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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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| Brett W |
Dec 11 2005, 01:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,859 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None 
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When you combine heavy vehicles, with soft suspension, flexible sidewalls, possible under-inflated tires, weak shocks, hard driving in an emergency situation, you can have tires unseat. That is part of the reason why maintaining your vehicle is so important.
There are so many interdependent systems on a vehicle that small things that seem fairly insignificant can jump up and bite you in the ass. |
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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 Demick Keep this in mind. New 195/65's will be about... Dec 8 2005, 09:55 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 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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