Tire size experts????
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St. Jude Donor '06 thru '15, '19
Tire size experts????
I have put new wheels on my car 18 all around and have traction control problems
Front = 275/40/ 18 , wheels are 9.5
Rear = 295/35/18 wheels are 10.5
trac comes on because the backs are smaller than front , it looks like I have to go to 225/40/18 on the fronts to correct this , is this right?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2066960
Front = 275/40/ 18 , wheels are 9.5
Rear = 295/35/18 wheels are 10.5
trac comes on because the backs are smaller than front , it looks like I have to go to 225/40/18 on the fronts to correct this , is this right?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2066960
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St. Jude Donor '08
Get yourself a 275/35/18. This will make the front smaller than the rear by about .4 inches.
When you go with the 275/40/18 your front is about .4 inches taller than the rear, which is bad.
Here is a link to show what I mean.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.j...num%3D74YR8EMX
Hope that helps.
When you go with the 275/40/18 your front is about .4 inches taller than the rear, which is bad.
Here is a link to show what I mean.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.j...num%3D74YR8EMX
Hope that helps.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Get yourself a 275/35/18. This will make the front smaller than the rear by about .4 inches.
When you go with the 275/40/18 your front is about .4 inches taller than the rear, which is bad.
Here is a link to show what I mean.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.j...num%3D74YR8EMX
Hope that helps.
When you go with the 275/40/18 your front is about .4 inches taller than the rear, which is bad.
Here is a link to show what I mean.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.j...num%3D74YR8EMX
Hope that helps.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos I would use this calculator to get your new tires the same diameter as the originals
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St. Jude Donor '06 thru '15, '19
Would rather change the fronts, they are cheap tires and the backs are brand new. I used a calculator and to get the difference the same as stock, it was 225 , (1" differnce) , How close to that do I need to be to do away with the problem. And thanks a ton for the help.
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