Question about snow tire size for '84 Dodge Ram?

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Owen

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I have a 2wd Dodge D100 Ram, and I just lost it on ice today. This has gotten me wanting snow tires. Bad. I have a pair of almost new (maybe 100 miles on them) 205/65/R15 snow tires already that I got for free from a friend who had to junk their car. This is the wrong diameter for my truck (it calls for 195/75/R15 tires, but has 205/75s). I want to buy a new pair in the right size, and put these two on the front where they won't mess up the speedometer's reading. this question is in two parts:

1) is it safe to use different diameter tires from front to rear?
and
2) would I be better off using the stock width tires (195/75/R15) on the rear, or getting wider tires (I'm thinking 215 or 225 width)?
I am under the impression that wider tires are harder to accelerate with, but will stop quicker than narrow ones.

I recognize that snow tires will do little or nothing to help me on ice, but my tires now are reeeeally bad.
 
The size of tire you have on the car now is going to be the size of snow tire you replace them with. Plus studded snow tires are designed to be driven on snow and ice.What your friend gave you will fit on your truck. they are both fifteens. Bigger tires on the rear and smaller on the front is not uncommon.On most newer rigs the speedometer is in the transmission.Which reads the speed of the drive shaft. not the tires.I went with a taller tire on my car and there was no difference. In my speedometer readings. Unless you get radical.
 
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