Tire Concerns: Smaller Winter Tires
by Ron
(Ottawa)
I would like to know if I can mount 215/65r/16 winter tires (already on rims) on my vehicle
which has 235/65r/16 all seasons at the moment. Is down sizing by 2 sizes too much?
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Editorial Comment:
This type of down-sizing isn't of great concern except for the possible inconvenience of having a slightly lower ground clearance. You are decreasing the width by 20mm so you are losing 65% of that in height, or some 13mm -- which is about 1/2 inch. If you can live with this amount of reduced clearance then this shouldn't present any problem.
Often, there's much more reason to be concerned if you're going in the other direction because you may not have sufficient space when increasing the tire size, but a downsizing seldom is something that brings disastrous consequences.
TG