Can the coupe on non staggared?
Originally Posted by wadd3456
Partyman, so what exactly are you running now?
My wifes rear tires on the stock 19s are fine. I just wanted to throw new front tires on it. I HATE how the 225s look stretched, not to mention they are actually MORE expensive then running a wider set.
Do you think 245-35-19s would be OK in the front without upsetting the VDC? (this is while maintaining the standard 245-40-19 in the back).
Or, are you running 245-40-19s all around?!
My wifes rear tires on the stock 19s are fine. I just wanted to throw new front tires on it. I HATE how the 225s look stretched, not to mention they are actually MORE expensive then running a wider set.
Do you think 245-35-19s would be OK in the front without upsetting the VDC? (this is while maintaining the standard 245-40-19 in the back).
Or, are you running 245-40-19s all around?!
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I am planning on doing the non staggered set up next week. I'm tired of the Coupe eating up tires and am placing 225/50/17s on the rears instead of the 235/50/17s. They will match the fronts and only change the speedo by 1mph... no big deal. I'm sure it should not mess the VDC being such a small change.
Originally Posted by Beebo
you should have no problems with that... i have 245/40/19 on my stock 19's and have no VDC problems at all... i only went with the same size front and rear so i can retate the tires
Originally Posted by wadd3456
Partyman, so what exactly are you running now?
My wifes rear tires on the stock 19s are fine. I just wanted to throw new front tires on it. I HATE how the 225s look stretched, not to mention they are actually MORE expensive then running a wider set.
Do you think 245-35-19s would be OK in the front without upsetting the VDC? (this is while maintaining the standard 245-40-19 in the back).
Or, are you running 245-40-19s all around?!
My wifes rear tires on the stock 19s are fine. I just wanted to throw new front tires on it. I HATE how the 225s look stretched, not to mention they are actually MORE expensive then running a wider set.
Do you think 245-35-19s would be OK in the front without upsetting the VDC? (this is while maintaining the standard 245-40-19 in the back).
Or, are you running 245-40-19s all around?!
Yeah I thought the fronts and rears were different widths as well.
So rotating isnt going to happen.
To be honest, we're selling the car any day now. I just want to sell it with a decent set of tires as a courtesy to the buyer.
So rotating isnt going to happen.
To be honest, we're selling the car any day now. I just want to sell it with a decent set of tires as a courtesy to the buyer.
Originally Posted by redlude97
How do you rotate? Take the tires off each time? Since the rear wheels are 1/2" wider than the fronts. It might not cause issues with the VDC(or it might) but it WILL change the rake of the vehicle and the weight distribution of the car. This will negatively effect the handling characteristics of the car. Whether this is acceptable or not is up to each individual
Originally Posted by wadd3456
Yeah I thought the fronts and rears were different widths as well.
So rotating isnt going to happen.
To be honest, we're selling the car any day now. I just want to sell it with a decent set of tires as a courtesy to the buyer.
So rotating isnt going to happen.
To be honest, we're selling the car any day now. I just want to sell it with a decent set of tires as a courtesy to the buyer.
Here is a calculator to see how tire width and aspect ratios change the height of the tire so you can keep it close to stock diameter. http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp You can also play with different wheel widths and offsets and compare them to the stock wheels and tires.
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It's my understanding that the stock wheels are the same width, just a notch for the fronts and different size tires. 245s all around wouldn't be horrible I guess. It's not the right car for folks with tire issues though, even rotating you'll still eat them up on the insides. People extend life with a dismount/flip of the tires for added wear if that matters.
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Originally Posted by releasedtruth
It's my understanding that the stock wheels are the same width, just a notch for the fronts and different size tires. 245s all around wouldn't be horrible I guess. It's not the right car for folks with tire issues though, even rotating you'll still eat them up on the insides. People extend life with a dismount/flip of the tires for added wear if that matters.
Last edited by bocatrip; May 5, 2008 at 06:14 PM.
its tire width that matters to the vdc. no reason in the world why you couldnt run a 8.5" rim up front and a 8" rim on the back with 245 series all around.
might look a lil silly with how the tire mounts, but VDC wont know any difference.
might look a lil silly with how the tire mounts, but VDC wont know any difference.
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Originally Posted by str8dum1
its tire width that matters to the vdc. no reason in the world why you couldnt run a 8.5" rim up front and a 8" rim on the back with 245 series all around.
might look a lil silly with how the tire mounts, but VDC wont know any difference.
might look a lil silly with how the tire mounts, but VDC wont know any difference.