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Old 07-27-2009, 05:14 PM
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Default Diff tire size front to back with drag setup??

If I choose to run a 27 * 10.5 or a 28 in the rear is there anything wrong with a 26 up front?? I see they offered a 27 ect in the front runners. Is there any negatives to doing this? Thanks for the help.
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bump wondering this as well
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Nope, nothing wrong with it. You want less mass up front, and almost everyone with a 28" rear tire has a 26" front (on fbods at least). It will throw your ABS sensors through a loop and light up the dash with your ABS INOP, TCS, and BRAKE lights, but it won't affect the car other than disabling TCS and ABS. I run 28's on the rear and 26's on the front on my street setup.
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Got ya I had some of those Kumho stars that are like 25" or something like that. My front stance was so low it looked bad and I couldn't trailer without a big hassle front bumper would hit.

I'd like to fit some 27.5 fronts it would be perfect just wondering how bad it will rub in the fenders? I don't care about rubbing as long as it's only during hard turning any other problems with a 27.5" front keep in mind a 28" rear?
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I don't think a 27.5 will fit the front fender well, and you will most likely have turning problems if the wheel is very wide at all.
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Thanks 'Trust' I'll go with 26" to be safe I really would like 27.5" but I can't afford to waste money if they don't work I've measured and measured and it would be real close. I've also read a lot of people on here ripping there fenders up trying to use 27.5" then again others have with only problems in a sharp turn.
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A 27.5 slick wouldn't fit because it will grow. You can get a 27.5 drag radial to fit because they don't really grow at speed.
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I've got 26x7.5s in the front and 27x11.5s in the back




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