Could use help with a rather odd issue

kenchan · 06-12-2015, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i run stock nismo sizes on my nismo set. 245/40/19 and 285/35/19.

they are plenty wide and sticky for my ride.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i run stock nismo sizes on my nismo set. 245/40/18 and 285/35/19.

they are plenty wide and sticky for my ride.

I see, my wheels are 19x9.5 and 19x10.5. Tires are 245/40ZR19 and 275/35ZR19

kenchan · 06-12-2015, 09:12 PM

yah, i was talking to my son while i was typing. fixed the typo just now.

yah, those are the sport wheel sizes. nismo's run 285/35/19 on the rears.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, i was talking to my son while i was typing. fixed the typo just now.

Ah, for a minute there I was googling to make sure I had the right information about mine, lol.

kenchan · 06-12-2015, 09:14 PM

btw, dont get the 275/35/19 size S04's. i mentioned this many times but for some reason the S04's in that size is narrow. probably for them hella flusha toilet folks. definitely go 285/35/19 if S04's. i speak from experience.

kenchan · 06-12-2015, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hermit

Ah, for a minute there I was googling to make sure I had the right information about mine, lol.

yah, just to clarify:

sport package wheels are 19x9 with 245/40/19 and 19x10 275/35/19
nismo wheels are 19x9.5 with 245/40/19 and 19x10.5 285/35/19

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

btw, dont get the 275/35/19 size S04's. i mentioned this many times but for some reason the S04's in that size is narrow. probably for them hella flusha toilet folks. definitely go 285/35/19 if S04's. i speak from experience.

I will remember that, thanks. My car is currently in the process of getting turbos installed. So, I will be running boost. I'm thinking a bit more width may help.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, just to clarify:

sport package wheels are 19x9 with 245/40/19 and 19x10 275/35/19
nismo wheels are 19x9.5 with 245/40/19 and 19x10.5 285/35/19

Thanks for that, I thought they were the same as the nismo. I think that will help a bit on the decision.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:21 PM

My rear tires are 275/35, so now I know they are not the right size, stupid dealership.

kenchan · 06-12-2015, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hermit

Ah, for a minute there I was googling to make sure I had the right information about mine, lol.

yah, plus no offense, but those are those junk v12's. they dont belong on a car like our Z if you consider yourself a car enthusiast.

yep if ure going to run FI, i'd go with FP's setup probably with the RE11's.

MacCool · 06-12-2015, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Zbrah

If you bought the car second hand, those curb rash could have came from the previous owner, or even the dealer if the it had been in their posession before you purchased it. I can't imagine anyone scraping up all four wheels and not remembering, there is a gut wrenching sound when I carelessly curbed on of my rear wheel. Trust me, if it was you would know.

Tires should be wider for sure. The most popular size being used is 265/35 & 305/30. This set up should provide enough meat to give your rims some protection.

Michelin and RE-11 are two of the top choices but pricey, especially in 19's. However, you cant go wrong with either one.

Price out the Potenza S-04's. Currently $800 for the set at TireRack. Great tire, runs a very close second to the Pilot Super Sports for about $400 less. The S-04s have nice overlap on my Touring Sport, good protection for the wheels, as I found out just the other day.

Speaking of wheel rash...be very selective of where you take your newly-finished wheels to have your new tires mounted and balanced. That's a very common place to get all four of them them scraped up, not to mention the need for accurate balancing.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, plus no offense, but those are those junk v12's. they dont belong on a car like our Z if you consider yourself a car enthusiast.

yep if ure going to run FI, i'd go with FP's setup probably with the RE11's.

Oh, I definitely agree these tires are junk.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

Price out the Potenza S-04's. Currently $800 for the set at TireRack. Great tire, runs a very close second to the Pilot Super Sports for about $400 less. The S-04s have nice overlap on my Touring Sport, good protection for the wheels, as I found out just the other day.

Speaking of wheel rash...be very selective of where you take your newly-finished wheels to have your new tires mounted and balanced. That's a very common place to get all four of them them scraped up, not to mention the need for accurate balancing.

I'll take a look at those, on TireRack right now, thanks. And, I'll be careful.

hermit · 06-12-2015, 10:15 PM

Looks like a $304 difference, that's not bad. Do these run well in 265/35 and 305/30 as well? Or would I want to size down on these?

MacCool · 06-13-2015, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hermit

Looks like a $304 difference, that's not bad. Do these run well in 265/35 and 305/30 as well? Or would I want to size down on these?

Unknown. I"m just running stock sport-package sizes Front: 245/40-19 Rear: 275/35-19.

Some people prefer the looks of the bigger tires I guess. Doesn't do anything for me. You'll only get about 13,000 - 18,000 miles out of a set of any of these performance tires. I see no need to overspend. YMMV

06-12-2015, 09:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, i was talking to my son while i was typing. fixed the typo just now. yah, those are the sport wheel sizes. nismo's run 285/35/19 on the rears. hermit likes this.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	btw, dont get the 275/35/19 size S04's. i mentioned this many times but for some reason the S04's in that size is narrow. probably for them hella flusha toilet folks. definitely go 285/35/19 if S04's. i speak from experience. hermit likes this.

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hermit Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 91 Drives: Magma 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 11	My rear tires are 275/35, so now I know they are not the right size, stupid dealership.

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hermit Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 91 Drives: Magma 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 11	Looks like a $304 difference, that's not bad. Do these run well in 265/35 and 305/30 as well? Or would I want to size down on these?