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Old 09-08-2004, 02:11 AM   #1
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I am thinking about the 19x9.5 and 20x11 Z06 wheels. My car is not lowered and I really cannot lower it as I would have trouble getting up my driveway, however, I want to fill up my fenderwells as much as possible without it looking to foolish. So I am thinking the above wheels with 275/35/19 for the front and 295/40/20 for the rear. Will these work without any problems, will there be any clearance issues, any performance disadvantages?
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those sizes would not work very well if at all

the 295/40-20 is 29.2" tall (OE is 26.6")

the 275/35-19 is 26.6" tall (OE is 25.7")
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Is all I have to do is keep it at about 1" dif. front to rear, to keep the traction control working properly? If so, what tires would you recommend for my scenario with trying to fill the wheel wells without lowering the car? I know by going up in size in wheel and going down in tire height isn;t going to change the overall look of the car without lowering, so I figure I would have to go up in wheel and not go down in tire height too much.
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you are correct about the 1"" diameter difference but in order for you plan to work the tires would have to be so tall that the front would rub when you turn
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Recommendations then Luke?
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My current 19"/20" Z06 Motorsport combo has the rear .6" shorter than the front. I thought the issue with TC/AH came up when there's not enough difference between the front and rear? Or is that in tire width not tire diameter?
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285/30r20
265/30r19
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