Winter Tire Question

djlouedwards · 09-30-2014, 11:20 PM

Hey Guys,

I did some rough searching but wasn't able to find the answer I was looking for. I have a friend of mine that is selling his 4 brand new 25540r19 bridgestone blizzak's cheap. I'm looking to purchase these to put on my stock 19inch ray's. Now I know the front should fit without a problem, my question is will the rear fit?? And if so, do you guys think there will be any rubbing because of the thicker sidewall?? Thanks for the input guys…..

Also, car is lowered on swift springs….

RLami · 10-01-2014, 05:55 PM

They should fit. They might look a little stretched, but nothing crazy. And the sidewalls won't be thicker, as the aspect ratio (the 40 in the size) is just that, a ratio of the sidewall size vs width of the tire

For every 10mm skinnier the tires get you generally move the aspect ratio up 5

275/35/19 is aproximate to 265/40/19 is approximate to 255/45/19, so 255/40 isn't that far off, and actually might be a bit thinner on the sidewall.

09-30-2014, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
djlouedwards Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 41 Drives: 2014 PW 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 11	Winter Tire Question Hey Guys, I did some rough searching but wasn't able to find the answer I was looking for. I have a friend of mine that is selling his 4 brand new 25540r19 bridgestone blizzak's cheap. I'm looking to purchase these to put on my stock 19inch ray's. Now I know the front should fit without a problem, my question is will the rear fit?? And if so, do you guys think there will be any rubbing because of the thicker sidewall?? Thanks for the input guys….. Also, car is lowered on swift springs…. Last edited by djlouedwards; 09-30-2014 at 11:23 PM.

10-01-2014, 05:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
RLami Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 48 Drives: 2015 Focus ST ST3 Rep Power: 11	They should fit. They might look a little stretched, but nothing crazy. And the sidewalls won't be thicker, as the aspect ratio (the 40 in the size) is just that, a ratio of the sidewall size vs width of the tire For every 10mm skinnier the tires get you generally move the aspect ratio up 5 275/35/19 is aproximate to 265/40/19 is approximate to 255/45/19, so 255/40 isn't that far off, and actually might be a bit thinner on the sidewall. djlouedwards likes this. Last edited by RLami; 10-01-2014 at 06:03 PM.

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