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Old 02-19-2009, 12:46 AM
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C55 tire questions

Hi,
I'm in the market for new set of tires and I'm thinking about going with the PS2 this time.. I will still using my stock wheels and I wonder tire size listed below would work fine with my stock wheels..

Front: 235 40 18

Rear :245 40 18

I think factory spec is 225.40.18 (F) and 245.35.18 (R)

Thanks in adv
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You want to have the 35 series in the rear
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You want to have the 35 series in the rear
Yea.. That's what i'm having on right now but 40 series would rub against the fender wall?
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you may have issues with the cruise control... you would be changing the rear's diameter but not the fronts. For a while, I had 245 40s on the rear and had to change the fronts to 225 45s to get the cruise to work again... yes they fit, are they on the car anymore, no, and I wont do that again!
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Originally Posted by Quicktwinturbo
Hi,
I'm in the market for new set of tires and I'm thinking about going with the PS2 this time.. I will still using my stock wheels and I wonder tire size listed below would work fine with my stock wheels..

Front: 235 40 18

Rear :245 40 18

I think factory spec is 225.40.18 (F) and 245.35.18 (R)

Thanks in adv
That's a 4% error. It's also almost a "-1" downgrade to higher profile. That's not going to help handling as well as messing with speedometer, cruise control and possibly ABS. Stay with the stock sizes.

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