Q: I need to know about tire size.

asked by on January 08, 2017

I got a flat tire. Is it safe to change the tire size from its stock size, 195/60R15, to a different size, 205/65R15? I don't have money to buy a new tire but I have a spare set of a different size. So, as long as it is safe I want to switch all of my current tires, which are stock sized, to the spare set I have, not the stock size.

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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