Anyone running 265s on front of Sedan?
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Anyone running 265s on front of Sedan?
I need all four new tires and I think I'm going to go with pilot sport 4s. I really want to run a 285 in the rear of the car, so a 265 is what would match up best after doing some numbers on a tire calculator. Otherwise I might go 255/275, but really want the 285 rear as that seems to be about as wide as we can go on stock offset/wheels. So, is anyone running 265's on the front with zero issue? I'm stock height now but might do h&r springs or kw has in the future.
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I need all four new tires and I think I'm going to go with pilot sport 4s. I really want to run a 285 in the rear of the car, so a 265 is what would match up best after doing some numbers on a tire calculator. Otherwise I might go 255/275, but really want the 285 rear as that seems to be about as wide as we can go on stock offset/wheels. So, is anyone running 265's on the front with zero issue? I'm stock height now but might do h&r springs or kw has in the future.
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Damn, reading this now I want to step up to a 295 rear but I know a 275 will not fit front, and then you end up with more of a difference in tire height. The goal is to create as close to difference in diameter to stock.
When you punch all this into a tire calculator ( https://tiresize.com/comparison/ ):
Stock tire size: 245/35/19 Front & 265/35/19 (tire diameter 25.8" front/26.3" rear). So half inch larger diameter in rear.
With a 265/35/19 front & 285/35/19. (tire diameter 26.3" front/26.9" rear). Rear tire being 0.6" bigger in diameter. Not far off stock in difference.
and now knowing that a 295 fits in the rear...
265/35/19 front & 295/35/19 rear. (tire diameter 26.3" front/ 27.1" rear) Difference of 0.8"
You actually end up with a larger sidewall and taller tire in the front versus the back when doing this. Not by a large margin, but...
When you punch all this into a tire calculator ( https://tiresize.com/comparison/ ):
Stock tire size: 245/35/19 Front & 265/35/19 (tire diameter 25.8" front/26.3" rear). So half inch larger diameter in rear.
With a 265/35/19 front & 285/35/19. (tire diameter 26.3" front/26.9" rear). Rear tire being 0.6" bigger in diameter. Not far off stock in difference.
and now knowing that a 295 fits in the rear...
265/35/19 front & 295/35/19 rear. (tire diameter 26.3" front/ 27.1" rear) Difference of 0.8"
You actually end up with a larger sidewall and taller tire in the front versus the back when doing this. Not by a large margin, but...
Last edited by ShaneN.; Oct 16, 2019 at 01:35 AM.
