Two different rear wheel sizes on the same car!
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Two different rear wheel sizes on the same car!
I bought a MY03 used last summer that had 17" BBS (LM) rims. Now I need to replace the rear tires and I noticed that there are two different rear rim sizes on the car--both are 17in. diameters but one side is 8 inches wide, the other is 8.5 inches (the fronts are both 7.5 inches). I guess I'll have to replace one of them, but which one?
A related question: I have noticed a vibration in the car above 70mph--kind of pulsating. Could the different rear wheel widths have anything to do with this? Could I have damaged the rear end or something running these wheels? The car has 14K miles on it. Any advice is welcome. Thanks. -El Brujo
A related question: I have noticed a vibration in the car above 70mph--kind of pulsating. Could the different rear wheel widths have anything to do with this? Could I have damaged the rear end or something running these wheels? The car has 14K miles on it. Any advice is welcome. Thanks. -El Brujo
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Originally Posted by The Hoth,Mar 25 2005, 11:43 AM
Different tread width is perfectly fine.
In this case it may not make much of a difference that the wheel is half an inch wider.
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