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Old Oct 5, 2016 | 08:53 PM
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I'm looking to purchase new tires and planning to run 275/35/18 up front. They're 25.6" tall as compared to stock height of 25.7". Should havee any Trac Ctrl issues there.

I'm running 18x9.5 C6 Z06 knock offs with 56mm offset. Any concerns with these rubbing up front on a stock 06 Z51?

Continental Extreme Contact DW's are on sale at TireRack, nearly 40% off. Hoping to buy these tonight or tomorrow... just wanted to get the opinion on fitment here.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 07:21 AM
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as far as tc goes - its likely not going to be an issue since youre going to be so close in diameter. as far as tire rub goes, its hard to say; especially without seeing how the wheels and tires youve got now are currently sitting
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I have the stock 245/40/18 on these wheels and no rubbing at all. The main reason I'm upgrading size is, the wheel is 1" wider than stock so the side walls are pulled out a bit.

Any sure fire way to confirm this size is safe, based on what I'm running today?
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The 275 tire is about 1.125" wider than the 245. Check it out and see if you have the extra 9/16 clearance to the inside and outside.
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