Installing 16” snow tires from Taurus to a Corolla?
I have sold my 2000 Ford Taurus and bought a 2009 Toyota Corolla. I still have my old Taurus snow tires “Artic Alpin” in my garage with 16” size P215/60R16 95Q with “universal rims” on, which still have some good treads left And, my Corolla also has 16” tire size P205/55R16 89H M+S at this moment, which presumably is a all season tire.
The fact that they both are 16” tire means it is OK & safe to install my Taurus snow tires onto my Corolla? Thanks.
Based on the aspect ratio, the sidewall height of both tires are:
taurus 129Mm
corolla112.75Mm
Ht diff16.25Mm
16.25mm =0.6398 inches, which means that the Taurus snow tires are ONLY 0.6398 inches taller than my current corolla tires.
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as long as the bolt hole line up with your corolla it should be fine.
"Universal rims" is misleading, just like "all season tires". You may have to transfer the tires between rims, and raise the vehicle for road clearance. One good bounce could destroy a tire. Check clearance with a stationary car. If you cannot put your hand between the tire top and wheel well, you need a lift kit.
you might have clearance problems. those tires would fit on the rims OK, but they are both wider and taller (larger diameter) tires than what is on there now. If it does fit without clearance issues, your speedometer and odometer will be off quite a bit
215 is the width in mm, and the 55 or 60 is the profile rating, which means the distance between the rim and the tread (the road) is 55 or 60 percent of the width. So you are bigger in both directions
My guess is it will rub, but check with a tire shop to be sure
EDIT - if it’s .64 inches taller, you have to multiply that by two to get the difference in diameter, and then by pi to get the difference in circumference. So, your overall circumference will be around 4 inches more than it is now. Again, check with a tire shop, they certainly know better than I do, or better than anyone who tells you "as long as the bolts line up" you’ll be fine.