What's up everyone.
I am getting new wheels and tires for my '97 WS6 and am in the process of picking out tires. I have 17x9.5 wheels for the front and 18x10.5 for the rear; old set was 17x8.5 in the front, still 18x10.5 in the rear.
With the old set, there were 255/40/17's Maxxis with a 25.0" diameter on the front and 295/30/18 Continental's with 25.2" diameter on the rear (I didn't pick them out, they came with the car). This set fits well and I've had no issues.
Now I'm getting a 1" wider front rim, so I'm bumping up to the popularly recommended 275/40/17 with 25.6" diameter for the front, but that gives me a dilemma. The brand I want for the front wheel doesn't make a 295/35/18, which would give me a roughly 26.1" diameter, so I'd have to settle for a 295/30/18 making it 24.9".
In short, here is what I have to decide: Get four identical modeled tires and have my front end sit .35" higher than the rear end, or get two very very similarly modeled/treaded 295/35/18's on the back and have my back end be the higher end by about .25".
What will be the most important variable: Four identical brand/model tires, or a slightly closer to level height with the advantage to the rear?
I am getting new wheels and tires for my '97 WS6 and am in the process of picking out tires. I have 17x9.5 wheels for the front and 18x10.5 for the rear; old set was 17x8.5 in the front, still 18x10.5 in the rear.
With the old set, there were 255/40/17's Maxxis with a 25.0" diameter on the front and 295/30/18 Continental's with 25.2" diameter on the rear (I didn't pick them out, they came with the car). This set fits well and I've had no issues.
Now I'm getting a 1" wider front rim, so I'm bumping up to the popularly recommended 275/40/17 with 25.6" diameter for the front, but that gives me a dilemma. The brand I want for the front wheel doesn't make a 295/35/18, which would give me a roughly 26.1" diameter, so I'd have to settle for a 295/30/18 making it 24.9".
In short, here is what I have to decide: Get four identical modeled tires and have my front end sit .35" higher than the rear end, or get two very very similarly modeled/treaded 295/35/18's on the back and have my back end be the higher end by about .25".
What will be the most important variable: Four identical brand/model tires, or a slightly closer to level height with the advantage to the rear?