# Alternate tires on 2001 Mazda Protege

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternate-tires-on-2001-mazda-protege/21201>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, mazda, tires, subaru\
**Created:** [October 25, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternate-tires-on-2001-mazda-protege/21201 "2008-10-25T14:27:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sbemis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@sbemis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sbemis)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternate-tires-on-2001-mazda-protege/21201/1 "2008-10-25T14:27:10Z")

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I have a almost new set of studded tires for my 1999 Subaru Legacy wagon - 195/60-15. I’d like to sell my Subaru , but if possible, I’d like to keep the studded tires to use on my wife’s 2001 Mazda Protege. The Mazda has a tire size of 195/55-15. Would the studded tires be compatible with the Mazda?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternate-tires-on-2001-mazda-protege/21201/2 "2008-10-25T14:33:34Z")

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Yes, they will probably be fine. They will be slightly taller and may change the accuracy of the speedometer, but not by too much. There’s about a 10 mm difference in sidewall height, so figure 20mm increase in overall diameter, a little less than an inch.

I would use them if it were my car.