Need opinions about mixing tire sizes

[Jr's Sho]

I have two bad tires and don't have the money to get new ones. A guy at a local tire store just got 2 225/60/16's in and they are almost brand new. I currently have the stock 215/60 and was wondering if the ride will be different with the two sizes. Also if I can safely put them on and the car not ride bad, will they be best in the front or the back? I plan on getting two more 225/60's when I can. Will it throw off the speedometer any? Thanks.

 

[ACV1081]

Speedo off about 1 mph @ 60 and as for rubbing I'm not sure. This website is awesome if you're trying to figure out how diff tires will effect your speedometer. http://www.paspeedo.com/calculator.htm

 

[SHOZ123]

I ran 225/50s and 225/60s on my '97 for a while. I liked the rake but the ABS would turn itself off after 5 miles due to the different distance being measured. Other than that there were no ill effects.

Here is another tires size calculator thingy..

TIRE CALCULATOR

 

[GreenBird]

Those are alright clacs, but I perfer this one

www.c5-corvette.com/tirecalc.htm

it will mess with your ABS.

 

[SHOemup]

If you put the wrong size tire on a the stock rims, they ABS sensor may become messed up. If you take the car to a shop to have this done, they may make you sign a paper waiving them of any responsibility from having the ABS sensor go bad or if you get into an accident due to the wrong sized tires.

On the good side, many people have put 225 55 series tires on the car with no ill effects.

good luck!

 

[SHO92]

A friend had that size mounted on his 95 with slicers. They rubbed pretty bad in the rear.

 

[RStalveyARFF]

I got front and rear rubbing with 225-60's. I moved to a 225-55 and all of that ceased. I'm back to 215-60's for the winter, since snow tires are better if they're more narrow.

 

[jthomas68]

I`ve had 3 different brands of 225/60/16`s on my SHO over the last 4 years and not one of them has rubbed,not even close.

 

[Jr's Sho]

I went ahead and got the tires today. After tax, mounting, and balancing, I paid $21.40 for 2 Regul Pacesetters that are almost brand new. After putting them on, I looked at my back and the top of the tires are very close to the strut but no rubbing at all. I can tell when in the car that the rear is a little higher than the front but hopefully I can get 2 more tires for the front soon.