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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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i was just wondering.. why are the tires in front 45 and the rears 40 series?... how come the fronts are fatter the the rears? somthing that has been buggin me.. and can i get 40 or 45's all the way around? thanks guys
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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It's because your rear tires are wider than the fronts. The ratio is different so the tires will have the same (almost) overall diameter. The 40 and 45 numbers are just a measurement of percentage of section width.
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 06:44 AM
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CaptainMike is correct. Also on the S2k you would not want to run the same width tire front and rear unless it was in a very snowy area like Buffalo NY.
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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oh did not know that.. thanks a lot guys
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