Spacers on stock rays with 295's

spearfish25 · 04-11-2011, 10:38 PM

I have 265/35/19 up front, no drop, no rub. Guys have gone as wide as 285 I believe without drop and no rubbing.

cossie1600 · 04-12-2011, 12:53 AM

yup

wh1te370z · 04-12-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

I'm about to get me a set of 295s soon.

your choices are bf goodrich and hoosier lol. i didnt see anything else in this size.

COLDSHOT · 04-12-2011, 03:43 PM

get 305's man, cheaper and easy to find tire. i got the whole set of v12 tires 255 front and 305 rear for $720 free shipping

COLDSHOT · 04-12-2011, 03:45 PM

and $60 rebate lol

ZForce · 04-12-2011, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

I have 265/35/19 up front, no drop, no rub. Guys have gone as wide as 285 I believe without drop and no rubbing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cossie1600

yup

Thanks guys for the feedback. I am still wanting to hear and see a setup somewhere between 255/35/19 & 265/35/19 with a 1.2" drop on 20 mm
spacers. Rub or no rub.

I think the rears might be fine with 285\35\19 on 25mm spacers with 1.0"drop in the rear.

Oh snap......back to square one on the learning curve...... I just learned that to keep the car from alot of understeer, that I should be looking at similiar ratios to stock. For the RE-11's the ideal combo is 265/305 but what I am hearing is that the 305 is too large for the 19" sport wheel, that is if I don't do anything else. Other tires come in different sizes that will have the right ratios.

This is making my head hurt! I may just go with stock sizes this time around and wait to see how everything looks and fits (tires, drop, spacers) after the Eibach springs are swapped out for Swift. I am keeping my 20mm/25mm spacers.

America's Tire has a tire calculator for checking ratios. Gonna go crunch some numbers.

COLDSHOT · 04-12-2011, 07:14 PM

dude i have 255/35/19 and 305/30/19 with 25mm spacers all around and 1" drop, no rub and still have room 265's tire front. i mean cmon man this thread doesnt have to go 2 pages

ZForce · 04-12-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ZForce

Sweet, I am thinking 265's up front on 20mm spacers with a 1.2 drop. I wonder if my smaller wheel spacers will make up for the 10mm larger tire versus your 255's and 25mm spacers and hence I come away with no rub. What is your camber looking like?

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Originally Posted by COLDSHOT

should be ok, im running 20x10 with 255 front right now and no rub.

20x10....are you running 20" wheels?

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Originally Posted by ZForce

Is that 255/35/20? So I should be ok with 255/35/19 with no rub.

Since no reponse on above post, I took it you were not running sport 19" wheels. It's the reason for the lengthy and maybe repetitive questions on the post above.

Quote:

Originally Posted by COLDSHOT

dude i have 255/35/19 and 305/30/19 with 25mm spacers all around and 1" drop, no rub and still have room 265's tire front. i mean cmon man this thread doesnt have to go 2 pages

Thank you kindly for the clarification and my apologies for my ignorance and taking up space on this thread. You have been patient and I appreciate your input.

COLDSHOT · 04-12-2011, 11:03 PM

lol buddy, i was just joking. this is what forum good for right?
sorry i got 19" before, but now i got 20x10 +10 with 255 tires front and 20x12 +0 with 305 tires rear and still no rub.

cossie1600 · 04-13-2011, 12:04 AM

It's not so much the height of the tire, you just don't want to run a wider tire in the back than the front unless your car is naturally not balanced (mid or rear engine cars) or you want to create understeer. Nissan staggered the tires to create understeer so people don't kill themselves, creating more is just as stupid. Drive at your own risk

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZForce

Thanks guys for the feedback. I am still wanting to hear and see a setup somewhere between 255/35/19 & 265/35/19 with a 1.2" drop on 20 mm
spacers. Rub or no rub.

I think the rears might be fine with 285\35\19 on 25mm spacers with 1.0"drop in the rear.

Oh snap......back to square one on the learning curve...... I just learned that to keep the car from alot of understeer, that I should be looking at similiar ratios to stock. For the RE-11's the ideal combo is 265/305 but what I am hearing is that the 305 is too large for the 19" sport wheel, that is if I don't do anything else. Other tires come in different sizes that will have the right ratios.

This is making my head hurt! I may just go with stock sizes this time around and wait to see how everything looks and fits (tires, drop, spacers) after the Eibach springs are swapped out for Swift. I am keeping my 20mm/25mm spacers.

America's Tire has a tire calculator for checking ratios. Gonna go crunch some numbers.

ZForce · 04-13-2011, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by COLDSHOT

lol buddy, i was just joking. this is what forum good for right?
sorry i got 19" before, but now i got 20x10 +10 with 255 tires front and 20x12 +0 with 305 tires rear and still no rub.

Good to hear, I tend to ask the same questions over and over but in a different way each time. And thought this was one of times I went overboard. Agreed, a forum is to discuss and discover answers to our questions.

Thanks for clearing the air on your tire and wheel combo set up. Good to know that even with 19" sport wheels that you did not rub.

ZForce · 04-13-2011, 12:55 AM

35/19

Quote:

Originally Posted by cossie1600

It's not so much the height of the tire, you just don't want to run a wider tire in the back than the front unless your car is naturally not balanced (mid or rear engine cars) or you want to create understeer. Nissan staggered the tires to create understeer so people don't kill themselves, creating more is just as stupid. Drive at your own risk

Thanks for this excellant information on tires. I want to stay within proper tire setup range and not create another problem in handeling. In your opinion and reading about my setup and what I have to work with without having to add another part or spend more $$ what is opinion on the proper tire sizes I should be looking at? Am I looking to try and keep the staggered width of front and rear to be similiar to stock ?

For example if the difference in width on stock from front to rear is a difference of 1.18" then I should look for tires with the same difference or as close the 1.18" difference to keep understeer within the stock range?

From America's Tire (Tire Calculator)

Tire Dimensions Made Simple - Discount Tire

EDITED: COLDSHOT corrected me on the stock Fr tire size.

I plugged in both front and rear
245/40/19 FR
275/35/19 Rr

The difference in "section width is 1.18

Am I on the right track here?

COLDSHOT · 04-13-2011, 01:14 AM

wrong, stock tires should be
245/40/19 FR
275/35/19 Rr or 285/35/19 same as nismo stock tires size

ZForce · 04-13-2011, 01:23 AM

Corrected original post, thanks COLDSHOT.

ZForce · 04-13-2011, 01:33 AM

So crunching some tire sizes on America's Tire Calculator it came up with a difference in "Section Width" for:

245/40/19 & 275/35/19 = Section Width difference of 1.18
245/40/19 & 285/35/19 = 1.57
255/35/19 & 285/35/19 = 1.18
255/35/19 & 305/30/19 = 1.97
265/35/19 & 305/30/19 = 1.58

Is this about right as to what I should be looking for? Meaning the 1.18 tires would be similiar to stock and stock understeer and anything higher would create more understeer.

04-11-2011, 10:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I have 265/35/19 up front, no drop, no rub. Guys have gone as wide as 285 I believe without drop and no rubbing. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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04-12-2011, 12:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	yup

04-12-2011, 03:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
COLDSHOT Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver Posts: 80 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 14	get 305's man, cheaper and easy to find tire. i got the whole set of v12 tires 255 front and 305 rear for $720 free shipping

04-12-2011, 03:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
COLDSHOT Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver Posts: 80 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 14	and $60 rebate lol

04-12-2011, 07:14 PM	#22 (permalink)
COLDSHOT Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver Posts: 80 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 14	dude i have 255/35/19 and 305/30/19 with 25mm spacers all around and 1" drop, no rub and still have room 265's tire front. i mean cmon man this thread doesnt have to go 2 pages

04-12-2011, 11:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
COLDSHOT Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver Posts: 80 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 14	lol buddy, i was just joking. this is what forum good for right? sorry i got 19" before, but now i got 20x10 +10 with 255 tires front and 20x12 +0 with 305 tires rear and still no rub.

04-13-2011, 01:14 AM	#28 (permalink)
COLDSHOT Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver Posts: 80 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 14	wrong, stock tires should be 245/40/19 FR 275/35/19 Rr or 285/35/19 same as nismo stock tires size

04-13-2011, 01:23 AM	#29 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 21	Corrected original post, thanks COLDSHOT.

04-13-2011, 01:33 AM	#30 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 21	So crunching some tire sizes on America's Tire Calculator it came up with a difference in "Section Width" for: 245/40/19 & 275/35/19 = Section Width difference of 1.18 245/40/19 & 285/35/19 = 1.57 255/35/19 & 285/35/19 = 1.18 255/35/19 & 305/30/19 = 1.97 265/35/19 & 305/30/19 = 1.58 Is this about right as to what I should be looking for? Meaning the 1.18 tires would be similiar to stock and stock understeer and anything higher would create more understeer.