would 175/70/R13 snow tires be ok to use on my 98 civic which has 185/65/14 all-seasons on it? thx
snow tires
Nov 27, 2005
6 Replies
I'd avoid the change from a 14 to a 13 inch, but going to a narrower tire is a good thing when choosing snow tires.
Mike
Here's a tire size calculator that will explain the difference in the tires and how it will effect the speedo.
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Tom
Your 13 inch tires would be cause the Speedo to read 3.5% too fast. So when it is reading 60mph you are actually doing 57.9 mph. If you do not have ABS brakes the different tire size should not be a problem
For the winter time its better to have a higher tire/higher profile - You have 13 inch rims?
The snows come with 13" rims...from the sounds of it, a 3.5% speedo error is not a big deal...
Obviously they would not fit on the same rims (13 vs 14 inch rim size) and I suspect that the 175/70-13 has a lower load capacity rating.
Probably not a good idea.
175/70-14 would be ok.John
check out
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they both let you input your year make and model of car and they tell you what size tires (and winter tires) will fit your car
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