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Mar 17, 2004 | 02:48 PM

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wrong tire!?

ok i got a flat yesterday on my z28. today i took it to the tire store to have it fixed. turns out the hole was too big so they cant fix it. so i get a new tire bring it home to mount it get it on and then realize its a 255/50 16 when all the others are 245/50 16's. is this going to be a problem or will it just cause the tire to wear faster? im gonna get new wheels and tires soon so if its just gonna wear faster thats not a porblem, but if it will damage anything else i need to get the right one. any help is appreciated

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Mar 17, 2004 | 03:03 PM

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It will cause a possible pull i.e. alignment issues. The taller tire may cause an ABS problem the taller tire conflicting with the shorter ones.

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Mar 17, 2004 | 03:05 PM

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ok im taking it off again

to go get the right size, thanks for your input

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Mar 17, 2004 | 03:10 PM

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Yeah, evil is right, but those problems are marginal. It won't make that big of a difference, and you'll hardly notice it.

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Mar 17, 2004 | 05:01 PM

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If it is on the rear you could cause some diff. problems with a taller tire on one side.

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