I recently bought nice second hand alloy wheels with useable tyres for my 96 2.0 LPT. I replaced the tyres on the front after about 20k miles with same size , 195/60 x15. The rears are needing changed but I have now realised that the rears are 195/65. There is a SAAB sticker on the inside of a rear door that gives the tyre pressures. The sticker refers to 195/65 so I guess I will have to replace the rears with 195/65 but am reluctant to replace the almost new front tyres. Am I creating problems running with different profile tyres front and rear?
i wouldnt worry about it, aslong as the wheels on the same axle are the same then it should be fine, i done this with my sisters corsa a few months ago, that is perfectly legal as far as a MOT goes
I recently bought nice second hand alloy wheels with useable tyres for my 96 2.0 LPT. I replaced the tyres on the front after about 20k miles with same size , 195/60 x15. The rears are needing changed but I have now realised that the rears are 195/65. There is a SAAB sticker on the inside of a rear door that gives the tyre pressures. The sticker refers to 195/65 so I guess I will have to replace the rears with 195/65 but am reluctant to replace the almost new front tyres. Am I creating problems running with different profile tyres front and rear?
dangerous - wouldnt quite go that far, might alter the handling, yes maybe but lets face it, its a big car so its never going to handle like its on rails is it, its only upping the profile which will just give the tyre a smidge bit more flex but nothin that the average driver would notice and certainly not on the roads in britain
Thanks for taking the time to reply guys. Marks152 are you suggesting that switching to 195/65 will improve the handling? If so I will do that when I've had a few thousand miles from the front ones.
im not suggesting change the tyre sizes, im suggesting rather than replacing the front tyre with the right size and wasting money, just wait until the fronts are baldy and get the corrrect size, id put the standard size on the rears for now and leave the non standard size on front until they need changing and then put standard size on the front, just seems a waste of money to change the fronts just because they are the wrong profile, lets face it, im sure it will eat plenty of front tyres before it will rear as its front wheel drive,
i assume that the fact the sticker refers to 196/65/15 that this is the standard fitment, id always stick to standard fitment were possible but as you already have a good set of front tyres that are non standard fitment id leave them until they need changing then put standard fitment on them
Thanks marks152. Thats my plan wear out thefron ttyres then repalce them with SAAB recomended profile
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