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tires- this is what i have tell me what i need

Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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tires- this is what i have tell me what i need

currently i am running kdw 285/30/20 in the back as you can see from the pic i need to fill in the rear wheel alittle
more what do you all think can fit underneath their nice and snug?


also these rear tires will be for sell once i found out what to get thanks for your help.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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HEY! We got the same wheels! This fit perfectly



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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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opps forgot, 255/40/20 up front 295/40/20 out back
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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do you like your tires?

my car is lowered with pro-kit will those tires still fit
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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to be honest I think they would but I'm not positive. They fit perfect on the stock height
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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to fill out the wheel well you would need to change the "30" to a higher number. That number is the sidewall. 30 is like a rubber band esp. with 20's. Id go with at least 45's
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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I'd go with a little more profile, I like the meatier looking tires anyway. You could also buy some wheel spacers, they look pretty good on the ones that I have seen. PM Leo_06GT, he's got the spacers, and with his tires, it looks great.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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305/35-20 would be 1.7" taller(28.4" tall)than you have now and 1" wider(12"). That should easily fit. My rear tire is 295/45-18(28.3"x 11.8")and I'm lowered 1.3" in the rear and I have no rubbing issues at all
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang05
to fill out the wheel well you would need to change the "30" to a higher number. That number is the sidewall. 30 is like a rubber band esp. with 20's. Id go with at least 45's
True, 30 is the sidewall #, but that does not mean it is shorter than a 35 or even 40. That is the aspect ratio of the tire(% of the tire's section width). My 255/45-18 is the same height as my OEM 235/50-18 and my 295/45-18 is 1.2" taller than the OEM 235/50-18.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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did a search on tire rack the cheapest tire on that size is 400 dollars i think im going for 295/40 how do you all think that would look?
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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I dropped the Wife's GT 2" and you need to find a near 27.3" tire to fit nicely and have no rub when the springs compress. I'm sure you could go a bit bigger yet, but the name of the game is keeping the diameter near stock so that you are SURE it won't rub.

Your 285/30/20 is 26.7"

305/30/20 is 27.2"
295/35/20 is 28.1"
285/35/20 is 27.9" (my call - get all 4 and rotate them)
275/35/20 is 27.6"
265/35/20 is 27.3"
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by oneunderone
did a search on tire rack the cheapest tire on that size is 400 dollars i think im going for 295/40 how do you all think that would look?
29.5" x 12" will fill the rear fender for sure!
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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I'm telling you the 40 series I have are perfect 295/45 will be to big and look bad. People can't even tell they're 20s cause of the meat. If you do go with the 45 don't get to much weight in there!
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