Front tire height? Should it be equivalent to rear tires?

Hello All - A couple of weeks ago - I posted a question regarding Nitto NT 555 R2 tires (rear tires) 315/35R20's - for my 10.5'' width Shelby Venice wheels. These have a height of 28.66''. It turns out that'll be fine. Now I'm wondering about the front tires...I called Nitto - they recommended NT 555 G2's for the front. My wheels are 9.5'' width...which is fine. The Nitto tech suggested keeping the front tires at the same height @ 28.66''. He recommended 275/40 20. That's not what I was thinking. I was considering either 275/35 @ 27.56'' height or 285/35's @ 27.87'' height. Is it important to keep the fronts and rears the same height? Has anybody here done this? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I've run 315/35-20s with 285/40-19s, which are the same specs as a 285/35-20. Personally, I think a 315/35-20 is too tall. I don't know if your tires are available in 315/30-20s, but they would be in the same ball park as 275/35-20s. I don't know what clearance issues you might run into with something taller than a 28" tire up front. I haven't had any issues with either a 285/40-19 or 285/35-20 up front. I do get a scraping sound when I back up full lock on the driver's side.

My Nitto DR’s are shorter than my 555G2’s of the same size

FWIW, stock fronts are about 1/2" shorter than the stock rears...

"Is it important to keep the fronts and rears the same height? Has anybody here done this? Any thoughts or suggestions?"

I've been keeping an excel spreadsheet on the tires I've considered buying and the tires I have bought, along with all of the particular manufacture'ers specs. Norton is spot on with the Original Goodyear F1 tires had a half inch difference in tire height from front to back. I had went with a 275/35-19 Nitto NT05 front to match my back tires a while back, actually my avatar is that setup. I never cared for the skinny rubber-band look of it at the time. That front tire was 3/4 of an inch shorter than the factory front tire, while the NT05 315/35-20 rear was .84 larger than the factory rear. That difference actually raked the stance of the car quite a bit too. Just some things to consider when buying tires.
-Satch

I have about the closest front/rear tire height being the same.......27.6 front and 27.7 rear while also adding front end grip in turns and rear end grip with traction.......



^^^^^^^and still keeping a cool looking (IMO) stance.......but my wheels are also widened on the rear.....

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