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      03-30-2018, 08:25 PM   #1
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Will F30 tire and wheel work on F34 GT?

Are they exactly the same or different? It seems to me that the GTs have the same wheel but taller tires.
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      03-30-2018, 08:58 PM   #2
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Are they exactly the same or different? It seems to me that the GTs have the same wheel but taller tires.
Generally they will work, but F34 generally has more sidewall than F30.

So without more specifics as to what you mean, impossible to give you an absolute answer.
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      03-31-2018, 01:20 AM   #3
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F34's have tire diameters of 27" while the rest of the F-series has 26". if you run 26" diameter tires on F34 the wheel gap becomes 1/2" larger, overall height of the car will be 1/2" lower. speedometer will read 3.8% higher than actual, odometer will accrue 3.8% more miles than actual(=380 extra miles every 10000), acceleration will be faster since smaller diameter will have shorter gearing as well as a lighter tire.
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F34's have tire diameters of 27" while the rest of the F-series has 26". if you run 26" diameter tires on F34 the wheel gap becomes 1/2" larger, overall height of the car will be 1/2" lower. speedometer will read 3.8% higher than actual, odometer will accrue 3.8% more miles than actual(=380 extra miles every 10000), acceleration will be faster since smaller diameter will have shorter gearing as well as a lighter tire.
Thank you for the detailed information. I'm looking for a set of snow tires and most of the offerings are for F30 3 series.
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