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The idea is to allow the fitment of wider tyres on the rear but to keep the overall 'rolling' diameter of the front & rear tyres the same as each other (or as close as possible).

Eg with the original 205/55 & 225/50 combination the overall diameters are:

205/55 = 23.88 in
225/50 = 23.86 in


Andy
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