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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This was asked and answered yesterday.
Your Corolla was probably fitted from the factory with a Bridgestone Insignia SE200-2 tire in size P195/65R15 89S. The actual physical dimensions of this tire, taken directly from the Bridgestone catalog are an overall diameter of 25.0 inches and a section width of 7.2 inches with a tread width of 5.7 inches. It rotates 833 times per mile.
A tire in the Toyota option size of P205/55R16 89H (Sport suspension models - which your car doesn’t have) coincidentally has virtually the same dimensions as the tires mentioned above. The Insignia for example is 24.9 inches in overall diameter, 8.4 inches wide with a 6.8 inch tread width and rolls nearly the identical 834 times per mile.
Using the same companies Blizzak WS60 Winter tire in size 215/60R16 95R as a point of comparison and again taking the dimensions straight from the Bridgestone catalog we find the overall diameter is 26.2 inches, the section width is 8.7 inches and the tread width 6.7 inches. The tire rotates just 795 times per mile. That is a very large difference and well outside Rubber Manufacturer Guidelines for plus or minus sizing tires. A wider tire such as this is also offers less traction in snow or slush conditions than a narrower tire.
Add to this the fact you will absolutely have to buy wheels to mount these tires on (even if they are on wheels now they won’t work - Ford uses a different bolt pattern). Buying new wheels for incorrectly sized winter tires is more expensive than selling the tires on Ebay or Craigs list and buying a set in the right size. Don’t get hung up no the "16-inch" bit. That’s just the diameter of the shiny thing in the middle and is among the least important of our concerns. I mean, Ford F350 1-ton trucks take a 16-inch tire too but I don’t think you would like the results if you tried to stick those under your Corolla.
So again even though this is not the answer you want I have to reiterate, as a tire industry professional, someone who recommends tire installations every day for the last 7 years and has more knowledge about this stuff than anyone you are likely to meet in your lifetime that you should not put the Taurus tires on the Corolla.
The sizes are close enough that you should be fine, the 215/60’s are 10 mm wider than the 205’s no big deal.
it will fit fine but your speedo may be off about 5% under what your really going since the ration to the width of the tire is a little difference but its nothing to worry about
They should be fine.
Technically, the snow tires should be about 1/2" taller (so a 1/4" difference all the way around), and are slightly wider, but they’re probably just fine.
Your speedometer will be off 2% (i.e. not enough to really ever think about)