S55 I want rear tires to be wide ....but how wide?
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S55 Kompressor <3 Platinum Edition H2 - C6 Vette - Mustang GT - 06 QX45 - F-350 7.3L 1100 Pnd Ft Trq
S55 I want rear tires to be wide ....but how wide?
i dont want them to look fat & clumsy.
I would like the same look as my C6...the tires width looks so fresh!
The ones i have right now are 265 40 zr 18
i figure my launch will be better as well
but are there any drawbacks
&& just how wide can i go i was thinkin 275 40 zr18??
will it look like i want it to?
thanks so much guys
I would like the same look as my C6...the tires width looks so fresh!
The ones i have right now are 265 40 zr 18
i figure my launch will be better as well
but are there any drawbacks
&& just how wide can i go i was thinkin 275 40 zr18??
will it look like i want it to?
thanks so much guys
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From: NoVa
2004 S55 (SOLD, miss it every day), 2009 GL550
for my 2004 S55 the stock sizes are listed as
245/45R18 front
265/40R18 rear
I'd like to know if these will fit
255/40R18 front
285/35R18 rear
I suspect the 285 may not fit on stock AMG rims, and if so I might as well upsize to 19" if I'd have to buy new rims. In that case, I'll need to start a search for 19" tires. I'm not too keen on the painted finish anyway.
My goal is to find *quiet* asymmetric all-season tires that can be flipped side-to-side to help them stay quiet. This is a big pain in the *** because the S55 tires are big and their load rating is very high.
I realize I won't have the cornering traction provided by the sticky SOBs on there now (the original OEM tires I think!), but that will hopefully slow me down a bit
