Q: tires

asked by on November 20, 2016

i went out and baught 2 new front tires and when i got the sizes for them i got the sizes off the back tires and I'm not sure if that makes a difference anyway now with the 2 new tires on the front there is a vibration when i drive it and its having a hard time shifting any idea if its because i got the sizes off the back tires or not and is it okay to drive without messing up my vehicle
My car has a manual transmission.

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