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Tires: How wide can you go on stock ray wheels??
Hello,
I couldn't find a clear answer in this forum... :confused: Tires: How wide can you go on stock ray wheels without any rubbing on fenders or fitting issues with the wheels?? The suspension has not been modified and I don't want to put any spacers. Any suggestions for tires brands/specs? Thanks alot guys! |
From what I see.. if you want to fit the same tires brand front and back:
Ventus V12: Front Either 245/40ZR19 (26.7" vs 26.8" oem) 255/40ZR19 (27.1" vs 26.8" oem) Rear: 305/30ZR19 (26.3" vs 26.5" oem) Anybody knows if this setup will rub? I am not to worries about the front but what about the back? Also the V12 305's require a rim of 10.5" to 11.5". I beleive the stock rays wheels are 10"? Any thoughts? Cheers! |
probably not the best in terms of traction/safety, but it fits
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I was running (until yesterday!) 305/30 Hankooks on the stock Rays wheel with no problems whatsoever, and I am also running spacers. Here's a pic of my stock wheels with 275/35's in front with a 15mm spacer and 305/30 in the back with a 20mm spacer. No issues at all.
http://www.the370z.com/members/azroa...arter-view.jpg I just yesterday had my new wheels put on and retained the spacers and the same Hankooks now. Here is that pic. http://www.the370z.com/members/azroa...ounted-002.jpg You will have no problems at all running a 305 in the back with the stock wheels. I now intend to lower the car about an inch and I don't anticipate any clearance issues. Alignment issues maybe, but I'm sure that they won't hit anything. AZ |
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http://www.the370z.com/members/azroa...ounted-002.jpg :tup: AZ, those rims sure look great! |
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The car already plows like a truck stock, extra wide tire in the back and still the skinnys in front? The car will turn worse than my Prius! |
You can go to 295's on the front without rubbung but I wouldnt go above 255 for street tires.
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After reading this thread I got a bit curious and started looking into this, it seems max for the 10" rear is 295 and for the 9" front would be a 265. So to agree With Cossie I wouldn't go over those sizes.
Personally I think I'm going to go with the Bridgestone. RE11s 265/35 for the front and 285/30 on the rear, it seems that will be the best combination of getting more contact in the rear while also reducing understeer. Any thoughts on that logicc? I'm far from a pro in this area. |
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I thought the sport wheels were 10-1/2", but after doing a search, it turns out thats only for the Nismo. :iagree: with the above, 285 series is the max for a 10" wheel without risk of failure or premature wear. Too wide a tire on a narrow wheel will put stress on the shoulders of the tire wall, which could result in excess heat build-up. |
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Next year, I will do 285/35/19 all around. I will stretch the tire in the front, but my car is mostly used for track and autox. I don't have to use the car for commute. I can tell you there is plenty of understeer with the 265/285 setup, you are better off with 265 all around or 285 all around if you plan to race the car and want the car to handle better. God, I get all pi$$ed just thinking about the understeer. Oh yeah, tire compound is way more important than tire sizing. A little RE11 can still do circles around big V12s. I have both tires on the two cars I own. I just saw the specs on the RE11, the 275 they have are 30 series, so it might be a little small. I guess 275/30 all around isn't too bad either. Matter of fact, the extra gearing might help it pull off the corner. I know it is hard to see, but I was struggling a lot harder with the 265/285 RE11 on my 370 vs 235 RA1 all around on my 350 at the same track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTu3E66mydE 370z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtASpcAAxZI 350z Of course as much as I love the RE11s, they are expensive and probably wont last more than 15K. |
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