are 215/40/17 ok instead of 215/45/17
24 March 2005, 06:31 PM
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are 215/40/17 ok instead of 215/45/17
Just realised i had 4 215/40/17 fitted by mistake should have had 215/45/17 fitted what diffrence does this make?
24 March 2005, 06:45 PM
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What year car is it for? If it a classic then they are the right tyres , if it is on a new age then it will mean that the speedo will over read.
24 March 2005, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Bear
What year car is it for? If it a classic then they are the right tyres , if it is on a new age then it will mean that the speedo will over read.
The cars a classic my97 i thought they should be 45? do you know what pressures i should run?
24 March 2005, 08:04 PM
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I had no problems running 40's
25 March 2005, 11:37 AM
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You have the right tyres . Try running 32psi allround and go from there .
25 March 2005, 11:40 AM
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If you had 205/45/17 then that would be ok, but 215/45/17 is the wrong size for a classic so the 215/40/17 is the size you want
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25 March 2005, 12:38 PM
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