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I currently have 18 inch rims with tyre size: 225/35/R18 87H for my front tyres and 235/40/R80 95H for the rear tyres.
my front tyres need changing tomorrow and was given a quote, of which to replace the front tyres with the same ones are double the cost of the back tyre size.
I was woundering if the 235/40/R80 95H tyre size would fit on my front wheels or is it common to have smaller tyres on the front wheels than the rear wheels?
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On performance rear wheel drives it is smart to have a slightly larger and wider tyre on the rear. But for front wheel drive (correct me if I'm wrong) it doesn't really give you an advantage, unless of course you had say 22mm thick rear sway bars and wanted a little extra traction.
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215/40 for the front
205/40 for the rear


your wheels will then look identical to mine :twisted:
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i assume that's a 8" wide wheels.
205 on 8" is pretty stretched ey?
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yehp ;)
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Stretch on dished is porn
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^ Could not agree more! :twisted:
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Stretched is fking ghay & potentially unsafe. Twice the load on the tyre wall bead when cornering. Stupid Japs.
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yehh they are pretty stretched and are very bold..
i think im gna go with the 235/40/R80 95H on the front, thanks for the help!
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^ 80 inch rims? Tyres are labeled as such width/height/rim-size
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225/35R18 is spot on I run 225/40R18 as tyres I wanted dont come in 35 profile get a slight bit of rub when on full lock (have removed inner lining too)
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