Can you put 15" tires on all 4 wheels?

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    Can you put 15" tires on all 4 tires or should you keep the rear two tires at 17"?
     
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    If you have 15" on the front and 17" in the rear someone has screwed up your car big time.

    If you have a touring model, then you get 17" on all 4 tires. Anything else you have 15" tires. Also make sure you get LRR tires on all 4 no matter what you switch to, or expect a significant drop in MPG.
     
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    Paradox- misread the specs. I believe either 15" or 17" tires can be used on all four tires and not a combination of the 2.
     
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    Thanks Toaster... my mistake
     
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    Did your car come with 2 different size wheels on it?
     
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    Bliddy-bah, bliddy-bah, duh-bah-bah-bah.:crazy:
    Next time try using tricycle tires.
     
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    don't mix tire sizes. with the way the suspension is set up, the car starts to oversteer and gets a little hard to control at high speed .

    also.. if you change tire sizes too much, the computer trips out because everything needs to rotate at the same pace for traction and skid control to work.
     
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