Wheel/Tire dilemma...need advice from the experts
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Seriously do NOT trust the discount tire kids. Most of them know like nothing about our cars (I know it can vary location-to-location).
The set-up you are running is about 2% off (theoretical) with the rears being bigger to start....they have likely worn and may be fairly close diameters at this point...so I doubt you fried the front diff. It would be prudent to purchase tires that are a better fit. As suggested the 315/25 -19 rears go nicely with the 235/35-19. These are about 1% different with the fronts slightly larger (I believe this is the side you should error on....)
The set-up you are running is about 2% off (theoretical) with the rears being bigger to start....they have likely worn and may be fairly close diameters at this point...so I doubt you fried the front diff. It would be prudent to purchase tires that are a better fit. As suggested the 315/25 -19 rears go nicely with the 235/35-19. These are about 1% different with the fronts slightly larger (I believe this is the side you should error on....)
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O.k. this sounds screwy to me. I just spent an hour at discount tire and they would not sell me ANY 19-inch tire intended for the front of an 01 Turbo. They claimed that no 19-inch tire on the market that would fit my car (assuming 19 inch rims with an 8.5-inch width) has a sufficient load rating. He said he was aware that many folks run 19's on early turbos, but that they could not sell or even service a front tire on 19-inch wheels for liablity reasons (he said the load rating was not even close!). He said the load rating for 19-inch rear tires are fine, but the front is where the problem is. He commented that I ought to try a non-national chain and see if they would sell me the front tires in 235/35/19.
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Oh, believe me, I would like nothing more to call up Wheel Enhancement and order up some nice champion RG-5's, but then I would not be able to enjoy them because I would be dead after my wife realized what I did after dropping a bit of coin on the new car! Thanks again for all of your help, you guys have been awesome!
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