hitmeoff

Ok heres the deal...

I need new rears. I am currently running 265/30/19s in the front and 275/30/19s in the back.

I wanna go WIDER in the rear. Now I was originally planning on doing 295/30/19 but soon found out that the only company that makes that size tire is Michellin and Pirelli and they are DAMN expensive...WAAAAYYYY more than I want to pay. Not only that, Ive also realized that having a tire that low pro makes it easier to bust the sidewall if i hit any potholes and such and pinch the tires (I have BUBBLES in ONE tire, thing looks like its ready to burst).

If I go with a 35 or 40 profile on tires, not only do I have a better chance of not busting my sidewalls again, but it also opens up the door to a bunch of other good tire manufacturers that produce tires in the 285-315 range with the new height.

So my question is: Will having 35-40s in the rear and 30s in the front **** up my car in any serious way?

JackZ28

Not really. It may throw your speedo off ever so slightly, but not enough to be overly concerned with.

hitmeoff

Cool...i mean I plan to eventually change the front tires too...i definitely wanna do 275s in the front, and when i do change, i'll even out the height then...its just that right now...i have so much money locked up in other place, I really can only afford to change the rears (which are the ones that are about to blow anyway).

Thanks for the info.

JackZ28

No problem, and your car looks real slick by the way!

hitmeoff

Thanks bro, still workin on her...

Put a billet grille on 2 weeks ago and spent 4 days goign over the whole car with my Porter Cable 7424...removed as many swirls as I could, polished, layered a coat of synthetic wax and a coat of carnuba wax on top of that. Results were awesome, but lasted about 24 hours as the cruise that I went on the 5th day ended up pourin.

Pickin up an SS Hood next week, dunno when I'll get it painted and mounted though as I have some tires to buy first! I think the fatter and wider tires are gonna make the car look more agressive, so im actually lookin forward to that.

abadss

iTrader: (4)

yeah i dont think you are going to have any problems going with a taller tire other than making your speedo incorrect. but you could always pick up a used HPP3 on the board to correct that. it should give you a better ride too. the only thing i can think of is possibly having less shock travel before you hit the fender. but i am not sure what kind of springs/suspension you have. but i don think that will be a major issue anyway. go for it.

like the car, should look killer with a SS hood. what rims are those? sizes?

hitmeoff

The rims are Axis Supermesh 19 x 9.5s

Looks like im gonna eventually go with a 285/35/19 tire.

JackZ28

I am definitely going to find one of those PCs when I get back.

Xsta Z 28

iTrader: (2)

ABS probably will not like the front and rear tires being different in height.