2014 CS/GT Max Tire Size

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12/16/21, 03:54 PM

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Actually the 275/40 19 is pushing the limits on a 9 inch wheel for any type of cornering. The performance was better with the 255/40 19 and since I have since put those back on the front with the 295/35 19 in the rear running 19X9 front and 19X10 rear with the wheels handling if awesome.

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12/17/21, 06:42 AM

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Actually the 275/40 19 is pushing the limits on a 9 inch wheel for any type of cornering. . . . .

for handling you want the wheel to be at least the "measuring width" for the tire, and the measuring width is 9.5" for every 275/40-19 that I checked -- so yep that all makes good sense

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12/17/21, 08:52 AM

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275/40/19 is most definitely pushing the limits on an 19x9" wheel. especially when it comes to cornering up front .. The optimal measuring width is 9.5" size wheels paired with 275/40/19" tires while the optimal measuring width is 9" size wheels paired with 255/40/19" tires.

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for handling you want the wheel to be at least the "measuring width" for the tire, and the measuring width is 9.5" for every 275/40-19 that I checked -- so yep that all makes good sense

The attached link below from TireRack confirms this..

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes