tire size recommendations
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tire size recommendations
whats up... Just picked up some staggered 19" fsports for my gs350 awd
what tire sizes do you guys recommend
Rims in the front 19x8
Rims in the back 19x9
Thanks
what tire sizes do you guys recommend
Rims in the front 19x8
Rims in the back 19x9
Thanks
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not to sure but I was warned about doing a staggered fitment on my awd, since the wheels need to be the same size all around if not in time its gonna cause havoc on ur tranny this what ive been told so I stuck with the same size all around, what u can do is get diff offset to make them look staggered, for 19 the closet measurements are 225/40/19
i think 245/35/19 will work all the way around
use this site to help figure it out [http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp]
use this site to help figure it out [http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp]
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i think 245/35/19 will work all the way around
use this site to help figure it out [http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp]
use this site to help figure it out [http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp]
As long as the diameter of the wheel+tire stays same as current both front and rear, you are fine.
I think you want 225/40/19 on front and 255/40/19 on back.
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I know that with a non staggered setup, Lexus recommends 245/40/19 all around on the GS350 AWD.
So if your suspension is stock, or lowered but with stiffer springs, then you should peg the front to 245/40/19 in accordance with Lexus specs, and then figure out the rear to closely match the total diameter.
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This would be a great tire set up if you had a rwd car and not a AWD. The other set up is going to not have any wheel gap.
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Tell me about your suspension?
I know that with a non staggered setup, Lexus recommends 245/40/19 all around on the GS350 AWD.
So if your suspension is stock, or lowered but with stiffer springs, then you should peg the front to 245/40/19 in accordance with Lexus specs, and then figure out the rear to closely match the total diameter.
I know that with a non staggered setup, Lexus recommends 245/40/19 all around on the GS350 AWD.
So if your suspension is stock, or lowered but with stiffer springs, then you should peg the front to 245/40/19 in accordance with Lexus specs, and then figure out the rear to closely match the total diameter.
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your recommendation of 225/40 and 255/40 would give me:
90mm in the front side wall and
112mm in the back side wall
Or am i wrong about something here?
The 255/40 sidewall is significantly taller than the 225/40, would run a 235/35-19 front and back
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I can put the same size tire even tho the front rim us 8" wide and the back rim is 9" wide?
planning to use hankook ventus tires if that matters
The rims ate pretty close in width so sure you can the rear will be slightly stretched more than the front but not much at all I have a 225/30 on my 9 inch fronts and will have the same on my 9.5 front when it comes in. Using thd same tire will keep the overall diameter from front to back perfect