Need Advice About Replacing A Single Tire On '99 Es300

[Gabbar Singh]

Hi,

I am a new addition to the Lexus community as I just bought a '99 ES 300 earlier today.

I got a mechanic to do a buyer's check on the car before I bought it.

One of the suggestions was about a single tire being more worn than the other three and needing replacement.

The three main tires are Yokohama P205/65R15.

As it turns out, one of my friends has an unused Yokohama P215/60R15 from his '98 ES300.

So, my question to the knowledgable folks here is:

Can I put a P215/60R15 as a 4th tire when the 3 existing tires are P205/65R15?

Thanks a lot for your time and your help.

[gabep]

I would not. Mismatched tires can cause a tracking problem.

[dcfish]

Hi,

I am a new addition to the Lexus community as I just bought a '99 ES 300 earlier today.

I got a mechanic to do a buyer's check on the car before I bought it.

One of the suggestions was about a single tire being more worn than the other three and needing replacement.

The three main tires are Yokohama P205/65R15.

As it turns out, one of my friends has an unused Yokohama P215/60R15 from his '98 ES300.

So, my question to the knowledgable folks here is:

Can I put a P215/60R15 as a 4th tire when the 3 existing tires are P205/65R15?

Thanks a lot for your time and your help.

Guru advice.... Buy 4 new tires

[Gabbar Singh]

I would not. Mismatched tires can cause a tracking problem.

Thanks a lot. Let's see if we get some more opinions.

By the way, I just found out that there is a separate "tires and wheels" forum.

If the moderators feel that this thread does not belong here, please feel free to move it.

[dcfish]

Get 4 new tires and put this switch around thing in the past...................You will have another tire problem and wish this advise was taken in the first place..........................

[Gabbar Singh]

Guru advice.... Buy 4 new tires

Thanks dcfish,

The other three tires have substantial tread left on them and that's why I was hoping to get by with a comparable new 4th tire. Can you please provide your opinion regarding the suitability of the tire posted in my question as a replacement?