Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Why you should use these tires with NISMO Wheels: 285/35R19 (F), 325/30R19 (R)

VinceThe1 · 05-11-2015, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaviZ

Guys, this setup is SICK!! I had my doubts going into this but I can attest to VinceThe1's original post.

Performance:
I've driven about 40 miles since the install. Not a single issue. Turns lock to lock with no rubbing. Driving over speed bumps, no rubbing. The RE-11s on the rear feel amazing. The Nismo naturally has a super stiff ride and this hasn't changed much but I can say that the car feels more planted. The gf says the ride feels "smoother". Haven't taken any hard corners yet but I can't wait to see how the car will eat them up now.

Looks:
Fronts have a tiny poke, maybe 1 or 2 mm. Doesn't bug me at all. Love how the taller sidewalls filled some of the original wheel gap. These were my rear Yoko's (285/35).
Rears are completely flush with the fender. According to the tire size calculator, the sidewall is 2.3% smaller. Can't even notice this. They look massive when looking at the car straight from the back or at an angle.

I'm very happy with the outcome. Can't wait to finish off the fronts now (about 4/32 left with some camber wear) and get even more grip up there. Like I said, I've only driven about 40 miles and so far, so good! I'll keep you guys posted.

Congratulations! I love this setup as well, and it's really affordable since it only calls for 2 tires initially (although an expencive 2 tires).

Those sidewall percentages you are looking at are really minute, the difference that matters is the overall diameter (how tall the tire is off the ground) and that's only 0.7% smaller (2.2mm shorter off the ground). That's why you can't notice it, because there's barely a difference. The 325s actually sit right between the Sport Package 275s and the Nismo 285s in overall diameter so you can't go wrong with that diameter.

I also noticed my ride a bit nicer, not as harsh which for our cars I can't say is a bad thing.

One thing that's puzzling me is the poke you have on the front.. Maybe the 285 yokohamas differ from the 285 kumho v12s I have on...but that's quite a difference. My rears are also perfectly flush to the fender without a spacer, but my fronts are about 5-6mm in, I'm really thinking of adding a 10mm spacer for the front because of that. How you have 1-2mm of poke in the front puzzles me...did you do an alignment to straighten your camber even more than original? Could the Nismo have different front suspension arms and/or knuckles...I doubt it but I don't know where that near 10mm difference is coming from on the front, and the rear is just like mine.