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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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but will that work with my 245/35/19 in the front? or should i go with 255/35/19 for the back?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by rob40wilson03
wait, so with the tire size calculator, i need to compare the front tire size i currently have with the rear tire size that i WANT??

what i did was put in the stock rear size (i currently have the stock rear size) and tried to find a wider size for the rears that would work

did i use the calculator wrong?



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all i want to do is find a larger size for the rears that will work with my 245/35/19 that i have in the front

Yes you did. In order for the VDC to not freak out, you want all 4 tires to be the same approximate diameter, less than 3% difference.

If you keep your current tires go 255/35/19. That only gives you a 1% difference:

25.75" vs. 26.02".
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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Im running 245/35 front and 255/40 rear with NO issues at all.


I told you.............I doet.........easily.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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ok sweet. thanks guys!

good to know that both will work, but i'll go with the 255/35 for a little bit lower profile!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Dream
You compared a 245/40 to a 255/40 in your chart. If change the front to the 245/35 you are currently running the diameter difference becomes 4.74% which exceeds the recommended max difference of 3%.

Could be a problem.
I noticed this as well.

I also noticed that 245/40/19 is the OEM rear tire spec where as the 245/35/19 is actually the current front tire spec as mention in the OP and NOT the OEM front tire spec.

the 245/35/19 was probably used to match the 225/40/19 OEM front tire spec size.



To stay within 3% of OEM specs: Run 245/35/19 in the front and 255/40/19 in the rear.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by nghiars
I noticed this as well.

I also noticed that 245/40/19 is the OEM rear tire spec where as the 245/35/19 is actually the current front tire spec as mention in the OP and NOT the OEM front tire spec.

the 245/35/19 was probably used to match the 225/40/19 OEM front tire spec size.



To stay within 3% of OEM specs: Run 245/35/19 in the front and 255/40/19 in the rear.

now that i'm a little more familiar with the calculator thing, it looks as though 245/35 front and 255/35 rear will be closer to factory specs than a 245/35 front / 255/40 rear setup would be
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rob40wilson03
ok sweet. thanks guys!

good to know that both will work, but i'll go with the 255/35 for a little bit lower profile!
don't do it

It'll be ghay as favck.


This is how my 245/35/19***255/40/19 looks like

 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JOKER
don't do it

It'll be ghay as favck.


This is how my 245/35/19***255/40/19 looks like


wow, definitely noted! haha as i got the facebook notification of your reply to this thread, i was on another thread looking at this exact picture, lusting over your wheels/bumper/IP with tint/cleanness combo

will def. go with the 255/40s

thanks!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rob40wilson03
now that i'm a little more familiar with the calculator thing, it looks as though 245/35 front and 255/35 rear will be closer to factory specs than a 245/35 front / 255/40 rear setup would be
I think where you are making the mistake is the rear OEM tire spec.

REAR OEM tire spec is 245/40/19 NOT 245/35/19!!!!

245/40/19= 26.71"
255/35/19= 26.02"
255/40/19= 27.03"


27.03-26.71 = 0.32" difference. 255/40/19 is bigger than OEM by .32"
26.71-26.02 = 0.69" difference. 255/35/19 is smaller than OEM by .69"
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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^He already said that he's gonna go with 255/40
 
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