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Old 25th March 2015, 01:21 PM
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Default Should I drive on 1 x 19" wheel and 3 x 20" wheels?

Hi,

I need to drop one of my 20" alloy wheels off to be refurbished but the spare I have is a 19"...

Perhaps it's a stupid question, I don't know, but am I OK to drive the car with 1 x 19" wheel and 3 x 20" wheels?

It would only be for a couple of days until the 20" alloy is ready.
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Old 25th March 2015, 01:50 PM
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Go to willtheyfit.com and enter the relative wheel and tyre widths and specs and if there's a less than 2% variation you should be ok. It would be an MOT fail, if presented like that, but is not illegal as such. It could be classed as a temporary use spare which is not defined in UK law. If you had a loss of control accident you can expect insurers to take a closer look at whether it contributed
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Old 25th March 2015, 04:19 PM
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As Adrin says it's the trye size thats the key here not the rim size. Rolling raidus needs to be as close as you can get.
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Old 25th March 2015, 04:47 PM
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Be fine, look at the radius of space savers..
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Old 25th March 2015, 06:50 PM
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Just remember that you are on odd wheels and drive carefully.
Basically do not rush anywhere
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Old 25th March 2015, 09:39 PM
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Thanks, will do!
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