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Tire Sizing advice needed...please

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Old 05-18-10, 09:00 AM
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if the wheels fit on the gs430 with no fender mods, it should fit on 350 as well. just the tires need to be changed
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Thanks guys! I went ahead and ordered 235/35/20 tires for the fronts to keep the rolling diameter close to 275/30/20 for the rear. I learned PLENTY from this thread about tire sizing and risks for not making the rites match on an AWD.

Now....if i could only understand how offsets are calculated....
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http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

here's a start. and as to how to get good offset info say for the 3gs, then it's a lot of references, calculations, experience, and trials
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ok in a tire calculator I tried 245/30/20 front this is almost perfect 275/25/20 is lil more off
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...?action=submit
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you'll never find 2 the exact same. tire heights are all based of percentages. the 2nd number is the percentage of the first number. ie, 245mm wide and the side wall height is 30% of 245mm's.
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ok so what is the widest tire I can run on a 06 GS300 awd cause when I redid the size with a 285/25 its more spot on then the 275/25
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