tyre size on my gv

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tyre size on my gv

Post by barryj75 » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:49 pm

Hi all new here, just bought my 04 gv last week 1 owner 72k with full history, while giving it a clean I noticed the tyres are different front and rear. The rears are 235/60/16 and the fronts are 225/70/16, all a fair condition. im sure they should be all the same size. so what is the best size, also what pressure is best hand book says 26 psi but the look very soft at that.

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Re: tyre size on my gv

Post by gv2000 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:52 pm

gv s should be 215/65 .16 or 235/60.16 all 4 must be same size to avoid transmission damage

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Re: tyre size on my gv

Post by Jay18 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:55 am

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Re: tyre size on my gv

Post by Anton » Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:59 am

Don't use 4wd with different sizes of tyre on there, especially on the road (you shouldn't be using 4wd on the road anyway) as you will cause transmission windup.

I don't think it matters too much if your tyres aren't quite the recommended size (most of us are running bigger than stock) just so long as you have a matching set.
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Re: tyre size on my gv

Post by gv2000 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:20 pm

http://suzuki-grandvitara.info/cms/content/view/84/70/

im running 255.65 .16 amazons at mo on my gv2000

lots of useful info on that site for gvs

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