tyre size help requested

[Pete Mac]

I bought my van from JAL afew months ago, bit only today have I notice that I have two diffrent tyre sizes front and rear.
The front tyres are 195/80/15 and the rear are 215/70/15, is this normal and more to the point is it safe! Can anyone also give me what tyre pressures should these tyres be set at, many thanks Pete.

[scanner]

They are the right widths, but the wrong profiles, standard size is 195/70-15 front and 215/65-15 rear.

There is a plate (or should be!) inside the driver's door opening showing tyre sizes and pressures.

[Pete Mac]

There is a plate but its in Japanise ! cheers for the info many thanks Pete.

They are the right widths, but the wrong profiles, standard size is 195/70-15 front and 215/65-15 rear.

There is a plate (or should be!) inside the driver's door opening showing tyre sizes and pressures.

[scanner]

There is a plate but its in Japanise ! cheers for the info many thanks Pete.

They are the right widths, but the wrong profiles, standard size is 195/70-15 front and 215/65-15 rear.

There is a plate (or should be!) inside the driver's door opening showing tyre sizes and pressures.

The numbers aren't and that's the important bit.

[francophile1947]

I believe some later ones had those sizes that you've got - I think most of us fit the same size all round when replacing them, usually 215/65 or 215/70 (depending on what size you originally had fitted).

[Pete Mac]

Many thaks Peter.

I believe some later ones had those sizes that you've got - I think most of us fit the same size all round when replacing them, usually 215/65 or 215/70 (depending on what size you originally had fitted).

[Ron Miel]

Many thaks Peter.

I believe some later ones had those sizes that you've got - I think most of us fit the same size all round when replacing them, usually 215/65 or 215/70 (depending on what size you originally had fitted).

Yes, mine's plated for 195/80, 215/70 - although it's running on 215/70s all round at the moment. If you drop down to the earlier production Bongo's 70 and 65 profiles, or fit 215/65s all round, your speedo will read a bit fast - and you'll lose valuable ground clearance, also possibly related to uprated longer travel springs.