new tire after blow out

**Nitvid** · 09-12-2014

My dad, brother and I were doing 70 down the highway when I had a blow out. It destroyed the inner fender, windshield washer fluid reservoir, wheel bearing and of course tire. Throw the spare on, limp home at 50-55 mph for an hour and call it a day. The next morning I go to the local tire chain, Dobbs auto and tire, and get a new tire on it, figuring they know what it is supposed to be, which according to their computers is a 225/60R16. A few days later I put in a new wheel bearing and take her to get a front end alignment (figuring the blow out was probably sufficient enough to warrant it) when they inform me my other 3 tires are of a different size, 215/65R16. Question is should I just buy 3 more of the wrong size, thinking it wont matter (which I am not totally sold on) or just buy 4 new ones of the proper size and just eat the price of the wrong tire?

**Scottydoggs** · 09-12-2014

if your old tires are shot get 4 new tires. sell the odd ball tire on CL or something.

if they are good still put the new tire on the back so the fronts are the same size.

**blownGP** · 09-12-2014

How old are the other 3 tires?either one of those tire sizes will work fine

**Russosaur** · 09-12-2014

So the tire shop put on a 225/60 when the car had 215/65 would have thought they would have caught that. I Would at the least get a new tire that matches the one you just had replaced so you have a set of matching tires on the front and rear. I was told miss matching tread and size on an axle is hard on the diff so someone can correct me if I'm wrong. It might look goofy but its cheaper than 3 new matching matching tires or 4

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**Scottydoggs** · 09-12-2014

Originally Posted by Russosaur

So the tire shop put on a 225/60 when the car had 215/65 would have thought they would have caught that. I Would at the least get a new tire that matches the one you just had replaced so you have a set of matching tires on the front and rear. I was told miss matching tread and size on an axle is hard on the diff so someone can correct me if I'm wrong. It might look goofy but its cheaper than 3 new matching matching tires or 4

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why i said to put the odd ball tire on the back. less stress on the trans.

**Russosaur** · 09-12-2014

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

why i said to put the odd ball tire on the back. less stress on the trans.

I was multitasking and typing you sniped me

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**Fivefingerdeathpunch** · 09-12-2014

Your car does call for a 225/60/16, just check your door sticker to see it for yourself. All GP's with 16's run that size.

Someone else put smaller tires on it.

But like the others have said, either replace the other 3 if they need to be changed do to condition or get put it on the back untill you need new tires.

**Nitvid** · 09-12-2014

UPDATE
went back to the shop and showed them that they put a different tire on there than what they took off. they looked at me and said "let's make it right then" gave me a brand new tire, from the factory specs, for free, no questions asked! at that point I bought 3 more so a matching new set of tires on the old GP. she drove straight and true, no vibration, wobble etc. I was really impressed with the shop, after all it was 3 months I drove on the wrong tire, wear and tear on it but they didn't hassle me or anything, just made it right.