Thursday, January 12, 2012

Tire size question, bought a used car that was lowered in the front.?

94 acura integra ls, lowered i believe by an inch only in the front, the back is on stock springs or whatever.

Factory tire size is P195/60 R14 85H



They put 185/65 r14s in the front



and the rear was factory tire size.



is this setup okay?

would this affect my gas mileage/ performance? i went on a tire size calculator and it said my speedometer was about 1.7% too slow



Also my biggest concern is that my rear left tire got flat and i replaced it with the same size as the fronts ( 185/65 )

so now i have 3 tires (front left/right, back left) that are at 185/65



and my back right tire is at factory tire size (195/60)



will this setup affect my performance/gas mileage?

my biggest concern is safety as next week i will be traveling to los angeles

3 tires the same size 1 tire a different size.



Thank you!Tire size question, bought a used car that was lowered in the front.?
Will have minimal affect on performance/gas milage not enough to be concerned with if you compare those tires side by side you will find they are virtually the same height (circumference) but fronts are approx 3/4-1 inch wider giving you slightly better traction.



As far as having one odd size tire because circumference is almost identical on all of them it will have no affect on handling or drivablity of vehicle
and JBF i bought this car for really cheap i needed a beater car to save gas and it does save gas 28mpg

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Tire size question, bought a used car that was lowered in the front.?
I know if they are different tread it is not good on your tires. It's best to have them all the same or it could possibly wear your tires down specially it it's different tread. It shouldn't be a safety hazard but I would call any automotive place and ask them.
put the original size tires that came from the factory back on it. that way your speedometer will be accurate.Tire size question, bought a used car that was lowered in the front.?
I would never buy a car that has been hacked up this bad. Just think of all the stuff you DON'T know about.

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