370z MEATY TIRE THREAD

blueranger · 11-25-2012, 11:30 AM

These meaty setups look great

One question I have for those in the know... Would the larger mass actually create less performance in a straight line acceleration?

KERMIT · 12-07-2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blueranger

These meaty setups look great

One question I have for those in the know... Would the larger mass actually create less performance in a straight line acceleration?

Where the vehicle is traction limited it may provide benefit. (First gear launch)

The rest of the straight line accel will suffer

Juice14 · 04-22-2013, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cavemancan

Well, I've been driving it this way for about 4,000 + miles now. I will ammend my initial comment by saying the issue is not just lane changing. In a strait line it also has a tendency to wonder a bit. Steering wheel is rock solid and nothing is lose in suspension that I know of. I just feel I need to apply to much steering input to counter the wondering while driving at almost any speeds. Again it is not a huge deal but its noticeable.

PSI is about 35 all around. I've used the shoe polish method during autocross and tire preasure is spot on or I'm not driving hard enough...one of the two.

What do you mean by "...the nose of the car more closed"?

Thanks for the help!

Hi sorry for the late response lol. I mean the nose of the car more closed by being less twichy, the problem with that you will wear out the outside part of the tires more. Another thin I noticed is that you went from:
front stock 245 to 265
rear 275 to 285

so you increased te front width by more % wise than the rear, the car (in theory) will oversteer more. also you went from 40 profile up front to 35 and the rear stayed the same with 35 profile. Maybe that makes the car fel different to you. this means the front will be lower to the ground compared to stock, only in the front.

dirTy_shoeZ · 11-11-2012, 03:43 PM

W.O.W. 370Z · 11-12-2012, 09:53 AM

Looks good.

Is it the light or does the red on nismo bumper look darker?

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Kingbaby · 11-12-2012, 10:05 AM

A tad doesn't take away from how legit it looks!

clintfocus · 11-12-2012, 05:51 PM

new front wheel sizing on my car, Same Enkei PF01, old size used to be 18x9.5 et15 on 275/35/18, now its 18x10.5 et28 on 285/35/18. Rear size is still the same at 18x10.5 et15 with a 295/35/18. Soon my next set of tires will be 285/35/18 all around in either Hankook RS3 or Nitto NT05

here is the front inside clearance, 18x10.5 et28, i know 18x10.5 et30 still clears with a 285/35/18 but i think that's prolly the limit

MIGHTYMOUSE · 11-14-2012, 08:18 AM

Front: 19x9.5 +22 (265/35/19)
Rear: 19x11 +15 (305/30/19)
Wheels: Varrstoen ES2
Tires: Potenza RE-11

No rubbing at all, still on stock suspension and stock alignment specs.

gomer_110 · 11-17-2012, 06:45 PM

Finally get to join the meaty tires club.

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Volk TE37SL
Front: 18 x 10 +30
Rear: 18 x 11 +18

Hoosier A6
295/40-18 F & R

Footloose301 · 12-08-2012, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Finally get to join the meaty tires club.

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Volk TE37SL
Front: 18 x 10 +30
Rear: 18 x 11 +18

Hoosier A6
295/40-18 F & R

Amazing! I love it!

roy'sz · 11-25-2012, 12:00 PM

yes due to the fact that the overall circumfrance of the tire has increased a little bit. It depends on how big the size change is.

W.O.W. 370Z · 12-08-2012, 09:21 AM

Holy tall tires and holy front poke.

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gomer_110 · 12-08-2012, 11:09 AM

They're for AutoX so it's function over form. Also probably going with shorter tires after I burn through these.

W.O.W. 370Z · 12-08-2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

They're for AutoX so it's function over form. Also probably going with shorter tires after I burn through these.

I see.

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Kingbaby · 12-08-2012, 07:06 PM

Tall indeed

11-11-2012, 03:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
dirTy_shoeZ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 778 Drives: 40th ANN TT Rep Power: 16	SterlingDrive likes this.

11-12-2012, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
W.O.W. 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Miami Posts: 1,757 Drives: 2010 Touring Sport Z Rep Power: 20	Looks good. Is it the light or does the red on nismo bumper look darker? Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2 NickTurnon likes this.

11-12-2012, 05:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
clintfocus Track Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: los angeles Age: 39 Posts: 933 Drives: 370z, EK Civic, F150 Rep Power: 16	new front wheel sizing on my car, Same Enkei PF01, old size used to be 18x9.5 et15 on 275/35/18, now its 18x10.5 et28 on 285/35/18. Rear size is still the same at 18x10.5 et15 with a 295/35/18. Soon my next set of tires will be 285/35/18 all around in either Hankook RS3 or Nitto NT05 here is the front inside clearance, 18x10.5 et28, i know 18x10.5 et30 still clears with a 285/35/18 but i think that's prolly the limit cdoxp800 likes this.

11-17-2012, 06:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Finally get to join the meaty tires club. IMG_0002.JPG.jpg IMG_0005.JPG.jpg IMG_0006.JPG.jpg Volk TE37SL Front: 18 x 10 +30 Rear: 18 x 11 +18 Hoosier A6 295/40-18 F & R dirTy_shoeZ, MIGHTYMOUSE and kazman like this. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

12-08-2012, 09:21 AM	#12 (permalink)
W.O.W. 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Miami Posts: 1,757 Drives: 2010 Touring Sport Z Rep Power: 20	Holy tall tires and holy front poke. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2 Ni55anPat likes this.

11-25-2012, 11:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
blueranger Track Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 577 Drives: 2010 Roadster 7AT Rep Power: 307	These meaty setups look great One question I have for those in the know... Would the larger mass actually create less performance in a straight line acceleration?

11-25-2012, 12:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	yes due to the fact that the overall circumfrance of the tire has increased a little bit. It depends on how big the size change is.

12-08-2012, 11:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	They're for AutoX so it's function over form. Also probably going with shorter tires after I burn through these. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

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