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Old 04-04-2012, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy13186
I went with 20s in the rear 19s in the front.. Im thinking ill get a slightly larger overal height rear tire to make it not look wierd

255 40 19's front(27.1 total height) 295 35 20's rear (28.1 total height)

hopeing this will give no negative performance or ABS/ traction control issues.. anyone know for sure if it would or wont?
I'm wishing I would have went 35 profile in the rear. I have 255/35 front and 285/30 rear and while they are close to the stock o/d (27" front .. 26.1" rear), it looks wrongggggg.

if you give this a shot please PM me the results : )
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Old 04-04-2012, 06:08 PM
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Here's my 20s. Noticeable improvement in the handling over the stock 18s that came on it, but a little more road noise and not as smooth, and last time I checked the 20" tires cost quite a bit less than the 19s, I guess because there are more companies making 20s.

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Old 04-04-2012, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mph07alloy
Here's my 20s. Noticeable improvement in the handling over the stock 18s that came on it, but a little more road noise and not as smooth, and last time I checked the 20" tires cost quite a bit less than the 19s, I guess because there are more companies making 20s.

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The 20's look right at home on your car.

I think a dark-colored 20" wheel looks good, but a 20" chromed or light-colored wheel might look too "ballin".
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Old 04-05-2012, 08:35 AM
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I've also noticed that 20's with a significant lip don't look as big as 19's that go all the way to the edge.
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Old 04-05-2012, 09:15 AM
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I am running 19 x 9.5 all around, Drag DR-37. Very happy.
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Old 04-05-2012, 07:36 PM
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If the car is lowered then the 20s look good
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Old 04-05-2012, 08:12 PM
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I'm on 20s right now without being lowered and my car looks ridiculous. I can't wait to get some coils D:
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Old 04-06-2012, 07:06 AM
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I've been contemplating the same thing but think ultimately, despite the cost, I'll go with 19's. I owned a Neon with 18's running 35 profiles for quite a few years and the day to day of dealing with the ride was crazy. Want to see how you feel about low profile tires, take a long drive somewhere (100's of miles). Maybe more manufacturers will make 19's as time goes by and tire prices will come down for them. If I find an 18 I really like maybe I'll just stick with them.
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Old 04-06-2012, 09:41 AM
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These AMR 19's are the one's I'm currently saving up for.

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Old 04-06-2012, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy13186
I went with 20s in the rear 19s in the front.. Im thinking ill get a slightly larger overal height rear tire to make it not look wierd

255 40 19's front(27.1 total height) 295 35 20's rear (28.1 total height)

hopeing this will give no negative performance or ABS/ traction control issues.. anyone know for sure if it would or wont?
That will look great! I did the same same thing, only with 18s in the front and 19s in the rear. I went with 255/45/18s front (27.0 diameter) and 275/40/4019s rear (27.7 diameter).

I think as long as you are within 5% front to rear the ABS will be unaffected.
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