Larger Michelin's for rear
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Larger Michelin's for rear
My Michelin runflat rear tires are wearing out faster than the fronts...imagine that! I'd like to get something larger than the 275's I've got now but Michelin doesn't make anything larger in the runflats. 2 questions, is there any problem in having runflats on the front; since they're still good; and putting non-runflats on the rear? And, whats the largest I could use with stock rims on my 02 coupe?
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On stock rims I think that 285's are the largest you can go with. As for mixing tread /tires, most will say you shouldn't. If you need rears most times you can get a better price buying 4 tires vs. 2 at a time. Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by Bill Vett
On stock rims I think that 285's are the largest you can go with. As for mixing tread /tires, most will say you shouldn't. If you need rears most times you can get a better price buying 4 tires vs. 2 at a time. Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by TEXASCOUPE
Thats an idea. I do like the Michelins but wouldn't mind trying something else if I could get a wider tire for the rears. Are the 275's the widest of all brands of RF's?
Haven't seen anything larger than the 275's in a runflat for the C5.
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you can run 295's on the rear stock rim with NO problems at all. Also, run craps in the front and non runcraps in the rear is just fine.
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Originally Posted by Stangkiller
you can run 295's on the rear stock rim with NO problems at all. Also, run craps in the front and non runcraps in the rear is just fine.
Running R/Fs in the front and nons in the rear and no probs whatsoever. Good info on the 295s, I am looking for wider
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Michelin goes all the way upto a 345x30x19 runflat.Have a set going on in a couple weeks.But on stock rims I wouldn't go bigger that 295's.jerry
Last edited by XKR100; Dec 8, 2006 at 12:13 AM.
