Different tire size compared to other 3

sergio8234

Hi everybody! I have a quick question, after noticing a bump on the sidewall of my front left driver side tire, I was recommended and told that I should replace that tire as it could become a hazard and the tire has structural damage that cannot be repaired. I took the car to a shop that sells new and used tires at great prices.

I opted for a semi-used tire as I was not replacing the other 3 anytime soon. Upon realization the tire shop said they did not have my tire size. My tire sizes are 225/50R17 size. The ones the tire shop had was 215/50R17, slight difference in width. My question is with this one tire being that width and the other 3 being a bit wider, will that affect my car in anyway such as performance, suspension, etc? It could be a placebo effect but I felt I noticed a little bit of a difference in the handling of the car on the drive back home.

I would appreciate your guys input on this. Thanks!

sergio8234

I do want to point out that I did get it installed as the tire shop guy said there should be no negative impact on the car at all. Did I make a mistake on listening to the guys advice or am I fine with that difference in tire width?

kyfdx

The width won't matter, but the 215/50 is also a little shorter than a 225/50. And, having all the tires with the same circumference is a lot more important than the width.

The diameter difference is 1 CM, or about 4/10s of an inch.

Will that cause a problem? Hard to say. Depends on your driven wheels, and whether your car is new enough to have stability control, ABS, etc..

sergio8234

kyfdx said:

The width won't matter, but the 215/50 is also a little shorter than a 225/50. And, having all the tires with the same circumference is a lot more important than the width.

The diameter difference is 1 CM, or about 4/10s of an inch.

Will that cause a problem? Hard to say. Depends on your driven wheels, and whether your car is new enough to have stability control, ABS, etc..

Got it! My car is a Honda Accord 2019 LX 1.5L. It does have ABS, Vehicle Stability Assist(VSA) and such. My other 3 tires are still good with 4/32nds on the front right and 4/32nds on the left rear and 6/32nds on the right rear.

kyfdx

sergio8234 said:

kyfdx said:

The width won't matter, but the 215/50 is also a little shorter than a 225/50. And, having all the tires with the same circumference is a lot more important than the width.

The diameter difference is 1 CM, or about 4/10s of an inch.

Will that cause a problem? Hard to say. Depends on your driven wheels, and whether your car is new enough to have stability control, ABS, etc..

Got it! My car is a Honda Accord 2019 LX 1.5L. It does have ABS, Vehicle Stability Assist(VSA) and such. My other 3 tires are still good with 4/32nds on the front right and 4/32nds on the left rear and 6/32nds on the right rear.

If it were me, I'd want the smaller tire on a non-drive wheel (the back). That isn't a professional opinion, however.

Do you have individual tire pressure monitors? Or, does it use the ABS system to detect low pressure?

sergio8234

kyfdx said:

sergio8234 said:

kyfdx said:

The width won't matter, but the 215/50 is also a little shorter than a 225/50. And, having all the tires with the same circumference is a lot more important than the width.

The diameter difference is 1 CM, or about 4/10s of an inch.

Will that cause a problem? Hard to say. Depends on your driven wheels, and whether your car is new enough to have stability control, ABS, etc..

Got it! My car is a Honda Accord 2019 LX 1.5L. It does have ABS, Vehicle Stability Assist(VSA) and such. My other 3 tires are still good with 4/32nds on the front right and 4/32nds on the left rear and 6/32nds on the right rear.

If it were me, I'd want the smaller tire on a non-drive wheel (the back). That isn't a professional opinion, however.

Do you have individual tire pressure monitors? Or, does it use the ABS system to detect low pressure?

The car does have individual TPMS systems for each tire as far as I am aware. I could be wrong, but last time I read in the owner's manual, it does come with that system.

kyfdx

@sergio19

You might be okay. I'd want the tire on the back, so it doesn't affect the FWD in your car. It could screw with your ABS in an emergency situation, but not that likely, considering the small difference.

Also, with two tires at 4/32nds, you'll need a new set, before too long.

capriracer

In emergency situations, cars tend to pivot around odd tires - and the more odd they are, the stronger the pivoting. Unfortunately, there is no way to test for this unless you do an emergency maneuver - and that means access to a race track or the like.

Tire Rack lists 114 different tires in your size! That means you got taken. They sold you what they had, not what you need. Besides the tire you got is lower in load carrying capacity = more prone to failure.