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18/3/2016 at 11:19am
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When towing put the pressure up to what it says for a fully loaded car, there will be a chart somewhere , inside the filler flap or inside one of the doors, or the car manual.
The only way to change tyre size is to see what sizes are fitted to your car, in the manual, then you will require the appropriate wheels and tyres also, so if you have 18 inch tyres, check to see if 16 inch could be fitted, but you would need to change the wheels to do this, the cheapest option is from a scrap yard, all wheel and tyre sizes will be in the owners manual, if you do decide to change, you will have to remember to slow things down as you wont have the same grip when not towing
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18/3/2016 at 10:38pm
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Outfit: Bessacarr Cameo 625 2011
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1)'Same' as what? As mentioned follow the recommendation on the plate on the car - various places,such as a door shut face, glove box, petrol filler door, handbook.
2)Since towing speeds are lower when towing, you probably won't notice any difference.
3)Again, as mentioned you could replace with a different sized rim, but must ensure that the diameter of the wheel/tyre combination remains the same. You must check the handbook tyre fitment for both front and rear axles-don't assume they are the same. Some cars have 'staggered' wheels (the rear wheels/tyres are wider than the fronts and this is not always readily obvious unless you look very carefully) One of our vehicles has rear tyres that are lower profiles at the rear than the front as well as staggered. Don't assume the previous owner got it right either. Finally,some older car factory navigation systems have used the factory circumference of the tyre in the onboard computer system that calculates Distance to go, Time of arrival and so on.
Low profiles deliver better handing due to less flex in the sidewalls, but are less comfortable as a result on our dreadful roads than higher profile tyres.
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20/3/2016 at 11:58am
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Quote: Originally posted by Opensauce on 19/3/2016Forget anything you have been told about 'low profile tyres'. Theres no such thing as 'ordinary' tyres now unless you have a car from the 1970s. All cars have low profile tyres nowadays.
You stated your car has the standard sized wheels & tyres that it left the factory with, yes? So it's a non issue, just inflate tyres to 'fully laden' pressures & you are ok to tow.
This is a generalisation that is too sweeping to be correct. Low profiles today are generally considered to be those with an aspect ratio of 50-55. As many towcars are 4x4 most of these won't have low profiles for example, except perhaps high end performance models,with larger rims
Remember too, that this is not just a number, but a ratio of sidewall height to tyre width. So a wide tyre will have a deeper sidewall height, than a narrower tyre,for the same aspect ratio value.
Its very important to get things right if your considering changing tyres,as even different tyre brands on the same car are best avoided on 4x4 for example, to reduce the risk of transmission 'wind up'
Post last edited on 20/03/2016 12:38:31
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