Tires & Wheel Packages

Dropping from 19-inch to 18-inch wheels means choosing a complete wheel-and-tire package, not simply fitting a smaller wheel. The tire must preserve an appropriate overall diameter...

Directional tires and a wheel swap A wheel swap can mean moving complete wheel-and-tire assemblies, or changing the tires mounted on the wheels. The distinction matters with direct...

A wider or narrower tire can sometimes be fitted to the same wheel, but the wheel’s diameter alone does not establish compatibility. The replacement tire must be approved for that ...

There is no universal “safe” diameter difference The right amount of tire diameter change depends on the vehicle, the tire and wheel combination, and how the vehicle’s systems resp...

Changing wheel-and-tire size changes how far the vehicle travels with each wheel revolution. ABS and stability control (ESC) use wheel-speed signals to detect slip and compare whee...

A spare wheel is compatible only if the complete wheel-and-tire package can be mounted securely, clears the vehicle, carries the required load and can be used within the vehicle ma...

A full-size spare is not simply a tire with the same size printed on its sidewall. The complete wheel-and-tire assembly must mount securely, clear the vehicle, carry its load and m...

LT vs. P-Metric Tires in a Wheel Package: Load, Pressure and Ride Switching between passenger (P-metric) and light-truck (LT) tires is not simply a choice between two tire labels. ...

Start with the tire size, not the wheel diameter Moving from a 17-inch wheel to an 18-inch wheel is usually a package change: the wheel gets larger while the tire sidewall becomes ...

A tire can be safely mounted on a different-width wheel only if the new wheel falls within the tire manufacturer’s approved rim range and the complete wheel-and-tire package remain...