C5 Wheels and tires
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C5 Wheels and tires
I went to Discount Tire and bought 4 new ZR-1 clone wheels (Black) for my 99 C5, 18's front and 19's in the back. Back ones are 10 inches wide. I've been trying to get some Michelins to fit it. The 305/35's are too short. The 295/35 are too narrow (Wheels are wider than the tires) and the 325/35 are too wide. Or something like that. I can't seem to find a tire to fit in the existing wheel well on a ten inch wheel that won't rub or is tall enough to fit. I'm sure this going from 17 front and 18 rear to 18 front and 19 rear has been done a million times. So who is the genius out there that knows how to fix this problem. Discount tire can't seem to figure it out but their more than willing to sell me things that don't match.
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I have 295/35 on an 18x10.5" wheel on mine. The 295 should fit on a 10" wheel with no problem.
That said, I think what you want with a 19" wheel is a 295/30/19 on the rear and a 265/35/18 on the front to maintain the ABS zen.
That said, I think what you want with a 19" wheel is a 295/30/19 on the rear and a 265/35/18 on the front to maintain the ABS zen.
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I have CCW 505a rims. They are 11.5" wide. It all depends on the back spacing to make the wider tires fit correctly.
315/25/19 on the rear and they do not rub.
275/30/19 on the fronts.
315/25/19 on the rear and they do not rub.
275/30/19 on the fronts.
Last edited by Bill Curlee; May 17, 2012 at 09:30 PM.
