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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / May 2008Tyres for Barina
My Daughter has a '91 Barina. Existing tyres are 155/70 x13 retreads. Kmart has 155/80R x13 on sale She wants a couple to go on the the front. Will the 80R's go on the standard rim? Any other problems likely? Thanks ...Ian > My Daughter has a '91 Barina. > Existing tyres are 155/70 x13 retreads. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Will the 80R's go on the standard rim? > Any other problems likely? They will fit, but the speedo will be even less accurate. Assuming the current retreads are the correct size for the vehicle (not always a safe assumption), fitting 155/80 tyres will put the speedo out by something like 5-6% > Thanks ...Ian >> My Daughter has a '91 Barina. >> Existing tyres are 155/70 x13 retreads. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >assumption), fitting 155/80 tyres will put the speedo out by something like >5-6% Ok, which way? >> Thanks ...Ian >>> My Daughter has a '91 Barina. >>> Existing tyres are 155/70 x13 retreads. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Ok, which way? Speedo will say 100ks car will be doing 106ks This may mitigate or enhance the existing inaccuracies already present in the speedo. >>> Thanks ...Ian > My Daughter has a '91 Barina. > Existing tyres are 155/70 x13 retreads. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Will the 80R's go on the standard rim? > Any other problems likely? Without getting too technical, the speedo will be less accurate (read slower) and the handling may be affected. The tyres will fit but, if you're extremely unlucky, they may rub on body work or suspension. This would be illegal. Also, rolling diameter will theoretically change by 5%. This is outside of the legally allowed 3% maximum variation. My recommendation is to shop around, you will probably do better for size, price, quality. Personally, over a 20+ year period, I've always found my local TyrePower dealer to be far better on pricing AND able to offer better quality tyres (and advise). For example, last time I bought a pair of tyres he beat the big name competition by $50 a tyre (fitted and balanced). No, I have no affiliation with any tyre related business.
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