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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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I wanted to get 18" wheels in the front and 19" wheels in the rear. What size tire would I need to keep the speedo accurate?

or how hard or much would it be to have the speedo reprogrammed. (if possible)

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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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You can go 265or 275/ 35/ 18 front and 295 or 305/ 30/ 19 rear. I run 265/35/18 front and 305/30/19 rear and the roll out is the same as a stock C5 ZO6. No TC or ABS issues and no rubbing. Lowered on stock bolts.

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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:49 PM
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I thought that changing tire size does not require a speedo recalibration?

As for the size do a search around C5 general. A lot of true tested combos for 18/19. 30/305 very common for the rear and 265 or 275/35 very common for the front. I run a 275/35/18 in the front and a 295/35/19 in the rear. Looks great with no issues.
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