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Old 01-25-2017 | 06:47 PM
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Hi all,

I recently acquired a set of Champion RS171's in Turbo fitment: 19 x 8.5 and 19 x 11.5.

Wondering what the recommendation is for tire sizes? I haven't seen a definitive answer and a lot of discussson recently.
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245/35/19
325/30/19
Pilot super sports
Great combo with a gt2 rear bar.
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Thanks, TT Surgeon!

I also reached out to Tom @ Champion, who got back to me with recommended stock sizes. Specifically, he said:

"235/35/19 in the front, and 305/30/19 in the rear"

He also confirmed stock lug nuts + wheel caps work. So, it essentially sounds like you can go with whatever options you use for stock wheels (including upsizing the width).
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I have the same rims and have been running 245/35/19 & 325/30/19 RE11's without any issues. Have run the sizes you mentioned above as well, that is until the 245's and 325 RE11's became available. So yes, essentially you can run either option. : ]


If you go with MPS CUP's stick with 235/305's, as they are fat tires!!!! You can also safely run 7mm spacers all the way around on lowering springs with all of the tires/sizes mentioned above. You will need longer lugs though.

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Thanks, VID997! Super helpful! Didn't realize I could also run spacers -- glad I can!



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