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mystic201 User is Offline

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04/21/2007 4:49 PM	Alert
I purshased these rims for my car and I,m now wondering if they are to wide . I sliped one of the rims on yhe front and they seem to stick out pretty far from the body . Can someone tell me is this right will it look right with 245/40/18 on the front 285/35 or 40 /18 on the rear . Any help would be greatly appreciated . Jeff

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04/26/2007 11:23 AM	Alert
Lots of people have done this swap. What you're seeing is your smooth style fenders not sticking out quite as far (may be an optical illusion) as the '99+ fenders. Staggered tires like you've suggested should help, but be careful to pick tire sizes that have almost the same rolling circumference. If the tires are too far off front to back, you'll trip the ABS light. SoCal94

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04/29/2007 8:40 PM	Alert
Thanks for your input SoCal94 . I was'nt aware of the ABS issue , would you know how much difference in size there could be and still work ? I did find that 255/45 and 285/40 were both 27''OAD in the tires I'm looking at . Thanks again Jeff.

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05/01/2007 12:11 AM	Alert
Sorry - I don't know the limit for the ABS program. Maybe you could just check other folks who run staggered wheels/tires and see if they get an ABS indicator light? SoCal94

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