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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Question Quick help with tire size (trying for no TCS issues)

Hey guys... First off thanks for any/all help + advice... I searched around a bit to try and find an answer before posting, but didn't have much luck and I need to snag some tires quickly...

Anyway... Just got some RE30's - size 18x9.5 (+15) and 18x10.5 (+18)...

The 18x9.5's have 255/35 BF Goodrich gForce T/A KDWs on them already but I need to get tires for the rears (fronts are in good shape - no need for replacing)..

Any recommendations? Keep hearing everything from 275/30 - 295/35... 295 seems like a lot of tire + I want to make sure there are no issues with the TCS if I'm already running 255 in the front.

Again - any and all suggestions are appreciated.
Thank guys... And sorry for the lame question (one that's probably been answered a million times)

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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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285/35 is the best bet, but i would actually just sell off the front tires. If you do it that way you can do a 245 or 255/40 front with 275/40 rear, or you could also do 265 or 275/35 front with the nice 295/35 rear.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by seiran
Again - any and all suggestions are appreciated.
Thank guys... And sorry for the lame question (one that's probably been answered a million times)
... it's in the Top 100 Questions Thread, something that all new members should read first.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
285/35 is the best bet, but i would actually just sell off the front tires. If you do it that way you can do a 245 or 255/40 front with 275/40 rear, or you could also do 265 or 275/35 front with the nice 295/35 rear.
Yeah I know - thought about just selling off the fronts - but since I won't be driving it much over the winter and it'll be in the shop a good bit, I didn't want to spend the extra cash for 4 new tires... + I need to get it out of my friend's shop for a little bit, so I need rollers...

I'll check into the 285's though... Thanks man...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
... it's in the Top 100 Questions Thread, something that all new members should read first.
Ugh - I know.. really sorry man.. Laziness on my part ( ) + wanted to see what people thought specifically about running 275 with 255... I'll go hunting and close this thread...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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Be careful selecting a 30-series tire. It may be shorter than the front tire.
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