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What's the maximum difference in size you can have for front & rear tires?

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Old 06-04-2002, 10:23 AM
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Default What's the maximum difference in size you can have for front & rear tires?

225/35/19 f & 255/30/19 (0.7% difference,problem maybe not enough rubber on front) -> 0.9% & 0.2%, respectively, difference from stock

235/35/19 & 255/30/19 (1.8% difference, rear is .5 in less in diameter, means the rears drop another .5) -> 2.0% & 0.2%, respectively, difference from stock


235/35/19 & 255/35/19 (2.2% difference, rears are .5 in larger in diameter in the rear, much prefered as the rears will slightly be higher) -> 2.0% & 4.2%, respectively, difference from stock

The front and rear tires cannot be more than 3% difference from each other, correct? If I stay with the 235/35 front (which I am currently running), I'll have the same spedo reading I have now, but with a 255/35 rears, I'll have the off set look.

Or...go 245/35/19's all around
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Default 245 probably a bit too big for front.

I am running 235 in front, 275 in rear. No issues on a 225 quattro.
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Wouldn't you get a lot of tramlining with 245s in front?
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I think there was someone who posted doing 245 all around, I'd prefe a staggered look though
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what's the aspect ratio of your 275s? 35's or 30's? On what size rim?
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35's I believe on a 17x9.5" rim.
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so are your fronts are 235/40/17's?
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Not to sure you want a difference if you have Quattro /
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yes.
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