please help with tyres...confused
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please help with tyres...confused
Hi there I need new rear tyres and I have had a look at an online tyre size calculator but was not sure how much to trust it. I have ccw 19 x 11 inches to cove and want to know the min and max width tyres I can run?
I currently have 305 / 30 /19 on the car
The tyre calculator say that a 285-335 will fit !!!! (http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html)
Could this be true? Can I get 295 on there without a problem?
I have an auto and really only use the car sensibly, no racing around.
My last tyres Pirelli p Nero’s just didn’t last (typical British roads)
I currently have 305 / 30 /19 on the car
The tyre calculator say that a 285-335 will fit !!!! (http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html)
Could this be true? Can I get 295 on there without a problem?
I have an auto and really only use the car sensibly, no racing around.
My last tyres Pirelli p Nero’s just didn’t last (typical British roads)
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
You'll need more than 11" for a 335mm tire. You can actually go as wide as 315, though I don't know if you'll have any luck finding tires tall enough (OD) on 19" rims. 295 should be fine, though your current 305/30 is closer to stock height.
I think you can trust these calculators:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
http://www.discounttire.com//dtcs/infoTireMath.dos
I think you can trust these calculators:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
http://www.discounttire.com//dtcs/infoTireMath.dos
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From: I love you & miss you Linda
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Originally Posted by C5 Freak
Sorry...don't know nuthin bout TYRES. Ask us bout TIRES n we got lots of opinions.
Correct spelling for him is tyres
295 on 11" wheel is fine by the way
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by pablo_vet
will a 285 fit?
The 1010tires link I supplied earlier provides this type of info - try it!
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285 on an 11" rim will look pretty bad imho...there will be no bulge on the side of the rim to protect the rim, not to mention traction will suffer emensely. 285 on a 9.5" rim is about right...but you're stretching that same tire a few extra inches?!?!