In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 03 Feb 2024 07:07:14 -0500,
Aha. You're right. I looked at what
tirerack.com had to say.
2005 Toyota Solara SE SLE V6 Convertible:
What Tire Size is on Your Vehicle?
Toyota equips your vehicle with TWO possible sizes during production.
(Learn More**)
Factory Tire Sizes
16" 215/60-16
17" 215/55-17
Optional Tire Sizes
18" 225/45-18
19" 225/40-19
They also allow for custom sizes and maybe will tell you if the tire
will fit or not.
But for the 2005 Toyota Solara SE SLE V6 *Coupe*, it says
Toyota equips your vehicle with ONE possible size during production
17" 215/55-17
Optional Tire Sizes
16" 215/60-16
18" 225/45-18
19" 225/40-19
SPR 155/70-17 Temporary/Compact Spare -- included for completeness.
When selecting a Factory tire size, note that the proper Factory tire
size for the vehicle is determined by options or changes by the
manufacturer.
But there is really nothing about being an SLE that enables more or
fewer sizes to be used than in an SE, afaik??? All the differences are
in the interior, I've assumed. It has a better radio and maybe other
stuff like leather seats. Surely the tire wells are no different??????
Yes, if you add the possible factory list to the optional list, the
lists are the same.
Unsure what to select?
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**Factory sizes are based on the best information currently available to
us. Variations based on options or changes by the manufacturer may
change the Factory size on your vehicle. Please verify the size listed
matches the tire size listed on your vehicle (usually found in the DOOR
JAMB or gas cap) or in the Owner's Manual.
This means Tirerack's listing is more accurate than Firestone's, and
that doesn't suprise me, because Firestone is established and Tirerack
was new and had to try harder. What does surprise me is that, When
Firestone gathered its data, who gave it incomplete data? Was it early
in the 2005 year, before Toyota made the other size an option? That
might be. .... except that TireRack started before 1990 and was selling
online by 1998, also before, 6+ years before, my car was made.
I've never participated in choosing the size before. I've let the shop
do it. So I've learned a lesson. BTW, the same company that came out
to fix my flat when I was out of town will also put on mail-order tires,
so you don't have to squeeze them into your trunk or back seat, go to a
gas station or tire shop and wait around. There are days when I don't
go anywhere and they'll come then. The key search word is MOBILE tire
service.
Wait. TireRack has its own list of local trucks and cooperating
companies that will come out and install TireRack tires, INCLUDING the
Firestone I was at yesterday, but when I called them a month ago to come
out and fix my flat, they wouldn't do it. Maybe they don't like doing
this and only do it for TireRack, or maybe they don't do it for them
anymore either but their location is still on the list and the map.
And I see there is a Mr. Tire very close to me on the TireRack list too.
I didn't think to call them. And when I google mobile tire service ,
neither they nor Firestone shows up. I tried to call nearby places, so
it would only take them 5 or 10 minutes to get to me.