Car is a 2003 Honda CRV and the tire place doesn't have the same tires and is trying to sell me 4 tires stating that you can't mix for the AWD to work properly.
2007-12-25 06:49:57 · 7 answers · asked by burmasterc 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If your talking about mixing different size tires no you can't do that, but if you get the same size tires you can. As long as all 4 tires are the same size and you state that your vehicle uses 205 70R15's then as long as all 4 tires are that size your good.
What happens when you use different size tires is it creates a huge stress on the AWD system, and will overheat and wear out expensive drive-train components.
Your tire shop is trying to get more money from you for no reason. As long as the other 2 tires that are on the vehicle have good tread left you don't need to replace them. You should however put the new tires on whichever the main drive wheels are, in your case I believe the CRV's are mainly front wheel drive until a loss of traction occurs then become all wheel drive.
2007-12-25 07:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can find a shop that will do it you might be able to go back to them in a few hundred miles with your lawyer and a lawsuit to cover the cost of replacing the transfer case that just got wrecked by using mismatched tires.
No, it is not some grand conspiracy to sell you four tires you don't really need. Think about this; the tire shop would rather not sell you any tires if you won't do the right thing. Why lose a sure sale, why would they do something like that unless what they were saying is absolutely correct - you can damage your vehicle by mixing different tires on AWD.
2007-12-25 15:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The tire will work. The problem is the ones on your CRV are worn, and the replacement will be new, this alone is not a noticable problem. But the different tread patteren will be. Mainly road noise on hwy speeds and some noticeable performance differnce when on really wet roads, snow or icey roads. So yes you could use only one tire, but the tire place is also right about better to replace all four of them. Might try replaceing two now and in a month or two replace the other two.
2007-12-25 14:58:59 · answer #3 · answered by 77Impala 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All tires on a AWD need to have the same number of revolutions per mile. In other words, they need to be the same size. Different companies have the same size numbers, but that doesn't mean that they are the "exact" same when it comes to revolutions.
You should try several different tire shops to try to find the match for the good ones on your vehicle. Don't give up with just one shop. Different locations = different tires in stock, usually.
2007-12-25 15:02:13 · answer #4 · answered by johnny b good 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
,,,awd uses clutches to power each wheel..a different size confuses the computer or clutch.system..clicking 1 or 2 axels in and out in and out wearing out the drive trane... differnt brands ar ok as long as size is exactly the same... rotation every 5000 mi keeps you buying a full set which is best
2007-12-25 14:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes just watch tire closely as rear tires tend to carry more weight! and have drag.. and wear more.. do it only for short time and consider traffic situations alot! i express a change as soon as possible (discount tires have a good deal)
2007-12-25 15:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by lingo bingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must replace all 4. They are not pulling your chain.
Rotate the new ones every other oil change. (every 6000 miles)
2007-12-25 15:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by Frankie Coletta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋