Running different diameter tires front vs rear
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='250300' date='Mar 5 2006, 05:56 PM
Ok What problems will I run into if I ran 245/35/19 front and 285/35/19 rear? Will the cars electronics freak out?
With this setup the fronts will have a diameter of 25.75" and the rear will have a diameter of 26.85" difference of 1.1"
Will this freak out DSC or set off the FTM monitor?
Also where is the speedometer / odometer read from? front wheels or rear wheels? or is it averaged out through DSC?
What I'm afraid is that the FTM will go off like mad...
With this setup the fronts will have a diameter of 25.75" and the rear will have a diameter of 26.85" difference of 1.1"
Will this freak out DSC or set off the FTM monitor?
Also where is the speedometer / odometer read from? front wheels or rear wheels? or is it averaged out through DSC?
What I'm afraid is that the FTM will go off like mad...
My DSC freaked out when I used 255/40/19 rear and 245/35/19 front. I had to do it temporary. It felt like I was driving a drag strip car with the rear jacked up
Do a calculation with those 2 heigh differences and see if it coincides with your setup. 285 35 19 does not sound like it will work at all.....
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='250394' date='Mar 5 2006, 06:14 PM
My DSC freaked out when I used 255/40/19 rear and 245/35/19 front. I had to do it temporary. It felt like I was driving a drag strip car with the rear jacked up Do a calculation with those 2 heigh differences and see if it coincides with your setup. 285 35 19 does not sound like it will work at all.....
Do a calculation with those 2 heigh differences and see if it coincides with your setup. 285 35 19 does not sound like it will work at all.....Really? I'll check out the calculations... What did DSC do?
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='250396' date='Mar 5 2006, 09:16 PM
Really? I'll check out the calculations... What did DSC do?
Everytime I turned on the car I got a bunch of damn sounds and weird things on the idrive telling me this is very unsafe blah blah. I wouldnt do that setup if I were you...
What kinda wheels are they anways?
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='250399' date='Mar 5 2006, 06:26 PM
What kinda wheels are they anways?
#166 M5 wheels. but they will have tires on them as they are comming off a M5. I dont want to get 4 new tires since the rears are usable... Fronts wont fit and the only SAFE fit are 245/35/19
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='250408' date='Mar 5 2006, 09:48 PM
#166 M5 wheels. but they will have tires on them as they are comming off a M5. I dont want to get 4 new tires since the rears are usable... Fronts wont fit and the only SAFE fit are 245/35/19
Sounds like a headache to me. He wont sell wheels alone?
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='250394' date='Mar 5 2006, 06:14 PM
My DSC freaked out when I used 255/40/19 rear and 245/35/19 front. I had to do it temporary. It felt like I was driving a drag strip car with the rear jacked up Do a calculation with those 2 heigh differences and see if it coincides with your setup. 285 35 19 does not sound like it will work at all.....
Do a calculation with those 2 heigh differences and see if it coincides with your setup. 285 35 19 does not sound like it will work at all.....Ok I ran your set up. So why did you have to run that set up temporarly?
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Damn my setup was very screwed up I did that setup just testing the waters out. Ive ran alot of setups on my car. So much the threads on the bolts are starting to wear out
Your only .30 inches away also so I definitly wouldnt do it.
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='250411' date='Mar 5 2006, 06:51 PM
Sounds like a headache to me. He wont sell wheels alone?
Haha Ya... thats why... if i can do it and can use the rear then i'll plop down and get them if not then i'll just pass up the deal and wait for them later.
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