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The specs on my Camry call for 215-60R16 94V tires. The tire dealer just installed winter tires which are 205-60R16 92T. Will the reduced tire width, diameter, and load rating have any significant negative impact or pose any safety risk?
Thanks & Regards,
Murray
Narrower winter tires are actually better in the snow. Less traction patch necessary to plow through snow. So they actually did somewhat of a favor for winter tires.
Other then whats mentioned, your fine.
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Your speedometer will be off by 1.8% fast. When it is showing 100kmph, you are really going about 94kmph. Why are you putting on winter tires so early? I mean...I know we're talking about Ottawa where you must "rubberize" your body to protect from the windchill, but still!
Is Bank Street still under eternal construction? I've been visiting Ottawa for several years every few months now and I swear some section of Bank is under constant construction. I passed by earlier this month, and the only visible progress was new sidewalks.
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Well, I would be carfull for an other tire size. Here in the Netherlands I'm warned by my tire dealer for the function off ABS.
I don't know what's the name for ABS in America> anti break system ?
Last year I imported an 2007 Camry LE from Amerika, and I would like to use tires that are a little higher then the original size, so the speedometer always gives more than the real speed. Then, 60 miles would be real 60 miles.
Does anyone has experiance with higher (wider) tires ?
There are plenty of good answers on this forum but i think i'd look in the manual, and also i might email toyota. If toyota says its an approved size then yes, otherwise i dont think i'd use a size they dont specifically recommend, regardless of what the guy selling tires says.
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Well, I would be carfull for an other tire size. Here in the Netherlands I'm warned by my tire dealer for the function off ABS.
Alorock is absolutely right - using an unapproved tire size could affect ABS operation! A little horror story, i knew a guy several years ago, who had a new Dodge truck, and simply had to have the rear axle gear ratio changed to a higher one. The dealership told him he shouldnt change that, but he insisted, so they charged him about $2000 to change the differential gears to what he wanted. His speedo was reading about 20- 30 mph too low at highway and his brakes didnt work right but he had to drive it anyway. He smashed into some woman's car and she sued him silly, it cost him $18,000 because it was his fault (negligence for driving a vehicle he knew had bad brakes). It turned into one of those $200-a-month-forever deals for him. All because he had to have a taller gear ratio!
There are plenty of good answers on this forum but i think i'd look in the manual, and also i might email toyota. If toyota says its an approved size then yes, otherwise i dont think i'd use a size they dont specifically recommend, regardless of what the guy selling tires says.
Alorock is absolutely right - using an unapproved tire size could affect ABS operation! A little horror story, i knew a guy several years ago, who had a new Dodge truck, and simply had to have the rear axle gear ratio changed to a higher one. The dealership told him he shouldnt change that, but he insisted, so they charged him about $2000 to change the differential gears to what he wanted. His speedo was reading about 20- 30 mph too low at highway and his brakes didnt work right but he had to drive it anyway. He smashed into some woman's car and she sued him silly, it cost him $18,000 because it was his fault (negligence for driving a vehicle he knew had bad brakes). It turned into one of those $200-a-month-forever deals for him. All because he had to have a taller gear ratio!
That story belongs on a Dodge forum.
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