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Old 10-22-2008, 02:40 PM
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If I got wheels that were 17inches up front and 18inches out back, would that fuckup my abs? And if so how do you fix that kinda stuff?
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It has not affected anything electronic. My abs worked fine with my staggered wheels.
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no it wont mess anything up as far as abs is concerned IIRC
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I thought putting 2 different size wheels on messes up abs? What is the thing people always worry about messing up abs on our cars then with wheels? I was thinking of getting ar rebels still instead of the billet 17inchers that just came out. If I go with the rebels I was going to get 17inchers up front, and 18x10 out back.
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It is not the diameter of the rim, but the overall diameter of the entire tire. as long as you keep the tire diameters the same you will not have any problems.
If you put a 17x9.5 up front, you'd wanna put a 275-40-17 tire. The overall diameter of which would be 25.66". If you put a 18x9.5 in the back, youd want a 275-35-18 tire. That diameter would be about 25.58. You wont start upsetting ABS or TCS until you get to about a 1/2" difference.
Nevertheless, IMO, staggered diameter rims DO NOT belong on an f-body. The wheels wells werent designed for that like a vette.
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Originally Posted by michaelg589
It is not the diameter of the rim, but the overall diameter of the entire tire. as long as you keep the tire diameters the same you will not have any problems.
If you put a 17x9.5 up front, you'd wanna put a 275-40-17 tire. The overall diameter of which would be 25.66". If you put a 18x9.5 in the back, youd want a 275-35-18 tire. That diameter would be about 25.58. You wont start upsetting ABS or TCS until you get to about a 1/2" difference.
Nevertheless, IMO, staggered diameter rims DO NOT belong on an f-body. The wheels wells werent designed for that like a vette.
What about if i put the 275 up front with the 17inchers and the 295s or 305s out back with the 18x10
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Originally Posted by fccs
What about if i put the 275 up front with the 17inchers and the 295s or 305s out back with the 18x10
You would just have to choose the correct aspect ratio. (the second number in the tire size). for a 275-40-17 the 40 is the aspect ration. the sidewall will be 40% as large as the tread.
If you had a 17x9 rim up front, a 275-40-17 tire would be appropriate.
If you had a 18x10 rim in back, a 295-35-18 would be the best choice of tire size. A 305-35-18 will be a little larger and thus more likely to upset ABS and TCS. I myself have 295-35-18s out back with stock diameter tires up front and I have no problems.



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