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Apr 25, 2008 | 04:43 PM

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what size fronts???

i'm going with 17x9 up front (tt2) with 17x11 (w/ nittos) out back. what size tire should i run up front? from what i've gathered by searching 245/45-275/40 is a good range, but would it be better to go bigger or smaller?? car is a DD. thanx for any help here (tire noob

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i have 285s up front with 305s in the back, def awsome for DD. 285/35 though for me, u can prolly do 285/45 easily.

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Apr 25, 2008 | 06:06 PM

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so they work nicely??? my chief concern is going too big...

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Apr 25, 2008 | 08:08 PM

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I've got 275/40s on the front and 315/35s on the rear of my DD. Same size and type as yours

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Apr 26, 2008 | 10:32 AM

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do you like them? how does it handle?

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Apr 26, 2008 | 03:09 PM

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I would just do the 275's up front.

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Apr 26, 2008 | 03:43 PM

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^^^ the most practical idea

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Apr 26, 2008 | 03:54 PM

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Apr 26, 2008 | 04:02 PM

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275/40ZR17 is the PERFECT front tire for a 17" x 9" wheel

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