To drive with 15" wheels on the front of your car and 14" wheels on the front?
2007-12-09 04:52:32 · 9 answers · asked by coz_6 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sorry, I meant 15 on the front and 14 on the back.
2007-12-09 05:28:34 · update #1
so all the wheels are going on the front of the car? yes, this is illegal, as the back will drag down the road, causing damage to both the vehicle, and the street surface. Not to mention, if the car is rear wheel drive, it won't move at all.
2007-12-09 05:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I did not find anything about it being illegal while scouring the internet. But since you did not mention what kind of car it is, and whether it is front wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive, I cannot say if it would adversely affect some part of your drive-train, such as with the transmission or not.
With either 4-wheel drive, or all wheel drive, it actually COULD be bad for your transmission, and cause it to fail. There are some vehicles that actually experience transmission problems, just if the amount of tread on one or two wheels is substancially different.
So different size tires and rims on one of those vehicles would only cause transmission problems to develop much quicker.
But what of needing two different size spare tires to lug around all the time, in case of a flat tire? Or the expense of getting different size rims, so that you COULD have different size tires on the front or rear. And would you need a different size brake setup also? Possibly, depending on what vehicle it is. This sounds like an expensive proposition, frought with complications.
None-the-less, I just did a search for that type of set-up, and I ran across at least 2 different vehicles that were designed that way. They call it a staggered wheel set-up.
The first link below, shows some different vehicles that you can get staggered wheels for, and a phone number to call as well, to become more informed about the possibility of having that type of set-up on your vehicle, near the bottom of the page.
If your vehicle has traction control, that could cause a problem also, and my 2nd link below gets into that some for you, to explain it. And I will include the 3rd link I have, from where I found the first 2 links below, where there are even more links you can check into, if you would like.
I hope this helps. --Tom.
2007-12-09 07:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by Tom F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're saying two different sizes on the front at the same time, (reread your question)14 left front and 15 right front for example then it is dangerous (as it will affect the handling) but not illegal. If you really mean one size FRONT and the other REAR then there is no problem and it is perfectly legal.
2007-12-09 05:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by mustanger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but for gas consumption, it would be better to put the larger tires on the back, and smaller on the front. Back in the day, this is how American muscle cars were set up. gave them a meaner look, and allowed for better gas consumption.
2007-12-09 05:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not that i know of. but you might want to put the bigger wheels on the back of your car that way there's more safety.
2007-12-09 05:00:01 · answer #5 · answered by §horsejumper§ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you use larger tires on rear than it got from factory you may change speedometer reading enough to get a ticket!remember, the radar gods are watching and have no mercy!
2007-12-09 11:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by nick l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but you might want to put some on the back i sugest the bigger ones
2007-12-09 04:58:30 · answer #7 · answered by Dylan A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's not illegal but your car will probably handle funny.
2007-12-09 13:25:24 · answer #8 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-12-09 04:55:46 · answer #9 · answered by ronnie m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋