrong tyre size, does it matter??

ian103

no sure thats correct, what about performance saloons that come as standard with different tyres front and back, space is a space saver and I assume that this is legal as its a temporary solution (just not sure how you would prove to a jobsworth PC if stopped with the OPs situation)

gilbert_and_sullivan

Contact the seller and tell them you've dropped a clanger, you'll have to pay some charges to get them returned and the correct ones delivered.

Not worth the risk of insurance and possibly police probelms.

Notmyrealname

flashg67 wrote: »

Bigger tyres have to go on the back...

No they don't.

Wig

increased ride height of 18mm not going to affect anything,

But use them in pairs on the rear - assuming your front is where the speedo readings are taken, otherwise it will indicate 70 when you are actually doing 74.5mph

davemorton

Cheers all for the replies. Think I will give them a shout, see how much to return/replace, but dont think I will like the answer so probably end up on the rear. Its just a bog standard everyday car, so not usually hammered. A couple bags of sand in the back should sort out the difference in height ;-)

waynedance

Notmyrealname wrote: »

No they don't.

Yes they do or at least I would. As you said you ordered the wrong size tyres the word being wrong.

Daz2009

Do you have a full size spare ?
If you do and one of your new ones gets a puncture you're going to end up with odd size tyres on the same axle which is not only illegal but dangerous.

missile

arcon5 wrote: »

Send them back and order the correct ones

+1
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davemorton

Daz2009 wrote: »

Do you have a full size spare ?
If you do and one of your new ones gets a puncture you're going to end up with odd size tyres on the same axle which is not only illegal but dangerous.

How does this work on cars with different size tyres front and back (Honda s2000 for example) The car comes with a space saver, and if you get a rear flat, you are instructed to put a front tyre onto the rear, and fit the space saver to the front, so totally messing up the tyre sizes.

Tucker

Mine has 185/65/15...... I don't think you should risk it. I think it's best you donate them to someone who uses that size myself...