Can I Put Different Size Tires On My Car Than The Factory Recommended Size Tires?

February 28, 2010 Paul 4 comments

My car (98′ ford contour se) has 205/60/15 tires on it now but i cant find any good used tires in the size. One of the shops i went to said they can put on 205/70/15’s and they would be fine. Is that true or are they just trying to make a sale? Also the front tires and the back tires would be different because they didn’t have any sets of 4.

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Written by nitrojun about 6 months ago.

Of course. Anything that fits the rim and doesn’t rub in the wheel well is fair-game. Note that handling will probably affected though, as taller tires (70 series) will allow more sidewall deflection when cornering. You parobably wont be hanging corners on used tires in a Contour anyway.
Also mix-matching brands is no problem
Written by demon102 about 6 months ago.

Dont mix sizes side to side. front to back on both sides is ok.
2 same tire on front and 2 same on back = all good
only problem I see is that your speedo will be off with a different size than stock.
205 / 60 / 15
tirewidth/ %of tire widthhigh/ rim diameter
Changing the overall height of the tire, which the later # can do, will affect your speedo. you can get different sizes but the overall tire height has to be the same for your speedo to read accurate
Written by ace about 6 months ago.

any size would work as long as they don’t rub just as long as the two front ones are the same as your axels would be going different speeds
Written by rockyb about 6 months ago.

Try a 195/65/15 they are cheaper and easier to find don’t mix tire sizes keep them all the same size.

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