^^ You'll be fine, in fact it'll look better because the front sidewalls won't seem as stretched as with the original 225/40s. You may find a little difference in traction as the rears go bald and the fronts are still good, though.

 

You may throw off the VDC... there should be a certain ratio of the front tire diameter:rear tire diameter.

When I had the wrong sizes on in the rear, the car handled weirdly/differently. At least, that's my experience.

 

how does the use of a 245/35/19 with a 245/40/19 change that diameter ratio?

 

^ so redlude would I be fine with that setup temporarily to use up my 245/40 in the rear before I complete my permanent 245/35 front and 255/40 rear?

 

yes

 

i was wondering what is the downside on using 245/40 in the front instead of 245/35??? cause i was planning to get 245/40f and 255/40r but reading thru this thread had me second thinking my choose

 

Our car is staggered both in width and height. 245/40 in the front is bigger in diameter than stock. the G front tires should remain shorter than the rear in height for optimal performance. the front tires You chose are the same size as the rear.

 

^ oohhh thanks good looking out gee3point5Mhmm now i know to get the 35 instead of 40

 

K. Ive decided to get Falken 452's. Alot of good reviews. I have 25mm spacers all around. Looks great with stock Rays and Potenzas. (Potenzas suuuuuuuuck) I do not have my fenders rolled. Nor do I want to. I wanted to know if going 245/35/19 up front and 255/40/19 in rears would rub. Im new to this whole tire stuff and would like anyones opinion to anything I just stated.

Thanks,
Josh

 

got any pics of that setup man? I was thinking of going with the same setup and tire.

 

Thanks for all of your wisdom over the almost 2 1/2 years of this thread.

I'm buying a set of OEM 19' Rays this weekend that have 235/35/19 on the front and 245/40/19 on the rear. Haven't decided what size to replace them with when they wear out, but have decided in the Vredesteins.

 

I have 235/35s on my front Rays and they look too small. Replace them with 245/35 when they wear out. I have a pair I'm putting on soon. OR I'll sell you my 235/35 T1Rs cheap, LOL!

 

That's what I was afraid of. The tires that are already on the rims have over 50% of the tread left so I'll drive the hell out of them before replacing. I'm assuming you'll have 245/35 front and 245/40 rear when you're done?

You really think 255/40 is too big for the rear (as mentioned in another post)?

 

I have some 255/35s lined up for the rear. 245/35 front and 255/35 rear are Texan1's setup and I think he's got it right. 255/40 will be 0.3 in taller than the 245/40s and since they are 255 wide I'd be worried about rubbing (without a fender roll). No firsthand experience with those sizes, though, so I can't say for sure. Jeff92se seemed to think 255/40 might be problematic and I trust his opinion (no, really I do, LOL).

 

I'm looking at 255/35 all around. Will have them later this week.