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18's in the front and 20's in the back?

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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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18's in the front and 20's in the back?

I got to thinking the other day and realized alot of the old school muscle cars had larger tires and rims in the back. Does anone have any pics of this on the sn197?
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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That would present problems with the traction control. Unless you use a tuner to disable the TC, that is a bad idea.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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Icky!! JMO! Stay with the same size rim and just put a higher profile tire on the rears.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Well I'll play devil's advocate and say that it will look good...... I darn near did the same thing. And although I don't know for certain, I don't think it will cause any headaches regarding the TCS. There's a dude on another forum that's running this combo, or something similar. Checkout modularfods.com and search around.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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It also messes up the ABS if tire diameters are too far off.........BUT would really look better with big n littles on any car. (IMHO)
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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I know a guy at work that has 20's on the front and 22's on the rear. doesn't look bad. not mine thing, but not bad. i'll snap a picture next time he drives it to work.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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I want to run 17"s and 18", or 18"s and 19"s, etc. If you find a pic, be sure to post it. It's a sweet idea. Most people who say that it'd look bad don't realize that some cars and concepts are 'stock' that way. ie, Corvette C5

And to futher play devil's advocate, I say run the taller rim but keep the tire profile the same. I'd like to run the 17/18 combo w/ the same amount of sidewall showing front-rear. Good luck finding info and be sure to share if you do.
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