18" rims on back 17" on front
3/5/06, 02:09 PM
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Can you put 18's on the back and leave the 17's on the front without messing up the traction controll and abs. And i am assuming the dia of the 18" tires will be larger than the 17's. Anyone try this
3/5/06, 03:21 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mark221 @ March 5, 2006, 4:12 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Can you put 18's on the back and leave the 17's on the front without messing up the traction controll and abs. And i am assuming the dia of the 18" tires will be larger than the 17's. Anyone try this
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It could work, but you'd have to play with the tire sizes/aspect ratios to get the total diameter very close.
It will likely unbalance your handling as one set will tend to break loose in a corner at a different rate than the other
Can you put 18's on the back and leave the 17's on the front without messing up the traction controll and abs. And i am assuming the dia of the 18" tires will be larger than the 17's. Anyone try this
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It could work, but you'd have to play with the tire sizes/aspect ratios to get the total diameter very close.
It will likely unbalance your handling as one set will tend to break loose in a corner at a different rate than the other
3/6/06, 12:01 AM
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The Ford GT is designed for different diameter tires in the front and back too though. The axles are set at different heights...
I say you could, but you'd be losing sidewall if you wanted to keep the tires around the same diameter. You want about 4.5" on an 18" rim and 5" on a 17" rim.
I say you could, but you'd be losing sidewall if you wanted to keep the tires around the same diameter. You want about 4.5" on an 18" rim and 5" on a 17" rim.
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