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I am shooping for tires for my 2001 Honda Odyssey LX ( w /stock steel
wheels) . The OEM tires are 215/65R/16 . I was told by a reputable
tire dealer that the more plentiful 225/60R/16 was an allowable
substitute . Is this coorect ? - discussion pleasee. - thanks

nospam4me@nospam.com wrote in message news:<40a9e4d2.37895580@news.myjoi.net>...
> I am shooping for tires for my 2001 Honda Odyssey LX ( w /stock steel
> wheels) . The OEM tires are 215/65R/16 . I was told by a reputable
> tire dealer that the more plentiful 225/60R/16 was an allowable
> substitute . Is this coorect ? - discussion pleasee. - thanks

225/60R/16 will work fine. Slightly wider (225 vs 215), but the lower
profile (60 vs 65) will keep the tire diameter nearly the same so your
speedometer will still read right.

<nospam4me@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I am shooping for tires for my 2001 Honda Odyssey LX ( w /stock steel
> wheels) . The OEM tires are 215/65R/16 . I was told by a reputable
> tire dealer that the more plentiful 225/60R/16 was an allowable
> substitute . Is this coorect ? - discussion pleasee. - thanks

Probably ok, but if you look at www.tirerack.com you will find a large
selection of tires in the original 215/65-16 size.

I generally buy my tires from tirerack and then have a local shop install
them. The total cost has always ended up lower then the best price I could
get locally and the selection is terrific.

John

"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> <nospam4me@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:40a9e4d2.37895580@news.myjoi.net...
> > I am shooping for tires for my 2001 Honda Odyssey LX ( w /stock steel
> > wheels) . The OEM tires are 215/65R/16 . I was told by a reputable
> > tire dealer that the more plentiful 225/60R/16 was an allowable
> > substitute . Is this coorect ? - discussion pleasee. - thanks
>
> Probably ok, but if you look at www.tirerack.com you will find a large
> selection of tires in the original 215/65-16 size.
>
> I generally buy my tires from tirerack and then have a local shop install
> them. The total cost has always ended up lower then the best price I
could
> get locally and the selection is terrific.
>
> John
>
>

That's about right, but last time I got a better deal buying my tires from
discount tire. I purchased tires from tire rack 2 times, but this time I
went to my local shop. Just look around before you buy.
BTW, I got a set of Michelin Hydroedge for my CR-V and they are excellent
tires, check it out too.

I use 225/60/16 on a 99 Ody with alloy wheels. The odometer is 5% off,
according to markers on the I-5. Since your has steel wheels, I'm not sure
if the width on those wheels are compatible with the wider tires. Check a
tire chart that has 225 to see if it could fit your wheel.

nospam4me@nospam.com wrote:

> I am shooping for tires for my 2001 Honda Odyssey LX ( w /stock steel
> wheels) . The OEM tires are 215/65R/16 . I was told by a reputable
> tire dealer that the more plentiful 225/60R/16 was an allowable
> substitute . Is this coorect ? - discussion pleasee. - thanks

"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1hqqc.215187$L31.100761@nwrddc01.gnilink.net. ..
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> <nospam4me@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:40a9e4d2.37895580@news.myjoi.net...
> > I am shooping for tires for my 2001 Honda Odyssey LX ( w /stock steel
> > wheels) . The OEM tires are 215/65R/16 . I was told by a reputable
> > tire dealer that the more plentiful 225/60R/16 was an allowable
> > substitute . Is this coorect ? - discussion pleasee. - thanks
>
> Probably ok, but if you look at www.tirerack.com you will find a large
> selection of tires in the original 215/65-16 size.
>
> I generally buy my tires from tirerack and then have a local shop install
> them. The total cost has always ended up lower then the best price I
could
> get locally and the selection is terrific.
>
> John

If you're planning to change the tire size here's a good site to check that
will calculate how the different tire sizes will affect the speedometer.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

With the new 225/60R-16 the speedometer will read 1.4% too fast, or your
speedometer may read 60mph while you're actually traveling 59.2 mph.

Anyway I just bought a set from Tirerack as well and had 'em shipped to a
local shop. Even with a 20% discount on the tires I saved about a hundred
bucks vs. going to the Firestone for my Bridgestone tires. This is the
bottom line cost for 4 tires installed. It's also an excellent web site for
tire comparisons.

-Dave