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okay to use 205/65/16 on my 2000 ES300?

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Old 05-14-08, 09:50 AM
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Default okay to use 205/65/16 on my 2000 ES300?

I know the stock tires on the car are supposed to be 205/60/16 per tirerack.com. I have a platinum edition though and I'm not sure if the specs are different. I ordered some Michelin Primacy MXV4 and stuck w/ the tire size currently on the car - 205/65/16. Seems like the wheel well has plenty of room w/ the current tire size on there and the 65's were a bit cheaper so I went with them. My wife drives the car and is far from a driving enthusiast, so the "taller" tire won't matter at all to her as she doesn't even come close to testing the cornering limits of this car.

Keep in mind I usually keep my cars stock and do not vary in terms of tire width, wheel size, etc.

Is this okay, to continue to use a 65-sized tire vs. a 60?

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yess its perfectly fine, wont have any problems.. the total wheel diameter is roughly the same so there shoudlnt be an discrepancies with the speedo... im using the es350 rims they are suppost to be 215/55/17 but i went 215/50/17 for a better look
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awesome, thanks, raw, for the quick response!
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