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Recommended tire size for 06 GS300 with 18'' wheels.

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Old 12-09-05, 01:25 PM
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Default Recommended tire size for 06 GS300 with 18'' wheels.

Does anyone know why the 18'' tire size recommended by Tirerack for GS300 and
GS300AWD is 235/45/18?

The GS430's is 245/40/18.

When I add the diameters of the recommended GS300 tire + wheel, it winds up being
quite a bit larger than the GS430's!!!! Does this not throw off the speedometer by too
large a factor?

A few members who did upgrade their GS300's to 18'' are using the 245/40/18.
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Originally Posted by marshmallo
A few members who did upgrade their GS300's to 18'' are using the 245/40/18.
The 245s will be closer to OEM size. The difference in speedo is under 3%. This is not bad seeing that the 2GS had 215/60/16 tires as an option. This tire gives you similar size to the 235/45s.
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Originally Posted by Neo
The 245s will be closer to OEM size. The difference in speedo is under 3%. This is not bad seeing that the 2GS had 215/60/16 tires as an option. This tire gives you similar size to the 235/45s.
Thanks for the explanation Neo!
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