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Old Jun 9, 2001 | 09:16 PM
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my dad went out today to change my front tires, bein the cool dad he is but, he changed my fronts to 215/60/15 while my rears are 205/65?/15. is it ok to drive with the front tires bigger then the rears? its really noticable by the eye. im really thinking about changing the rears to 215/60/15s too now cuz it looks so not right. is it ok to drive like this though? thanks
Old Jun 9, 2001 | 09:41 PM
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I don't think its ok, due to the difference in size. If your gonna run them like this i think you'll be asking for another trip to the tire store, cuz of the excess wear.
Old Jun 9, 2001 | 09:42 PM
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I don't think its ok, do to the difference in size. If your gonna run them like this i think you'll be asking for another trip to the tire store, cuz of the excess wear.
Old Jun 10, 2001 | 06:28 AM
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In theory it shouldn't make TOO much of a difference. Alot of cars have different sized tires for the fronts and backs. If you had a 4 wheel drive vehicle it would be a bigger problem, but for right now, it would be ok. I drove an older family car that had 215/60-15s on the fronts and 215/70-15s on the rears for months without anything noticeably being wrong with the car or its handling. Thank your dad and save up for the other two tires.
Old Jun 10, 2001 | 08:32 AM
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alright, thanks for the input, im goin to buy the tires for the rear tomorrow. thanks
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