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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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Default 225 '40' 19 Fits better....

It irritates me that my summer tires are 225-35-19 now! (I knew I should have ignored tirerack's suggested size....

I Fit my 225 40 19 snow tires on my LOWERED X-Type, and they fit so much more clean, and I can worry less about potholes.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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Yes but your speedo will be slightly off now... Not too big of a difference but still off
 
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 02:22 AM
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I prefer the look of 225/35/19 over 40s. If you were any lower, you'd hit front fender liners with the steering wheel at 90 degrees.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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i prefer 40s also, i hate tip toeing on the road...


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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dennis black
i prefer 40s also, i hate tip toeing on the road...


I miss my tip toeing


I dislike my tiny and ugly 18" winter set up
 
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by exexpat
I miss my tip toeing


I dislike my tiny and ugly 18" winter set up
You have the same grill as me, Mina…
You posted your Jag on Cardomain a while ago, right?
http://twitpic.com/2risjv




Back on topic…
I took the rims off tho…I'm in the midwest, so I put the 18" stock Jaguar rims back on it because of the snow…might get some other rims for next season.


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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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i have a winter beater so i dont need to change my rims
but when i had my 19s with 35s boy after a while i was replacing suspension parts
and bent rims
some members may be lucky and have no problem,
but when i went to 40s no more problems
35 look better not by much for me
so i opted for reliabilty

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