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Old 05-27-08, 02:07 PM
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need to buy tires now that i ordered rims

19x8 front +30
19x9.5 rear +40

car lowered on eibach pro kit for 250 -1.4f -1.0r

tire sizes im debating are...

215/35 front or 225/35

255/35 rear or 265/30

i want eliminate chances of rubbing.. but i also dont want to stretch my tires to the point where my sidewalls are so thin ill get pothole damage too easily..

thanks
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do you have RWD or AWD?

235/35-19 front 275/30-19 rear

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Stretch them more.
225/35-19 front 265/30-19 rear

or you can go less and stretch the tires as others have done.
Old 05-27-08, 02:41 PM
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i have rwd..will 215/35 and 255/35 stretch my tires too thin??? thus getting easily damaged??

front is only 8 not 8.5
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^^^this is for one of the VIP guys to chime in here. Judd are you around??

I really cant tell you. Thats pretty crazy to me but may be nothing to some of these other guys??

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i say go with 225/35 and 265/30. It'll look perfect
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