# New tires for 97 ranger **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 29, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511 "2019-04-29T21:31:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gdan29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gdan29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gdan29)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/1 "2019-04-29T21:31:15Z")
``` I’m going to replace my tires on my Ford ranger. I currently have P215/70R-14. The truck calls for 195/70R-14 would there be an advantage to switching back to the 195/70R? Also would there be an advantage to have siping done. I live in the Pacific Northwest. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/2 "2019-04-29T21:33:06Z")
Why complicate things, I did really well with mud grips. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/3 "2019-04-29T21:43:32Z")
If the 215s have not caused any problems with clearance, I see no reason to go back to 195s unless there is significant price difference. No to siping. My guess is you do on road only driving and are concerned about wet traction. Go to [trierack.com](http://trierack.com) and check out tires that meet your needs. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/4 "2019-04-29T21:50:21Z")
P215/70/R14 was an optional tire size from the factory. I would continue to use them if it were me. But you can use P195/70/R14’s if you want. Keep in mind the if factory tire size for this particular truck was 195/70/R14 then your speedometer and odometer will be off by about 5%. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/5 "2019-04-29T22:00:50Z")
That’s ‘[tirerack.com](http://tirerack.com)’… ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/6 "2019-04-29T22:05:42Z")
Any decent tire shop will be able to guide you for tires in your area . You can have a better idea of what to buy just by looking at the web sites . Only you know just how much you want to spend . People buy tires while they are shopping at Sam’s Club and Costco so it can’t be that difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/7 "2019-04-29T22:12:09Z")
Thank you, I guess I need better proof reading skills! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/8 "2019-04-29T23:50:44Z")
Probably get better gas mileage with the smaller tires. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/9 "2019-04-30T00:12:41Z")
Yes, and better snow traction - but where you live is snow rare and rain more common? ---
**Author:** ![gdan29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gdan29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gdan29)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/10 "2019-04-30T00:48:51Z")
Yes, we get a lot of drizzle, rain and ice and little snow. ---
**Author:** ![gdan29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gdan29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gdan29)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/11 "2019-04-30T00:56:10Z")
I went to a big west coast tire store chain and the tire guy is a salesman. I alway heard not to get tires sipped. He said they sip the tire to our climate. Not sure if that is true. Just wanted to get some other opinions. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-for-97-ranger/139511/12 "2019-04-30T01:14:01Z")
Siping assumes the guy at the tire store is smarter than the engineers and designers at the tire company. NOT BLOODY LIKELY!