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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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On my C5 Im going to put a 295/30/19 in the rear and on the front should I put a bigger tire size like a 255/35/18. Or should I keep the 245up front? Will this mess up anything with the TC or ABS? Help me out with this one. Thanks in advance.
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It depends on how wide your front rim is. Stock is 8.5, lets say if you had a 9 or 9.5, you can easily bump that up to 265/35/18. Between the fron and back, I believe you need 1 to 1.5 inch difference in size to not mess up the TC. Here, use this site, it's great and has a great comparisson.

http://www.rimsntires.com/rt_specs.jsp
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Hi Stalion,
The front rim is a 8.5 so the biggest I could go is 255. What do you think.
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Hi Stalion,
The front rim is a 8.5 so the biggest I could go is 255. What do you think.
295/35/19 Rear: 2076 mm (81.7'')
255/35/18 Front: 1994 mm (78.5'')

More then enough of a difference.
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Thanks a lot Stalion.
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Are the tires going on aftermarket rims, or the stockers???
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kudos, hope it works out
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