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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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So my front tires are perfect and my rears are like my babies butt. Ouch like 7k miles. So I want the f1 gs d3 again so I dont have to get a full set. im looking on ebay and found a great seller that has new sets(like 325 for 2) but he doesnt have 275 40 18 he has a couple variations that seem fine to me the closest he has is a 265 40 18. I hate to go smaller but isnt this pretty small of a change? Anyone out there have a list of different size backs that will be ok. Not sure if I can trust the tire calculators online cause I dont think they are taking into account our front to back stagger? I woulld like to go a bit wider if possible... Maybe this spring i will put my right foot on a diet.....
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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So my front tires are perfect and my rears are like my babies butt. Ouch like 7k miles. So I want the f1 gs d3 again so I dont have to get a full set. im looking on ebay and found a great seller that has new sets(like 325 for 2) but he doesnt have 275 40 18 he has a couple variations that seem fine to me the closest he has is a 265 40 18. I hate to go smaller but isnt this pretty small of a change? Anyone out there have a list of different size backs that will be ok. Not sure if I can trust the tire calculators online cause I dont think they are taking into account our front to back stagger? I woulld like to go a bit wider if possible... Maybe this spring i will put my right foot on a diet.....
I don't think you would have any problem going up in size say 295/35/18. but going down a size may mess up your traction control system turning it on every time you hit the gas hard. Do a search on tire size.
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