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185/40R17 vs 195/40R17

Going from one to the other changes the overall height by +1.4 %. That is inside the 3% band, so it fits and the speedometer stays close.

74.0 mm sidewall580 mm · 22.8"
185/40R17
78.0 mm sidewall588 mm · 23.1"
195/40R17

Side by side


Measure185/40R17195/40R17Change
Overall height22.8"23.1"+1.4 %
Sidewall2.91"3.07"+5.4 %
Section width185 mm195 mm+5.4 %
Circumference71.7"72.7"+1.4 %
Revs per mile884872-1.4 %
Axle height11.41"11.57"+4.0 mm
Approved rim width5–6.5"5.5–7"overlap 5.5–6.5"

Both are approved on a rim 5.5" to 6.5" wide. If yours is in that band, this is a tire change and nothing else.

What the speedometer will say

Calibrated for 185/40R17. Fit 195/40R17 and the needle stops telling the truth.


Needle saysYou are doingOut by
30 mph30.4 mph+0.4
50 mph50.7 mph+0.7
70 mph71.0 mph+1.0
90 mph91.2 mph+1.2

The odometer drifts with it. Ten thousand miles on the dial are really 10,138 on the road, so it under-counts by 138. At a true 70 mph the first turns 1031 times a minute, the second 1017.

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