Sizing tires?
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Sizing tires?
I'm looking at some 18x9.5" wheels and tried doing a search on good tires sizing for that dimension of wheel but didn't find anything. What would be a good size combo for these that would fit squarely over the wheel and provide a large patch? What kind of sidewall height am I looking at to keep it close to stock overall height?
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A good size tire for that would be 275/40. Its a little taller then stock. This is the size i am going to get in the rear if i ever get rim and tires. For the front i and going to do 245/45/17's
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You're going to stagger sizes? 17's on the front and 18's on the rear? I've heard 275/40 when using 17's is an optimal size but does the same hold true for a 9.5x18 wheel?
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