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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 03:07 AM
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after reading all of this, i think ill be getting 245/35/19 fronts and 255/40/19 rears would be good
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 03:59 AM
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Read the last 9 or so pages and didn't find my answer

going to put Eibach pro kits on my coupe soon. and have 25MM spacers all around

should i go 245/35 F and 255/40 rear or 255/35? i'm afraid i'll rub.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by caketech
Read the last 9 or so pages and didn't find my answer

going to put Eibach pro kits on my coupe soon. and have 25MM spacers all around

should i go 245/35 F and 255/40 rear or 255/35? i'm afraid i'll rub.
you'll rub with prokit and 25 spacers all around, 255/40.

if your worried about rubbing then get 20mm spacers all around with 255/40.

if you do decided on getting 255/35 then your back end isnt gonna look to much lowered.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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What do you mean by
your back end isn't gonna look to much lowered if i go 255/35 in the rear?

i'm worried about the vdc cause of 255/35 compared to 245/35 isn't much of a height difference.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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255/40 will take up more wheel gap than 35 wall.

245/35 up front will look more droped than the rear and by having a 35 wall on the rear, you'll have more wheel gap than to a 40 wall.

I have 25/40 with RSR springs which are about 1.1 all around and next week ill be doing a spring mount mod lowering the back another .25 of an ich to level it out.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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I suggest you just roll your fenders...
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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I was under the impression that tire wear on the front tires was abysmal for our coupes, but I have 29,500 miles on my car and had the fronts checked by my mechanic and they still have plenty of tread left (rears only have 19,000 miles). I don't drive hard most of the time, but I'm still amazed how they lasted so long.

Anyway, when I do change, I'm going with the Hankook Ventus Evo sizes F:245/35/19, R:255/40/19. Anything larger width wise is simply too big for 8" or 8.5" wheels.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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^ i think they fixed it for the 05-06's
 
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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Anyone have pictures of 245/35 255/40 set up on G coupe? I seen few of them on previous pages but would like to see more If possible.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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you dont need pics, jut get the tire sizes and you'll be happy.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by LightsOut
you dont need pics, jut get the tire sizes and you'll be happy.
I know I'll be happy with that decision. I just wanted to see the difference compared to stock. Anyone running hankook ventus? How are they?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Hankooks are good for the price, but everyone here looks down on them. I'm rolling with Falken 452's I'm happy with them.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by LightsOut
Hankooks are good for the price, but everyone here looks down on them. I'm rolling with Falken 452's I'm happy with them.
Had falken's on my previous car but they seem to worn out very quick. Great tires nonetheless though.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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Had falken's on my previous car but they seem to worn out very quick. Great tires nonetheless though.
just tires that fit your budget and driving style.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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I'm not sure if this has been discussed, but would there be an issue if two different tires were on the car? Like say you have X brand up front and Y brand in the rear? I'm assuming that shouldn't be a problem but with newer tech now-a-days, things change.
 
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