Tires/Wheels: P215/65R16 vs. P225/60R16 - Interchangeable?

[Rik Brown]

We have two Chryslers with the following tire sizes:

1995 Chrysler Concorde - p225/60r16
2001 Town & Country Minivan - p215/65r16

The Concorde is at the end of its life but the tires (Michelin) are in
very good condition and the wheels are better than what we have on the
van.

The Concorde is going to be junked. We are wondering, however, if the
wheels/tires from the Concorde would fit our minivan. If so, we'd remove
them before junking the Concorde.

Anyone know?

Thanks. -- Rik

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[Hachiroku ハチロク]

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:58:54 -0500, Rik Brown wrote:

>
> We have two Chryslers with the following tire sizes:
>
> 1995 Chrysler Concorde - p225/60r16
> 2001 Town & Country Minivan - p215/65r16
>
> The Concorde is at the end of its life but the tires (Michelin) are in
> very good condition and the wheels are better than what we have on the
> van.
>
> The Concorde is going to be junked. We are wondering, however, if the
> wheels/tires from the Concorde would fit our minivan. If so, we'd remove
> them before junking the Concorde.
>
> Anyone know?
>
> Thanks. -- Rik

Yup.

Yup.

The Concorde tires are a measly 10mm wider than the T&C tires. Do the
wheels from the Concorde fit on the T&C? I would think they would, since
the wheels from my LHS fit my Grand Voyager. What you want to do is take a
wheel off of the Concorde and put it on the T&C and check the clearances,
on the front turning the wheel from lock to lock to make sure the tire
doesn't hit any suspension/frame pieces, and then on the rear for
clearance to the frame.

I once put Galcier Grips on a Tercel that were tachnically too wide, and
then just had to remember not to turn the steering wheel to full lock. ;)

You should be fine.

This is an excellent tool. Punch in the size of the old tire, then the
size of the 'new' tire and get the differences.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

The difference is so small it's hardly worth mentioning. The 60 series
will have a slightly smaller sidewall, and may result in a little better
handling, but it will probably hardly be noticable.

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[Rik Brown]

Rik Brown;3018119 Wrote:
> We have two Chryslers with the following tire sizes:
>
> 1995 Chrysler Concorde - p225/60r16
> 2001 Town & Country Minivan - p215/65r16
>
> The Concorde is at the end of its life but the tires (Michelin) are in
> very good condition and the wheels are better than what we have on the
> van.
>
> The Concorde is going to be junked. We are wondering, however, if the
> wheels/tires from the Concorde would fit our minivan. If so, we'd remove
> them before junking the Concorde.
>
> Anyone know?
>
> Thanks. -- Rik

Anyone know enough about tires/wheels to advise on this matter?

[Hachiroku ハチロク]

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:24:09 -0500, Rik Brown wrote:

>
> Rik Brown;3018119 Wrote:
>> We have two Chryslers with the following tire sizes:
>>
>> 1995 Chrysler Concorde - p225/60r16
>> 2001 Town & Country Minivan - p215/65r16
>>
>> The Concorde is at the end of its life but the tires (Michelin) are in
>> very good condition and the wheels are better than what we have on the
>> van.
>>
>> The Concorde is going to be junked. We are wondering, however, if the
>> wheels/tires from the Concorde would fit our minivan. If so, we'd remove
>> them before junking the Concorde.
>>
>> Anyone know?
>>
>> Thanks. -- Rik
>
> Anyone know enough about tires/wheels to advise on this matter?
>
> Thanks. -- Rik

Dude, kinda already answered it...

Short answer: put the tires from the car on the van.