PLUS SIZE TIRES- i know another tire thread
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Melting Slicks
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PLUS SIZE TIRES- i know another tire thread
i want to incease the tire width front and rear on my 2000 cpe. i have
the z06 wheels that have been chromed. currently the tires are
245/45/17 and 275/40/18. the z06 came with larger tires than the cpe.
am i correct thinking that 265/35/17 and 295/35/18 will work.
seems runflat up sizing is a pain and difficult to find what you want without a money tree.
what sizes are you all running on this size rim as an upsize.
i know another tire thread. but i havent seen/ cant find about upsizes for this configuration. a cpe with z06 wheels
the z06 wheels that have been chromed. currently the tires are
245/45/17 and 275/40/18. the z06 came with larger tires than the cpe.
am i correct thinking that 265/35/17 and 295/35/18 will work.
seems runflat up sizing is a pain and difficult to find what you want without a money tree.
what sizes are you all running on this size rim as an upsize.
i know another tire thread. but i havent seen/ cant find about upsizes for this configuration. a cpe with z06 wheels
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295/35-18 is the factory Z06 tire sizes on your rear Z06 wheels, and 265/40-17 was the size for the fronts. I would choose a 275/35-17 front tire before your contemplated 265/35-17; the rolling diameter of the latter is significantly less than OEM. BTW, are your Z06 wheels OEM width, as there are repro Z06-styled wheels that are made in the stock coupe width?
Last edited by wamara; Aug 15, 2006 at 12:07 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by wamara
295/35-18 is the factory Z06 tire sizes on your rear Z06 wheels, and 265/40-17 was the size for the fronts. I would choose a 275/35-17 front tire before your contemplated 265/35-17; the rolling diameter of the latter is significantly less than OEM. BTW, are your Z06 wheels OEM width, as there are repro Z06-styled wheels that are made in the stock coupe width?
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Originally Posted by rgtkst
the wheels are chromed oem's. i dont like the way the cpe size tires look on them. the tread is narrower than the rim. kinda looks as though its stretching to fit front and back. cps dont have different dimentions in the wheel wells do they??
