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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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Funky tire combination

jus bout an 03.5 g35 coupe 6mt. The previous guy has 245/40 in the back and 225/45 in the front. Have any of you ever heard of this combo ?
 
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 01:18 AM
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What size are the wheels?

What do you find odd about the sizes?
 

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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 02:50 AM
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Are your wheels staggered? Maybe your rear wheels are mounted in the front. Vice versa. It's possible. I had a buddy who had this happen to him at a dealership!

*Edit: I totally misread his original post :\ OP you are fine. As stated below, those are the stock sizes for the OEM 19s.
 

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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 06:28 AM
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225/40 and 245/40 were the stock sizes on the coupe 19's. He wasn't that far off.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Right, it is 18in brembo package. I just didnt understand why the car has 40's in the back and 45's in the front...
 
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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The wider the tire, the taller it sits regardless of the of its rating. Ex: a 245x35 sits slightly taller then a 225x35. Normally with more aggressive staggers the size difference is required so the diameter of all the tires are close.

On OEM setups this isn't required so I don't know why your car has those sizes.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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neither do i but thanks for the help
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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Aspect ratio's won't necessarily be the same from front/back. The width and height work together to create the tire's overall diameter. Seems a tad shorter than normal for the rear of the car though.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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225/45/18 front and 245/40/18 rear have equal OD, thus allow for AWDs to run a staggered set up.
 
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