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Old 12-22-2002, 10:41 PM
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For those who has rear tires bigger than front ones, how do you rotate your tires?
Mine looks like have to be rotated and i do not know how to do so <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> , is there anything you guys do?
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I do.

And I don't rotate. You really can't. You could rotate side-to-side but that doesn't help much. As soon as my front 275s wear out I'm replacing them with 285s to make a matched set <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

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do you think 285 would fit good on front and won't scrape?
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Default Re: Those who has different tires size Front/Rear

It depends alot on wether you're lowered or have done any other suspension mods as to what tire will fit without rubbing.
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yup, pro kit here
it just looks to me like 285 will just stick out like elephant ears LOL
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Default Re: Those who has different tires size Front/Rear

Drive hard around corners and burn them up in the straight away, your tires will be worn out enough to not warrant rotating. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />

275/35ZR18 up front, 295/35ZR18 out back.
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285s only stick out an extra 5mm, which is 1/5". Not exactly a lot. You'll never tell the difference without measuring.

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Also, I would not do different heights front and rear. Like I said, I have 285s and 275s, and even with that slight difference, my ABS is wonky sometimes. Likes to activate when I don't actually have wheel lockup. Could be dangerous, but it's annoying at a minimum. Soon as my front 275s wear out they are getting replaced with 285s so I can rotate and have the same size all around without issue.

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