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Old 01-30-2009, 02:38 AM
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well i have some c5 zo6's and the front are 17x9.5 will have nexen 3000's 275 40 17's on them. rears 18 x 10.5 . my question is with the 275 40 17 in the front would a 295 30 18 look bad in the rear because of the sidewall height differance?? with the 30's look really skinny compared to the 40's infront??
would love to get 35's but if a cheap set of 30's comes along i may get them. anyone have any pics on this matter???
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I don't have any pictures ,but i am going with the same setup soon however i plan to have 315s in the rear. I don't think it will be very noticeable. I think it will look good!
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http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html

This is a tool I use quite often. It looks like there will be about 3/4-1" difference in sidewall height. I don't think it would be too terribly noticable.
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305/35 nitto. problem solved.
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295/30R18 are too short . . . 295/35R18 is the "closer" diameter . . . but alos to answer your question on sidewall height, one of the biggest reasons I do not like 17 / 18 combos on F-Cars . . .
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hmmm anyone with pics?
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
295/30R18 are too short . . . 295/35R18 is the "closer" diameter . . . but alos to answer your question on sidewall height, one of the biggest reasons I do not like 17 / 18 combos on F-Cars . . .
ok thats what i thought. thank you


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