Tire size question?
Hello guys. I have a 2007 escape XLS, 4cyl. I want to get new tires. The size of the tires on the car now is a P225/R75/15. I want to put P235/R75/15 new tires on the car. From what I understand, the difference is about 10mm in width.
This comes out to about a 1/4" wider on each side. A guy at a tire place told me that changing the size like that might make a dash light come on because the computer might now be confused, and maybe the TPMS might throw a signal. Do you think this is a concern? By going up a little in that size I will be able to get some Michelin tires. Thank you for your input!! |
The computer and the TPMS will be fine. The section width is measured at the side wall. That being said, the 10mm difference actually works out to about 1/8" wider on each side and about a 3/16" taller tire. As long as all 4 tires are the same height, the TPMS will not care as all 4 tires will be turning at the same speed. I run a P235/70R16 on my 04 Freestar and the stock tire size is a P225/60/16. Have done so since the van had 3,000 miles on it. At 178,000+ miles, the TPMS still works as design and doesn't care about tire size.
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Thank You, I feel better now and will get the Michelins!!!!!!!!!!!
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Go for it. The best tires I ever ran on my 97 and 01 Explorer Sports were the Michelin LTX M/S tires. They road great and seemed to wear forever. Had great traction in the snow also.
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