Rim/Tire suggestions
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Rim/Tire suggestions
First time poster!(sp?) Recently purchased '99 convertible with 38k miles. Love the car and am looking to upgrade the stock rims/tires. My car is equipped with AH. I would appreciate any suggestions for 18" front rim width and 19" rear rim width. Tire size is desired to remain within the fender wells, but wider than factory tires is desired. I would like to keep AH active but it is not necessary. Any suggestions?? Thanks for your help!
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9.5" or 10" on front and 11" on rear. 275 series on front and 305 series on rear. You can look up the profiles to see what would match the stock sizes. Make sure the fronts are about 0.5" to 1" smaller in diameter than the rears.
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First time poster!(sp?) Recently purchased '99 convertible with 38k miles. Love the car and am looking to upgrade the stock rims/tires. My car is equipped with AH. I would appreciate any suggestions for 18" front rim width and 19" rear rim width. Tire size is desired to remain within the fender wells, but wider than factory tires is desired. I would like to keep AH active but it is not necessary. Any suggestions?? Thanks for your help!
I have some info on properly sizing tires on my web site.
www.ToqueZ06.com
If your considering a 18/19 combo:
Front 9.5"-10" wide, 265/35/18, or 275/35/18
Rear 10.5-11" wide, 305/30/19
If your considering a 19/19 combo:
Front 9.5"-10" wide, 275/30/19
Rear 10.5-11" wide, 305/30/19
You will not have any issues with traction control with the above sizes.
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