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Old 01-07-2011, 10:24 AM
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My daily commute is the 134 and 210. Occasionally drive around the 10, 605, 5, 60 71. I guess that covers where the car was driven at the past year. What tires sizes do you wrap your 20s in? 245/30/20F 275/25/20R or 245/35/20F 275/30/20R. It seems 245/30/20 275/25/20 are closer radius and diameter to the tires I have on now (17s). If I run 245/35/20F 275/30/20R for better rim protection, will it look like I'm running on 19"?

Also, if you're running on 245/35/20F 275/30/20R, please post pics. Thanks guys in advanced!
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Recommended sizes for our cars with 20's is F-245/30/20 and R-295/25/20

I personally wouldn't run 25 series tires, they are too thin for me.
I have F-245/30/20 and R-275/30/20, works for me
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For the non sports, I usually run 245/35/20 and 275/30/20.
If its a sport, I run either a 245/30/20 and 285/25/20 or a 245/30/20 and 275/30/20
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Which wheels are you considering? Made the ultimate decision? Maybe I missed the posting..
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245/30/20 is about .3% of original and 275/30/20 is about 4.0% of otiginal, will experience any ABS, tire pressure or other errors?

The percentage are guesses from what I remember but around the ballpark.
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I haven't had any issues with the tires sizes I run, however, I do have an aggressive offset which meant I had to roll my rear fenders.
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Originally Posted by pjinca
I haven't had any issues with the tires sizes I run, however, I do have an aggressive offset which meant I had to roll my rear fenders.
What offset are you running? I want to avoid the fender roll if I can. Although I'm not closed to having it done if it will look sic!
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Not sure about the exact number, but I run M6 offsets
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Originally Posted by leese8080
Which wheels are you considering? Made the ultimate decision? Maybe I missed the posting..
Ha ha not yet, but I do want 20".
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Originally Posted by balbs
245/30/20 is about .3% of original and 275/30/20 is about 4.0% of otiginal, will experience any ABS, tire pressure or other errors?

The percentage are guesses from what I remember but around the ballpark.
Ive never had any negative feedback running that setup yet.


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