Hey guys Im planning to get new tires for my sport 370z, but I would like to go with a bit "meater" tire..

Sport wheel and tire spec:
F 19x9 245/40
R 19x10 275/35

I want:
RE-11
Front 255/40
Rear 285/35
or maybe even wider..

I'm not lowered at at so rubbing not a concern, I want as bit wider without daily drive issues. Any recommendations?

You can buy whats called a bumper repair kit.. comes with a little piece of mesh and some epoxy. I've had to use that to basically re-create the tab after ripped thru the hole.. It held up for me for a few months. Worth a shot.

Worst case a body shop too should be able to fix it too.

Hi everyone... new owner here - just got a 2012 Z - GunMetal...
In a month or so I will be starting to mod the car...
I already have my eyes on the following (let me know what you think):
Linea Corse LC818- Matte Black
19x9.5 +15 - 275/35/19 Brigestone RE11
19x11 +20 - 305/30/19 Brigestone RE11

i'd put a 20mm spacer rear
front....hmm might be alittle bit too aggressive with that offset.

Are you lowering the car? Wanna run camber or what?

I am looking at Enkie NT03+M's in 18x9.5 front and 18x10.5 rear. Offsets will be 27 front and 30 rear with 275/40/18 and 295/40/18. I was using the calculator and I am unsure about the rear sidewall and the front set up said it would stick out 1.6" farther and be .4 closer to the suspension. I wont be able to measure any of these distances since I wont be near the car anytime soon but they offer a 18x9.5 with a +40 offset that will only stick out 1.1" and sit .9 closer. I am at stock height and suspension. Will the 1.6" it sticks out plus the tire cause the set up to stick out past the fender? I know the gap is not small but I honestly don't remember. I have no problem getting front camber arms if needed plus it will help a little on the track.

You won't be able to use 40mm offset in front. It wouldn't fit. It will be about about flush. I would look for a lower offset for the rear or use spacers. Not sure how much more clearance there is in the rear but you want it flush with the front anyway. I'm not sure about your question about camber arms if you are staying stock height. I wouldn't install camber arms and add more negative camber just to make the top of the tire flush while pushing the bottom out. Since you are at stock height it isn't a big deal and can't tell since there is a big gap. 15mm spacers in rear I would bet but you can measure once you get them on.

See if there is a higher offset you can get in front. Will stick out/rub bad if lowered.

I'm thiking this wheel and tire setup will have a square look.

F 255/35 19x10
R 285/30 19x11

What offset, front vs rear, would get the wheels to line up with the outer edge of the fender?

On Swifts with -1.3F -1.6R camber.

The 27 should work for the front then? I can see how the rear looks and add spacers if needed. I know the Nismo's run with a 19x9.5 40 so that's why I thought the 18x9.5 40 would work but I guess its the tire size that would cause some issues.

Why don't you find a wheel you like and see what offsets they offer in 5x114.3 before you ask us these questions?

Yeah those are wider tires. I know with the base yokohama tires I had less than an inch of clearance to the control arm. If you use the wheel tire calculator it should tell you how much closer it would be. Not sure if you have a sport model so those tires would be wider already. I have 285 on a 10" et 30mm and it just barely clears. Go ahead and plug my wheel and tire in and then use the one you are considering and if it is any closer then you know it won't fit. Use rimsntires.

27 offset with 275 tire will work.

I have a 20x10 + 27 with 275/30/20 tire running oem camber arms. never rubbed. with aftermarket camber arms and a lil better camber setup, i could even run a 285 and maybe a 295 up front.

Perfect, I know they are going to clear the AP's that I am putting on and these will save me a lot of money. I may still get set of Nismo's but I still need to save for two sets of tires. Thanks for the help.

The size calculator says 100% clear for everything, I used your size as the OEM and 275/40 on a 18x9.5 et27 as my new set up. Hopefully it works!

I admit my inexperience here and probably haven't read widely enough.

I figured if I could get an 'ideal' measure for offsets that represents "outside of wheel lines up with outside of fender", for a specific wheel width, then I would use that as a baseline. From there I'd never have to ask again since I could do the math myself to convert that ideal to any other wheel width.

Maybe it doesn't work that way so i'll keep reading.

Thanks for the heads up though.


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