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Old 09-12-2010, 09:40 PM
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Sorry to beat a dead horse (or so it seems). I've read all of the post I can find about tire sizes for a 6GT3 and am still unsure about the tire size.

On my stock 04 can I use PS2's in 315/30/18 R 245/40/18 without much trouble or should I just stick with the stock sizes. It's a street car (yea, I know).

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CK
Old 09-12-2010, 10:03 PM
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if you are on stock height the answer is yes.
if not you might experience some rubbing but nothing serious.

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I have 315/235's on mine, no problems. 245's on front could possibly rub at full lock, but that's only when parking, etc., so no big deal.
Old 09-14-2010, 01:16 PM
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If you're just street driving, why even bother changing from the stock sizes?
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245s are fine on a gt3
Old 09-14-2010, 11:30 PM
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Thanks guys, I knew I came to the right place.
Old 09-15-2010, 09:34 AM
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Glad we can help
Old 10-06-2010, 11:52 PM
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Very happy with the upgrade. No rubbing at all and the car feels much better. It seemed to have slowed the steering down a little if that makes any sense. I'm coming out of an RS America, no power steering so the 9-GT3 felt really twitchy to me before.
Old 10-06-2010, 11:59 PM
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You should get your alignment checked.
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If it was twitchy with stock size tires like Allan mentioned u need to have alignment checked. Most 6gt3's came out needing a realignment. Mine was twitchy when I bought it but after realignment no more twitchiness. Changing tire sizes may just hide the fact it's out of alignment. Just my 2 cents. Mike
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Better balance with the 245s. IMHO
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Plus, without checking the alignment, your new tires may have a short lifespan if things are off too far.
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Absolutely!



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