what size tires??
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Re: what size tires?? What about a 285 or 295? Mathematically, it would fit with a diffrenet sidewall (I think). Anyone else try it? I too am interested.
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Re: what size tires?? I am doing 275/35/18 up front and 295/35/18 in the back and I will let ya know. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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what size tires?? I am getting 4 C5 rims that are 18x9.5 this is for my 98 TA and I'm woundering what size to go with so my speedometer is still right and there is no rubbing. also what brand is good and best deals.
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Re: what size tires?? umm.. have you done it yet? what are the results? also will I be able to tell a notiable diffrence between 275 and 285 or even 295? and do you think anything more then 275 in the front will rub? I take it thats why you are not going any bigger in the front?
Re: what size tires?? You can go 285s all the way around without any rubbing issues. Personally if I was in your shoes I'd go 285s because a 275/35-18 tire is actually about .1" shorter then stock size. 285/35-18 is about .2" taller then stock.
Re: what size tires?? Okay, I have another question about tire size. I want to replace my wheels and tires on my 02 WS.6. I was thinking of 17x9.5 275's in the front,(same as stock), but going with 17x11 315ZR35 in the rear. Will this work without any modification to the wells? <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" />
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Re: what size tires?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by OctaneZ28:
<strong> You can go 285s all the way around without any rubbing issues. Personally if I was in your shoes I'd go 285s because a 275/35-18 tire is actually about .1" shorter then stock size. 285/35-18 is about .2" taller then stock. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">275 is the width of the tire. So 285 would be the same size as long as the aspect ratio did not change.
<strong> You can go 285s all the way around without any rubbing issues. Personally if I was in your shoes I'd go 285s because a 275/35-18 tire is actually about .1" shorter then stock size. 285/35-18 is about .2" taller then stock. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">275 is the width of the tire. So 285 would be the same size as long as the aspect ratio did not change.
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Re: what size tires?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Toxic Texan:
<strong>275 is the width of the tire. So 285 would be the same size as long as the aspect ratio did not change. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes I know 275 is the width. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
I was referring to the height differences of the 2 sizes.
A 285/35-18 tire would be about .3" taller than a 275/35-18 tire. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong>275 is the width of the tire. So 285 would be the same size as long as the aspect ratio did not change. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes I know 275 is the width. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
I was referring to the height differences of the 2 sizes.
A 285/35-18 tire would be about .3" taller than a 275/35-18 tire. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: what size tires?? Hey Octane what is the rollout of the tires 295/35/18 in inches so I can get the speedo correct. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Re: what size tires?? By math, 295/35-18 results in:
26.13" height... 0.48" taller than stock.
82.09" circumference... 1.52" more than stock.
These measurements result in your speedometer and odometer reading LOW by 1.85%
Not too bad...
When your speedometer reads 54mph, you're actually going 55mph. When it reads 108mph, you're actually going 110mph.
And for every 1000 miles traveled, your odometer will show 981.47 miles.
For future reference, here's a helpful link to get all this data:
http://www.c5-corvette.com/tirecalc.htm
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I would also recommend looking up the actual tire measurements from the manufacturer, because cut sizes of different brands do vary.
i.e. a 315/35-17 Nitto is cut smaller than a 315/35-17 Yokohama.
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26.13" height... 0.48" taller than stock.
82.09" circumference... 1.52" more than stock.
These measurements result in your speedometer and odometer reading LOW by 1.85%
Not too bad...
When your speedometer reads 54mph, you're actually going 55mph. When it reads 108mph, you're actually going 110mph.
And for every 1000 miles traveled, your odometer will show 981.47 miles.
For future reference, here's a helpful link to get all this data:
http://www.c5-corvette.com/tirecalc.htm
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I would also recommend looking up the actual tire measurements from the manufacturer, because cut sizes of different brands do vary.
i.e. a 315/35-17 Nitto is cut smaller than a 315/35-17 Yokohama.
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