Tires
 

I picked up some Michelin Pilot Super Sports
265/35/19 front
305/30/19 rear

not on car yet-thinking no spacers right now
coilovers to go on someday
I usually drive with VDC off

Oh I see what u mean now about the fitment and space. They're basically two different things lol ... So if I could get the rears with 19x10 +35 I won't need to run a spacer correct?

If you run stock tire sizes, you will need spacers (you never need spacers, just looks nice). As I mentioned, with stock tire sizes in the back, you can go as +5 to flush with the fender. and in the front you can go as low as +28 (safe to clear sports brakes) .

Posted this in the wheel spacer 101 thread, but this thread appears to be more active, so this might help some of you. As Clkio mentioned above though, this is simply for wheel poke, you need to consider clearing your calipers.

Wow super informative chart - subbed for future resource! How did you test to figure this all out?

Just with some math and such. I'm probably going to look up inner wheel well clearance for maximum inner poke, differences at different camber, and wheel sizes. And maybe tire sizes.

Slow days at work lead to productive days on Z stuff.

Personally i'm running 10.5x20et6 in the rear and 9x20et20 in the front. Lowered on kwv3 down 1.7 inches rear 2 inches front. Pics upon my new lugs getting here Friday...

Would I be able to run a 265 or 275 size tire on the front with a 19x9.5 +20 wheel?

I am lowered on coilovers. Roughly how much camber would be needed in comparison to sticking with a 255?

20x10+15 245/35/20 front 20x12 +15 295/30/20? on kw v3 with front and rear spl camber arms

Tires are small for those rim widths.

try more along the lines of 265/275 fronts and 315/325 rears.

i have 305's on my 10" oem Rays rear wheels.

i hope your not doing that lame stance garage with tires that are too small lol

It surprises me that you're so pleased with 305's on 10" rays. I have 305's on mine and hate it. They make the rear end sloppy. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone... I can't wait to have an extra $500 for some 285's. Or better yet $1700 for some new Forgestars that are wider and keep 305's. IMO 305's need an 11" wheel. Are you drag stripping your Z or road coarse driving it? That may be the difference...?

i have ran them many times on the strip, on the dragon at zdayz, and everyday driving. they have ran the gauntlet even with a top speed run in there.

if your rear end was sloppy with them i would suggest a trip to the mechanic. i dont think the issue is with your tires.

however, i will say that any rear end "sloppiness" could be from improper sizing of your front tires. what combo are you running? or were running?

EDIT: i see your sig says 265/305s now. if you look i do believe the S-04's run a bit different. there may be your problem.

the RE-11s ive had are nothing short of awesome. upon purchase i was mad because there were no PSS's available. now i'm happy i got the RE-11s in these sizes

305's on my stock 10.5's are too wide they stick out from the rim and 245 on 9.5 rim is stock on the nismo's... just saying. i don't think add half an inch would make it god awful and yes stance for show not for track usage. thats what the stock wheels are for and unlimited access to an alignment machine :)

A 275/35-19 PSS on a 19x9.5 is about perfect. ;)

Yup, I have SO-4s, 265 up front and 305 rear and there is nothing ugly about them. The fit is spot on and I should have gone with 275s up front. Some bulge is fine as it protects the rim from those unfortunate encounters with curbs.:shakes head:

i run pilot super sports on the stock wheels 245 up front and 305 rear and the rear has significant "bulging" it passes the rim more then enough for protection if anything it make me dread when i have to replace them since i do my own tires :/ but for wheels i have thought about 255 and keeping 305 just to keep tire on the ground and with the added width it would fit fine at least in my opinion and what i've seen so far im not trying to go and do stupid stretch where you can see the wheel and the bead of the tire just barely hanging on because that honestly scares me lol if i were to do that i would not daily my car and right now i dont have a choice since its my daily, need to find a cheap car to daily some day lol

Has anyone tried running 22's?

i think 22's are too big lol

The other question to this is, "who makes a good 22" tire?"

My plan is to have a functional setup with
255/35 or 265/35 front
295/30 or 305/30 rear

Should I run 19x10 -2 / 19x11 0
Or 19x9.5 +17 19x11 +10
Don't mind rolling the front fenders
But camber ideal is in spec
2015 nismo 370z gonna be lowered on stance/swift and spl camber arms.
Looking to close the gap, either on top of the tire or 1 finger gap.

I'm thinking about changing to Forgestar F14 19x9.5 with 275/30 or 265/35 front and 19x11 with 305/30 rear. What offset should I go with, I am lowered on swift spring

Perhaps a dumb question but would 18x6.5 wheels fit on a base coupe? I found a set of used 225/50/18 winter tires for a good price but they're mounted on 18x6.5 wheels. What are the issues with a much narrower width wheel?

Are 17" wheels possible for the base coupe? What is an appropriate wheel fitment if I go that route? I just want a cheap winter set up. Thanks.

18x6.5 will not work for the z I believe the lowest u could go is 18x8 or 18x8.5 for the base u might be able to go to 17

Hi guys:

I got a set of vossen CV2 20x9 and 20x10.5 with offset F (20) and R (15). Im going to buy a set of Michellin PSS 255-35-20 and 295-30-20. The car is going to get lowered on some BC coilovers.

Will I have any problems of rubbing in any aspect with this setup??

I know a person that had a 370Z with a rear wheel 20x11 with 275 stretch as ****, because 295 didn't fit and the 285 was rubbing and in the front he was running 235 because 255 - 245 did't fit. he had 235.

I'm lowered on swifts running MPSS 255/35/19--295/30/19 on Work GS4's 19x9.5+20--19x10.5+0 and pretty much stock camber. No problems at all but swifts are only 1" lower up front and 1.2" in the rear I believe. Your front wheels would retract by 6mm's from my front and the wheel to strut would have 6 more mm's of clearance from mine. The back setup should explain itself retract by 15mm's and have 15mm's less inner clearance but shouldn't be an issue. Now the lower you go the more camber you'll have to run, to clear or you will have to run narrower tires.

I don't have the best pics to show the clearance.

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Was looking at a set of wheels someones selling. Wondering if this is an okay setup to run without rolling the fenders or negative camber in the rear. I currently have Swift springs installed.

- Front: 20x9.5 +15
- Rear: 20x11 +5
- Front Tire: 275/30
- Rear Tire: 315/35

Thanks

wondering if my 19x9.5 +41mm tsw's on front can hold a 275/35/19 and not rub? any input would be appreciated

Youll rub front and rear. Need a +25 or so to not rub in the front and +20 or +22 to not rub in the rear with out rolling or camber

Youll also need to do the 35 sidewall in front and 30 in rear.

They should fit the wheel fine, they wont rub on the fender, but the offset is so high they *might* rub on the suspension. Id suggest a 10mm or 15mm spacer, it will look better too

Can anybody throw out a solid guess for the wheel specs on this Z?

http://www.ssr-wheels.com/images/tf1/gallery/2.jpg

I'm sure somewhere in this thread this has been answered however I couldn't find it

Currently running base setup wheels looking into TSW's Interlagos that are
19 X10.5 27 Rear
19 X9.5 41 Front
Both 1 Inch larger and wider

I would be buying new tires as well.. I've heard that perhaps theres an issue with the offset and scraping the wheel well? I've never confirmed this just read in the forums.

perfect. perfect wheel specs.



Seriously though, an e-mail to SSR could probably answer your question.

Those offsets would require spacers. The fronts especially would require BIG spacers.

How much mm spacers would you think? Are we talking as much as 20+?

Sorry, he had the wrong tire specs listed. Here's the right ones.

- Front: 20x9.5 +15
255/35/20

- Rear: 20x11 +5
305/25/20


Would these work okay?

Front is close, +20 will fit for sure, +15 is tight

Rear will rub. Need +15 in the rear

If it were me, I'd go with 10-15mm in the rear, and start with 20mm in the front. I'm running 18x10.5 with a 12 offset in the rear, and they fit very nice.

Spacer Fitment
 

I have spent a great deal of time looking for this answer on the Forum. Please be kind as I am such a newbie and have exhausted my patience with the search function.

I have a 2014 Roadster with sports package with stock 19 inch Rays. I want to fill in the wheel wells a bit more so I am planning on 20mm spacers all around.

My concern is the lug bolts - will I be able to use the stock bolts with the spacers or will I have to buy longer bolts? I am looking at HR spacers.

And finally, are the spacers simple to install? I am also an amateur at mechanics and an old fart.

That's it - I hope some one can advise me. Thanks.

You will need longer studs. Stock ones are not long enough and will leave you with not enough thread (unsafe). Putting on spacers is easy enough, changing out the bolts is somewhat harder.

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...r-install.html

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...eel-studs.html

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...t-spacers.html

I am no expert (meaning I have never done it before), but if you think you could use an extra pair of hands, I might be willing to help out.

Ok...here I go (noob time)..sorry

19x9 ET45
19x10 ET48

Current tires on all four are 215/35/19 (need to be replaced). Can you also recommend tire size. I think I would prefer a wider set. Thanks