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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 02:53 PM
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I'm looking into buying some wheels and tires from a fellow owner. The wheels are the ever popular Ruff 944 19/20 set. The problem is that the tire on the rear wheels is 295/40/20...too frickin tall! They are scrubbing a little but they are brand new. Besides buying new tires, what are my options? Is there any way of trimming the wheel well?
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 02:57 PM
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The tires were already on the wheels. I priced some 284/40/20 Nittos and they're $225 each
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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I hope you were joking about the size of the tire.

Thats way to tall of a tire for the car. Must look like a 4X4.

29.29" diameter compared to 26.85 diameter stock.

What size front tires to match? The stock diameter front is 25.71".
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the fronts are 235/35/19 Hankook Ventus V12...
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 09:28 AM
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You realise that your speedometer is reading 9% low?

What is the wheel width and offset? Looks like the wheels extend past the fenders.
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