Hello everyone,

I'm curious if a 215/70/16 would fit our camry hybrids?

Reason I ask is b/c the stock tire 215/60/16 is WAY off for my liking.

Especially at 'e-mode' which is 41mph on the speedo..but in reality is like 37-38mph.

35mph on the speed is really 31.x mph and it's just annoying.

Anyhow, I was curious if anyone has gone to a taller tire. I'm not concerned with odometer readings or if I'm going FASTER than the speedo...I just don't want to be going SLOWER than the speedo.

What would be SLICK is running 215/75/16 with a 9.7% error would yield a 41mph (38 real life) into 45mph (~42 mph real life).

I could definitely live with 42 mph in E-mode on the 45mph streets....

Just thinking out loud!

-Mike




Here is the calculator I used.

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

 

care not about taller tire (reduces mpg) - but am "glad" you have the same mph speedo error that i do. 4 mph. so that i am not the only one weird and complaining.

 

I'm not sure it would reduce MPG....

 

My speedometer is within about 1 percent. I am running 215/55R17 Michelin Energy tires on rims that came from an Avalon. But it was also with about 1 percent before I changed the wheels and tires.

If your speedometer is off by more than a few percent, you may want to have it adjusted. According to wikipedia (an authoritative source;-), speedometers in the US are required to be within 5 percent.

 

user manual says that switching one size up on tires reduces mpg by 1mpg. i am assuming you want overall larger diameter tire.

 

How do you like the 17s?

 

I bought them for the look, not the mpg's. I just like the wheels that were on the Avalon that year. But if I recall correctly, the outside diameter within a few millimeters. So the leverage on the drive train is not substantially different. I haven't noticed any difference in mpgs.

I do like the Michelin Energy tires better than the Bridgestone tires. The Michelins do make less noise. I have not noticed any difference in handling -- but then, I live in Florida where there are only straight roads, no curves at all. So, here, "handling" is a non-issue.

I know the weight and moment of the rims and tires matters, and the rolling resistance of the tires matters... I think I gave up a little moment in the change to a larger wheel. But then, I don't really care about the difference between 35 and 36 mpgs.... either is much better than the 10 mpgs I was getting with my previous vehicle.