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I have a 2006 Escape FWD with 225/75/15 tires. Tires are in bad shape, I have a new set of 235/75/15 tires from a truck I dismantled. Has anyone here put the slightly larger tires on their Escape? Does anyone see there being a problem doing this?
The difference between those tires is 10mm. the 235's are 10mm wider than the 225's. also the "75" is the %of the width in mm that the sidewall is high, so they will be slightly larger diameter too. It might handle poorly in the snow with wider tires as snow doesnt bind to itself like sand.
My 2004 Escape came with 235mm wide tires so I'm pretty sure your wheel space should take your 235 tires, however, your 235/75/15 tires will have a slightly larger rolling circumference than your 225/75/15 tires so your speedometer and odometer will be a little off. Someone else will have to volunteer to do the exact math though.
Hmm, ok so moving from 235/75 to 265/75 would increase the total diameter of your wheels by 45mm:
265mm x 75% = 198.75mm tire height from ground to bottom of the rim.
235mm x 75% = 176.25mm tire height
198.75mm - 176.25mm = 22.5mm difference in tire height from ground to bottom of rim so the overall increase in wheel diameter is 22.5mm x 2 = 45mm
The other wheels are:
235mm x 75% = 176.25mm
225mm x 75% = 168.75mm
Difference of 7.5mm which is an overall increase in wheel diameter of 15mm.
Looks like moving from 225/75 to 235/75 will affect your speedo by less than 5km/h.
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