Can I put a different size rim on my car?

Wheels and tires are not interchangeable words. For instance, your vehicle has a set size of rims, but you can buy different sizes of tires to fit those rims, as long as the middle of the tires is the correct size. That being said, a vehicle with bigger rims will often be able to fit larger tires than other vehicles.

Can I put 16 inch wheels on my car?

Yes you can fit 16 inch tyres instead of the 17 inch ones just make sure to increase the tyre profile in order to reach the OEM circumference of the wheel your car came with ( if it was fitted with 17 inches from the manufacturer) otherwise you may get speedometer error.

Can I increase my rim size?

As a general rule of thumb, it’s safe to fit a tire up to 20 millimeters wider than stock on the original rim. The actual width of the tire will vary depending on the width of the rim: The tire will expand 5 millimeters for every half inch (12.5 millimeters) increase in rim width.

Can you put 16 inch wheels on 14 inch?

The Diameter of the WHEELS have nothing to do with your speedometer operation. The outer Diameter of YOUR TIRES is the only relevant item. If the outer diameter of both the 14 and 16 inch tires are the same, then there is no change.

Can I put 17 rims instead of 16?

When changing the car’s original wheels and tires, the general rule of thumb is that you can go up or down by one inch. For example, if your car is currently riding on 17-in wheels, you can reduce the size to 16 inches.

Will 17 tires fit 16 rims?

You have to replace tires and wheels. You can’t put a 17 inch tire on a 16 inch wheel. You have to purchase both.

Can 16 wheels replace 17?

Most likely they do, but some cars have very large diameter discs these days, which require large diameter wheels. If all of these questions have the correct answer, YES, you can safely use your newly acquired wheels, even though they are 1″ smaller in diameter. Happy motoring!

Do bigger wheels slow you down?

Newton’s Second Law dictates that the force on an object is equal to its mass multiplied by its acceleration. So, increasing your wheel size will decrease the driving force from your wheels which will culminate in a decrease in acceleration of said wheels.