| Be very careful if you are considering changing your | | | | ABS brakes and other vehicle parts. You should keep |
| vehicle's stock size. Using an inappropriate tire size | | | | your overall tire height within 3% of the height of |
| could make your vehicle unsafe. Before switching tire | | | | your original stock tires. |
| sizes, try using an online tire size calculator to help | | | | Revolutions Per Mile: A taller tire has a larger |
| keep your vehicle safe. | | | | circumference. So it covers more distance with each |
| You don't have to be a tire professional to use these | | | | rotation of the wheel axle. This means a taller tire will |
| free tire size calculators. You just have to know how | | | | have lower rotations per mile. The revolutions per |
| to read the information. When you enter a tire size | | | | mile is used in calculations by various vehicle |
| into a tire size calculator, a variety of information is | | | | components such as the speedometer & odometer. |
| returned. | | | | Speedometer Difference: If you change your tire size |
| Tire Section Width: The tire's width can be important | | | | and it is not the same as stock tire height, your |
| in preventing clearance issues. A wide tire could rub | | | | speedometer and odometer will be inaccurate. Tire |
| on the wheel well or suspension components, | | | | size calculators will show just how much your |
| particularly when the wheels are turned. A wider tire | | | | speedometer will be thrown off. A taller tire will make |
| also lowers your gas mileage. | | | | your speedometer read slower than actual speed. |
| Rim Width Range: Each tire size can only fit on | | | | Conversely a shorter tire will make your |
| wheels within a particular width range. If the tire is | | | | speedometer read faster than actual speed. |
| too wide or too narrow for your wheels, there is | | | | That is the most important information that you can |
| extra stress on the tire which could result in tire | | | | view with a tire size calculator. Most tire calculators |
| failure. | | | | offer a lot of other information, but that is primarily |
| Overall Diameter: Your tire's overall diameter is very | | | | for advanced users. Your main concern is usually |
| important as tires with different heights rotate at | | | | finding a tire size that is very close to stock height. |
| different speeds. This would interfere with your | | | | After doing some research, always consult a tire |
| speedometer and odometer. It could interfere with | | | | professional before switching tire sizes. |