Re: Driving on three 19's... one 15

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07-23-2005, 05:43 AM

ZeRo MaX

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Re: Driving on three 19's... one 15

Well here's the story... i got a flat... i go to school in philly... i live in harrisburg... it was thursday... none of the places around philly at 235/35/19 tires until Monday... so I put on the spare for a while.. and then i decided to change the spare to my friends 15 inch maxima rim.... now i'm riding on 3 19s and 1 stock 15 in the front.. i was just wondering if thats ok.... i ordered some tires on ebay and it won't be here until the middle of the week.. where I will be in school so I have to drive like this for a week.. I was just wondering if that is ok... thanks guys!

07-23-2005, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeRo MaX

As long as it's for a week or so and you don't do any aggresive/sporty driving then there shouldn't be any longtime damage to your transmission.

07-23-2005, 07:08 AM

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Put the 15 on the back and you will be ok. Always keep your front tires the same.

07-23-2005, 08:24 AM

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sounds like something i'll do then... 15 on the back...

07-23-2005, 10:32 PM

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Yes, that's correct and should work as long as you're only doing it for a short time and as long as you don't decide to drive like a maniac.

Since our cars are front-wheel drive and since we (obviously) steer with the front wheels, it's important to make sure that your front wheels are the same. If I ever get a flat tire in the front of my Maxima or Sentra, I always jack the rear of the car up to replace one of the GOOD rear wheels with the spare wheel and tire. Then I take the GOOD rear tire and use it to replace the flat front tire.