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Rim size and tire size.

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KK

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I got an old 94 ranger that has currently on it 225/70/14 tires on it, was wondering if the rims could handle 215/70/14 tires? anybody know?
 
They will, but don't expect your speedometer/odometer to be correct.
And you'll lose some clearance underside.
 
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5150MyU said:
They will, but don't expect your speedometer/odometer to be correct.
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that doesn't bother me to much. although isn't the 70 the height, and the 225/215 the width? therefore the height should stay the same and the speed shouldn't get thrown off too much?
 
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why go smaller? id pop some 245 on it, or just find a 16" rim and get 225/ 60 or something to even out the height issue. there are calculators online at most tire sites that will tell you the speedo % differences as well. my truck came stock with 225/65 on it i think, and i put 265/70 on it. still have a big difference in speeds tho, 60mph is actually 66.8 or something like that.
 
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Maybe smaller because 215/70 is significantly cheaper than 225/70?
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Yeah, I was looking for the cheapest possible. Its an older truck and didn't want the tires to be worth more than the truck itself. found some at firestone for like 60 a tire, with a buy 3 get one free. 225s were a bunch more.
 
You shouldn't have any issues and the speedo will read a bit faster, so you won't be setting yourself up for a ticket or anything. You'll rack up "mileage" a bit quicker, but I'm guessing you don't care on this truck.
 
KK said:
Yeah, I was looking for the cheapest possible. Its an older truck and didn't want the tires to be worth more than the truck itself. found some at firestone for like 60 a tire, with a buy 3 get one free. 225s were a bunch more.
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215's will also do better in the snow, fyi. It's a smaller contact patch with more weight on it, resulting in more pounds per square inch. If you can get 215/75/14 sized tires, your speedometer will only read 1.1% too slow instead of 2.1% too fast.
 
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