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Old Feb 22, 2017 | 04:54 PM
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Anyone advise against 255/45/18 bfg g-force comp 2 -A/S on stock 06 rims? Also will 255/45 look odd with the stock 225/45 in the front? Thank you!
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Old Feb 22, 2017 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Teluga
Anyone advise against 255/45/18 bfg g-force comp 2 -A/S on stock 06 rims? Also will 255/45 look odd with the stock 225/45 in the front? Thank you!
Using the "1.2 Factor" (that is, a tire's width should not exceed 1.2x or 120% of the wheel's width) for MAX PERFORMANCE. You can physically mount a tire up to as much as 1.3 or even 1.4x the wheel width but your performance/handling drops off. This works fine for trucks but don't recommend for a Z.

Doing the math..... an 8.5" wheel x 25.4 = 216mm

216mm x 1.2 = 259mm max tread width. Obviously, 255 is right in range.
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Old Feb 26, 2017 | 03:20 PM
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I'm running 255/40 on the rears with 245/40 on the front. What exactly do you mean by look odd?
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Old Feb 26, 2017 | 04:27 PM
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It won't look odd, but you will experience significant understeer with the setup you describe.

Originally Posted by Teluga
Anyone advise against 255/45/18 bfg g-force comp 2 -A/S on stock 06 rims? Also will 255/45 look odd with the stock 225/45 in the front? Thank you!
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