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| BCinSC |
 Dec 8 2005, 07:46 AM
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Nothing but Trouble  Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 8-June 03 From: Wakefield, MA Member No.: 800 Region Association: North East States  |
Sorry: NPC - '95 Lexus ES300, but I know y'all will give excellent advice
Want to put 195/65 R15 on instead of 205/65 R15 and am told that car will fail Maine inspection because it has anti-lock brakes and those 12mm in circumference difference will negate effectiveness? |
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| Demick |
Dec 8 2005, 09:55 AM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257  |
Keep this in mind. New 195/65's will be about the same diameter as worn out 205/65's. That's how small the difference is. And tires also vary from mfg to mfg. So it is more than likely that a different brand of 205/65's could vary in diameter even more than the theoritical difference between 195 and 205.
Can't imagine it could cause any sort of problem as long as you change all 4. Of course, whether or not it causes a problem has nothing to do with whether or not you will pass inspection. If 'correct size' tires is a checklist item for the inspection and you don't have the 'correct size', you will fail. Demick |
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BCinSC Alternate tire size = fail inspection??!!?? Dec 8 2005, 07:46 AM
ArtechnikA 914's do not have antilock brakes... Dec 8 2005, 07:48 AM BCinSC Is THAT why I almost rear-ended that semi on I-95 ... Dec 8 2005, 07:52 AM rick 918-S You could move to another state like MN. We don... Dec 8 2005, 08:02 AM ArtechnikA i'll be following this thread...
i plan to mo... Dec 8 2005, 08:02 AM BCinSC I could certainly see issue with AWD or Anti-Lock ... Dec 8 2005, 08:38 AM groot ABS will not care what wheel size you use, as long... Dec 8 2005, 08:52 AM rhcb914 I don't see it being a problem. I put 195 sno... Dec 8 2005, 09:01 AM SLKWrx I can vouch that in NJ you will not fail inspectio... Dec 8 2005, 09:04 AM groot Dec 8 2005, 09:44 AM bd1308 Dec 8 2005, 12:02 PM Crazyhippy Dec 9 2005, 12:01 AM djm914-6 People are missing the point. THIS IS MAINE! T... Dec 9 2005, 07:22 AM groot Dec 9 2005, 04:11 PM djm914-6 Thanks Rich. I was wondering why my 225-50-16 tire... Dec 9 2005, 05:59 PM groot Dec 10 2005, 09:18 AM Brett W Being that your car is a 95 I would not worry abou... Dec 10 2005, 09:44 AM BCinSC Dec 11 2005, 10:54 AM groot Yep, it happens more often than it should, unfortu... Dec 11 2005, 11:13 AM Brett W When you combine heavy vehicles, with soft suspens... Dec 11 2005, 01:14 PM BCinSC http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm... Dec 12 2005, 06:38 PM
groot Dude, you asked. Dec 13 2005, 08:48 AM |
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