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Old 05-01-2009 | 06:46 PM
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Hello everyone. I'm buying some Volk GTS and they come with tires. The tire sizes are 225/35/19 fronts and 245/35/19 rears. I dont care if they look stretched on my car but are they too small? Please let me know soon, they are what I'm looking for so I dont want to miss this deal. Thanks everyone.
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What are the width of the rims?
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Wheel widths?

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245/35's were stretched on my FRONT 9.5" TE's.

I don't even want to imagine having them for rear tires.
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Ah dang, Im getting crazy because of this deal. Forgot to list the widths. Ok here's they are: 19x9.5 fronts and 19x10.5 rears. Thanks again.
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Tires are waaaayy too small (narrow).
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What are the offsets? "Traditional" sizes are 245 front and 275 rear, although a 275 on a 10.5" wheel will look stretched, as will a 245 on a 9.5.

BTW - I have lots of larger 19" tires you can buy if you like. Might even consider trading for the 245s you might get.
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Originally Posted by dave079
Why not just do it correctly and not be cheap?
He can do "cheap."

All he needs to do is put the 245/35-19” tires he already owns (that are now on the rear) on the front (which is the correct size for his fronts), and purchase 275/35-19” tires (or wider in a 35 profile) for the rear.

Done! …And, not too expensive since he already has the fronts, and will only be buying rear tires.

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ehh i think 245 looks too stretched on 9.5's, i run 255 on 8.5's and i think they look about right. Id go 255 or 265 up front personally then 285 or 295 in the rear. Thats just my .02.
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245 is good for 9.0's, I have 10.0 rears and 275 looks a little stretched.
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Too small for what?
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You are right…
Originally Posted by Get_Zwole
ehh i think 245 looks too stretched on 9.5's, i run 255 on 8.5's and i think they look about right. Id go 255 or 265 up front personally then 285 or 295 in the rear. Thats just my .02.
… 245’s will be very stretched on a 9.5” wide wheel. It’s nearly bad, and invites curb rash.

I think that was Dave’s point…
Originally Posted by dave079
Why not just do it correctly and not be cheap?
Jeez… think about the 225 on a 9.5” wheel! That must look pretty strange.

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Originally Posted by Spike100
He can do "cheap."

All he needs to do is put the 245/35-19” tires he already owns (that are now on the rear) on the front (which is the correct size for his fronts), and purchase 275/35-19” tires (or wider in a 35 profile) for the rear.

Done! …And, not too expensive since he already has the fronts, and will only be buying rear tires.

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Thanks for that but that's not the question. I'm not trying to go cheap, but the seller wants to sell them as a package (tires+rims). The tires that seller is using now is 225/35/19 fronts and 245/35/19 rears. So If I want the rims, I have to buy tires too. Since too many ppl said that they are too small and not good to protect the rims, I should switch the rears to the fronts and get 2 new bigger tires for the rears. But then I dont know what to do with the 225/35/19 tires.
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Originally Posted by lovemyg88
Thanks for that but that's not the question. I'm not trying to go cheap, but the seller wants to sell them as a package (tires+rims). The tires that seller is using now is 225/35/19 fronts and 245/35/19 rears. So If I want the rims, I have to buy tires too. Since too many ppl said that they are too small and not good to protect the rims, I should switch the rears to the fronts and get 2 new bigger tires for the rears. But then I dont know what to do with the 225/35/19 tires.
The tire size he’s selling you is close to absurd (225’s on a 9.5” wheel is really a stretch). I wonder if you should even proceed with this purchase.

It sounds as though he bought aftermarket wheels, and then mounted the stock OEM tires. If that’s the case, you don’t want to pay for these tires since they are the wrong size for the wheels.

Question: What is the offset for these wheels? It should be around 22; and if it's past 30, you don't want them.

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225mm=8.86"
245=9.65"

You do the math. The wheels are nearly an inch wider than the tires.
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^^ Perfect sizing for people who like stretched tires. ...Lots of reads on threads for stretched tires here.

I'm not a fan though... of stretched tires... all sorts of problems with a stretched configuration.

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the offset is close to aggressive. The rears are +18 and fronts are +30. I dont know why did he get +30 up front, but honestly I dont care much about the fronts. Well, I haven't got any responses from the seller so I dont know that he wants to separate them or not.


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