Hi! I have bought new 15" alloys from Ebay for my Ford Mondeo and did not want to buy a 15" spare. If I did temporarily fit the 14" what would be the effect when driving? Thks for the advice. Mike
2006-10-25 05:54:42 · 8 answers · asked by Mike W 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yes you can. If it is the space saver tyre, A really thin looking thing, then you cant drive above 50mph, and are only meant as a temperary measure while the proper one is replaced ./ repaired. It is the same for any other tyre as the difference in sizes can affect the cars handling. You can also get 3penalty points on your licence if a rozzer catches you and thinks there is no reason why you are driving with incorrectly sized or different sized tyres.
2006-10-27 01:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by murch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plenty of cars have a 14" spare and 15s on the road, or space saver spares, this is a bit of a grey area because space savers are lethal no grip yet sort of legal whilst your 14" probably has the same rolling radius as the 15", 165/13 185/60 14 and 185/55 15 for instance all have the same diameter and rolling radius. Assuming the rolling radius is the same you should be hard put to notice the difference, to be safe put it on the back. It is always a good idea to get 5 (or 6) wheels as it is so easy to damage an alloy and so hard to match them up once they are obsolete. Actually 6 alloys is a good number, you can have a spare and if you get a puncture you can use the other spare and get the tyre fixed when you can be bothered
2016-05-22 13:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The effect is the same as a "donut" (or spacesaver) spare tire provided with most new cars. Fit it to the rear, if possible, especially on a front wheel drive.
2006-10-25 10:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use it for a short distance,it will make the car steer awkward if it is on the front,there is only 1 inch difference if the tires or the sam higth and width-205/70/15 or 205/70/14.
2006-10-25 06:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by SKUNK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your car is front wheel drive so fit the 14 inch wheel to the rear axle. If you put it on the front or drive axle, with a 15 on the other side, you can do massive damage to the tranny or differential.
2006-10-25 06:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by tanner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you keep the 14 inch should be alright if you put it on the rear of the car. so if you get a puncture on the front just swap them around so the spare goes on the rear
2006-10-25 06:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by arnold j rimmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure it goes on the back, on the front the steering will become sorta guess-work, but the back won't feel a huge difference unless you go over about 40MPH.
2006-10-26 12:56:05 · answer #7 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVHs0Wo9S0
2006-10-25 06:01:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋