KA Tyre question

peter212693 · 6 Aug 2007 at 22:28

Hi all,

My girlfriend has a Ford KA which has 165/65/R13 tyres on it. Now they are coming to the end of their life. Now I have some 165/70/R13 tyres on wheels from my old Corsa with brand new tyres on it.

The question is will these go onto the KA without any problems>?
Thanks

Amps · 6 Aug 2007 at 22:38

Yes no problems.

Just change all 4.

peter212693 · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:04

Amps said:
Yes no problems.

Just change all 4.

Thanks for that, i will do

Lopéz · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:09

You can change 2 at a time if you want to, nothing wrong with having different profile/section on different axles, as long as both tyres on the same axle match.

BigglesPiP · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:12

Nothing wrong with them, just 10mm taller.

Just change near and off side tyres together. My 1st car had taller profile tyres on the back, never an issue.

-Mike- · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:37

BigglesPiP said:
Nothing wrong with them, just 10mm taller.

Just change near and off side tyres together. My 1st car had taller profile tyres on the back, never an issue.

From all sources I've read the above is incorrect. They aren't 10mm taller at all -

Random sources said:
This is the height of the tyre sidewall, or section height, expressed as a percentage of the width. It is known as the aspect ratio.

They'll be fine though

clicky

peter212693 · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:38

Thanks a lot for that guys

MagicBoy · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:46

You'd probly want to transfer the tyres onto the KA wheels. Corsa wheels will likely have a different offset and/or stud pattern. Also bear in mind the speedo will read differently as the Corsa tyres have a greater circumference. If my sleep deprived brain is working it might actually be more accurate as most speedo's over-read by 5-10%.

wolseley · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:52

BigglesPiP said:
Nothing wrong with them, just 10mm taller.

Except that 5% of 165mm is 8.25mm, so the tyre will be 16.5mm taller.

BigglesPiP · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:55

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Can I go now sir? You guys are far to critical.