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Old 05-18-12, 05:02 AM
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Got a set of TE37s and need to put tires on them. I just got these and never put them on my car.

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Front 2 -
19 x 8.5" , +22 et

Rear 2 -
19 x 9.5" , +34 et


Now, I've been looking thru the wheel thread and came up with this.

For the fronts, I was thinking about putting 215/35/19 on
For the rear, I was thinking about 245/35/19

I want to hit the rears with a spacer and sit a little more flush but I guess I'm asking for opinions from the "fitment" guru's out there. Is this a good setup or should I think about another size??

Thanks in advanced for the help!
Old 05-18-12, 05:21 AM
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The fronts will have a little bit of a stretch, but I'd recommend going 235/35 on your rears... I'm running a 245/35 right now on a 19x10 and it's just a little bit of a stretch... that way your front and back will look the same.
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I would go 19/35/225 fronts with 19/35/245 rear
Old 05-18-12, 09:03 AM
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depends on how low you are. you could do 235/35 265/30 or 225/35 245/35 for a little stretch
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215/35-19 + 255/35-19 (no spacers in the rear)
Old 05-18-12, 12:07 PM
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i would run 225/35/19 in the front & 255/35/19 in the rear
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Originally Posted by projectdna
215/35-19 + 255/35-19 (no spacers in the rear)
why no spacers in the rear? Do you think it will sit better that way or something?
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^^^ because if you run spacers in the rear, you won't be able to run 255/35-19 in the rear.

mind you, your tire size depends on your ride height.
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stick with 215/35/19 up front.
the rear like projectdna said use 255 you can even run 265 since your wheels are 9.5 +34. but remember the the front gonna stretch and the rear wont.. dont know if you gonna like the look of that.

Im running 215/36/19 on my 19x8.5 +20 right now and theyre rubbing (im on coils)
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Im running 245/30/20s on 8.5" +38 front and 1 of the tires came off at stock height..
luckily I was going over to a friends house that had a compressor..
if not I'd a probably mess up the tire =(
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215 and 245. go narrow since it's a bit aggressive
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Originally Posted by scorpionge
Im running 245/30/20s on 8.5" +38 front and 1 of the tires came off at stock height..
luckily I was going over to a friends house that had a compressor..
if not I'd a probably mess up the tire =(
that's called "bad luck".
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dont do the stretched look go with the flush look
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^no ishhht, projectdna lol
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Thanks for everyones help. Much appreciated!
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