# Slightly Bigger Tires Okay? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 24, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147 "2025-07-24T20:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matthewdmorris\_178154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@matthewdmorris\_178154](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matthewdmorris_178154)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/1 "2025-07-24T20:01:06Z")
Hello Everyone, Went to a Discount Tire location today, and the matching tires the online platform said were at the location when I made the appointment were not actually in stock. The guy offered me a different size, and I let him put them on. Did I mess up? P 185/65 is the factory issued size, and these were P 195/60’s (R 15 for old and new, so thankfully no variation there.) I researched a little on my phone before giving the guy the go-ahead and saw that it is considered a standard upgrade for my car (2020 Kia Rio) but now feel a little buyer’s remorse. Are there any concerns? Thanks, =MM= ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/2 "2025-07-24T20:26:21Z")
Not a problem. Drive on. 10mm wider, slightly lower profile, the diameter should be very close to your old tires. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/3 "2025-07-24T20:39:47Z")
If 195/60R15 is a Kia speced up-size, I’m sure it’s fine. As long is the motivator isn’t appearances. You should see modest gains in acceleration and braking, and slightly more responsive steering. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/4 "2025-07-24T21:10:17Z")
> [@matthewdmorris\_178154](#): > > Hello Everyone, > > Went to a Discount Tire location today, and the matching tires the online platform said were at the location when I made the appointment were not actually in stock. The guy offered me a different size, and I let him put them on. Did I mess up? P 185/65 is the factory issued size, and these were P 195/60’s (R 15 for old and new, so thankfully no variation there.) I researched a little on my phone before giving the guy the go-ahead and saw that it is considered a standard upgrade for my car (2020 Kia Rio) but now feel a little buyer’s remorse. Are there any concerns? > > Thanks, Larger is a particularly weird term when we talk about tires. Yes, the 195/'s are wider than the 185’s, but the aspect ratio is lower, so the load carrying capacity is the same. We tire engineers say those are not larger. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/5 "2025-07-24T21:18:23Z")
Your new tire is only 0.3" shorter overall than the stock tire, resulting in 833 revs/mile, compared to 825 revs/mile stock. A 1% change is not a difference I would worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/6 "2025-07-24T22:31:41Z")
Depends what brand they are. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slightly-bigger-tires-okay/201147/7 "2025-07-25T01:51:20Z")
Another one for run em, I have done this many times over the years on customer vehicles as well as my own and other family members including my daughter with zero issues… Don’t over think it…