My friend had to replace one of her tires about a month and a half ago because there was damage to the side wall and she got a used tire that was supposed to be the same brand/model as her other tires. When she went to get her maintenance on her car the dealer told her that the used tire was one centimeter off from the others ones and could cause damage to her car. She is buying new rims and tires of a dif. size and she is still waiting for them to come in which is why she didn't buy new tires all around. Will one centimeter off really cause a lot of damage? The place where she ordered her rims said that the ones she wants are on back order until the end of november... is that too long to run on the different size tire?
2006-10-20 12:53:15 · 10 answers · asked by xxfallenstarxx 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Take it from a mechanic, RUN DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM THIS JURK.this guy is just trying to get you to buy new tires and rims.
This place is rippen you off. I centimeter is not going to hurt the car.
Look at the tire size and compair the size yourself. This is by far the bigest set of bull I have ever hurd.
Go to another place what a rip off.
2006-10-20 13:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by goldwing127959 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't drive very long or very fast on the odd shaped tire, no significant damage will occur. But, they is a reason tires are sized the way they are. Suspension, handling, steering, and braking rely on a certain size tire. Do the math on the rotational moment of inertia of a tire moving horizontally at 70 mph. The faster you go, the car will pull one way or another causing excessive wear on tread and steering linkages. Tire tread patterns and diameter will also affect braking. The disimilar tire tread will not stop at the same rate as the other tires. Hard braking may cause the car to skid. Incorrect tire size will affect the speedometer and odometer. The gears used to display speed and distance are based on a specific wheel size. Change the wheel size and the gear will run fast or slow. The gear can be changed but its expensive. Suggest using the wheel size that the manfacturer designed the car for.
2006-10-20 13:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Richard B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't think it'll really make a difference. Besides used tires
are only temporally. And as soon as her New tires and rims are
in then change them and tell her to make sure they are balanced
and aligned. Her tires will last long, they won't wear out like her
other tire did. I just purchased 4 new tires and I had them do all
of the above. If someone says different from me then tell her to take it back to the dealer and tell him that the tire is not the right
size, they should fix the problem. Tell her to always get a receipt.
I got all my info from my Dad, before he passed away. If it wasn't
for him I wouldn't know anything.
2006-10-20 13:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different size tires on the driving axle (front axle of front-wheel drive or rear axle of a rear-wheel drive) can cause accelerated wear of the differential, and may also cause some handling issues, but a 1 cm difference doesn't seem like enough to worry about... especially if she's going to replace all the wheels and tires soon anyway.
Just to be on the safe side, I'd recommend if she has a front-wheel drive car, that the put the larger tire on the rear of the car until she gets her new rims and tires, and can replace it permanently.
2006-10-20 13:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your car come with 2 different tire sizes? Do you think there may be a reason for that?
2016-05-22 06:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by Stella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One Centimeter is slightly more than 3 /8 ".That will hurt nothing.
Wait for your new tires and drive as you normally would.
A new tire, over time, will wear that much.
2006-10-20 16:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will not hurt youre car because i realy dont think a tire can be a centimeter off from the other three tires.
2006-10-20 13:01:49 · answer #7 · answered by chevy7589 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tire that is taller will wear out faster because it wont meet the ground like it is supped to but i don't see how it can damage the car.the alignment will be out of whack but your car is tuff enough to take it. it might squeal on corners and you need to watch for wear on the edges of the tire you should be good
2006-10-20 13:06:25 · answer #8 · answered by revtobadblack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 cm. isn't ging to make a difference, there's nothing to worry about.
2006-10-20 13:08:05 · answer #9 · answered by JT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take dons auto service advice
2006-10-20 13:03:15 · answer #10 · answered by vincent c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋