# Different tire sizes on front and rear? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** tires\ **Created:** [June 5, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/different-tire-sizes-on-front-and-rear/291 "2007-06-05T23:54:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/different-tire-sizes-on-front-and-rear/291/21 "2020-01-03T22:02:49Z")
For future reference, there is a sticker on the door jamb that tells you exactly what tires to buy. Not the brand, but the characteristics, like size and speed rating. You don’t have to remember anything. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/different-tire-sizes-on-front-and-rear/291/22 "2020-01-03T22:06:58Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > For future reference, there is a sticker on the door jamb that tells you exactly what tires to buy. Not the brand, but the characteristics, like size and speed rating. You don’t have to remember anything. +1 … and, a tire shop that willingly puts the wrong size tires on a vehicle–without warning the customer of possible consequences–is not to be trusted, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/different-tire-sizes-on-front-and-rear/291/23 "2020-01-03T22:48:24Z")
The transfer case and both differentials are taking a real beating when in 4x4. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/different-tire-sizes-on-front-and-rear/291.md?page=1)