Nissan Primera P12- Tyre Size |
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koolk
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Posted: 02 Feb 2016 at 1:48pm |
My 2003 Nissan Primera 1.8 SE 5dr has 205/60/R16 tyres with alloy wheels at the moment. I will need to change the tyres at the next MOT (June). I am scrapping my Vauxhall Vectra (after an accident), but the tyres on this car are still good - 1 Michelin, 1 Goodyear and 2 almost new budget tyres. The tyre size is 215/55/R16 93H. But this car does not have alloy wheels. There are no lock-in wheel nuts in either car. A friend has suggest that before scrapping the car, I should get the tyres swapped with the Primera. He has suggested that I will also be able to keep the alloy wheel rims on the Primera and the tyres from the Vectra will go on this rim. I am not sure if this will be possible. |
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koolk
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Also, the budget tyres on the Vectra were completely useless (even though I had them on for only 2 weeks). I got them for £30 a pop. So, I am planning to throw these away with the car. Can I take 2 x 215/55/R16 from the Vectra and get them on the Primera? If I do this, I will be left with these tyre sizes on the Primera: Front - Existing 2 x 205/60/R16 Rear - 2 x 215/55/R16 from the Vauxhall I plan to use the Primera's alloy wheel rims for the rear tyres as well as the Vauxhall has regulat metal rims with plastic covers. Will this work? |
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petterg
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Driving with unsymmetrical tire pattern gives an awful feel with the car. When you hit deep water on the road and lose grip, the unsymmetrical pattern will make the car behave unpredictable - it will probably pull to one side. Maybe even pull the front to one side and the rear to the other side. With a symmetrical pattern the car will usually continue in the direction you're heading when you hit the water and the behavior is fairly controllable. If the tire is not labeled with direction of rotation, don't trust it! (One tire doesn't need to be symmetrical, but one pair of tires (front or back) must be symmetrical!)
The last car I bought came with 4 almost new Goodyear tires. They were labeled "outside", not the direction of rotation. The result was that the left tires rolled backwards compared to the right tires. I tested them out on a parking lot on a rainy day, and that was the last time those tires saw the road. I use Uniroyal RainXpert 2 for my summer tires. They are cheap and very good. They even work well on snow and wet grass - better than some ice tires. Drop the 1 Micheling and the 1 Goodyear (you'll never get a symmetrical pair with any of those). The 2 budget tires may be worth keeping if they make a symmetrical pair. Also, the pair of tires with the best traction on wet surface should be in front. I don't know where you live. Here in Norway you're allowed to use tyres diameter +/- 5% the size of the original. 215/55R60 is 1,456% smaller than original. You should be fine even if you don't live in Norway. The width of 215 is not a problem either. |
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