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theboydiddy 04-16-2013 01:06 PM

What you guys think ?
 
Wondering what kind of tires i should run on
(Front) 20" x 8.5
(Rear) 20" x 10
what you guys think ?
any suggestions ?

raymondo510 04-16-2013 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by theboydiddy (Post 2269630)
Wondering what kind of tires i should run on
(Front) 20" x 8.5
(Rear) 20" x 10
what you guys think ?
any suggestions ?

I can't see the pic for some reason but a 8.5 in the front is too narrow

diddy535 04-16-2013 01:22 PM

OEM base wheels are only 8 in the front he should be fine. You can get away with 245s on the base ones so maybe 8.5 you could push it to 255 maybe 265. Rears 10 across 305 seems to be a popular size.

chrischhorn 04-16-2013 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by raymondo510 (Post 2269663)
I can't see the pic for some reason but a 8.5 in the front is too narrow

Its cause there is none lol

If you are set on those sizes (Im assuming XXR's) then I would do a

245/35/20 on front.
275/30/20 on rear.

Your front wheel choice is actually skinnier then OEM sport wheels so you might as well stay with the same widths as OEM.

diddy535 04-16-2013 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn (Post 2269708)
Its cause there is none lol

If you are set on those sizes (Im assuming XXR's) then I would do a

245/35/20 on front.
275/30/20 on rear.

Your front wheel choice is actually skinnier then OEM sport wheels so you might as well stay with the same widths as OEM.

This is true, I 100% agree. I was giving a more "aggressive" option. For example: OEM base tires are 225 and 245 for 8" & 9". I have 245 and 275 for those wheels. More aggressive sizing that still fits fine. Depends what you want OP.

raymondo510 04-16-2013 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrischhorn (Post 2269708)
Its cause there is none lol

If you are set on those sizes (Im assuming XXR's) then I would do a

245/35/20 on front.
275/30/20 on rear.

Your front wheel choice is actually skinnier then OEM sport wheels so you might as well stay with the same widths as OEM.

O lol must of misread it, but I just figured if your gonna go aftermarket 20's you would want a little wider tire

theboydiddy 04-16-2013 04:21 PM

Sorry guys I forgot to mention.
I do wanna stretch the tires.
Lower the car and get spacers to have a flush look.
Eventually I will get - camber but not for now. 8 out of 10 people told me 8.5 in the front would be just fine. Ugh
wheels & tires ... Shake my head I just don't get to understand it much man.

theboydiddy 04-16-2013 04:22 PM

Oh and the wheels are TSW not XXR

enkei2k 04-16-2013 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by theboydiddy (Post 2270072)
Sorry guys I forgot to mention.
I do wanna stretch the tires.
Lower the car and get spacers to have a flush look.
Eventually I will get - camber but not for now. 8 out of 10 people told me 8.5 in the front would be just fine. Ugh
wheels & tires ... Shake my head I just don't get to understand it much man.

I'll ask you nicely (seriously), please do not stretch tires in NYC, especially a Z. From past experience, I've stretched tires (215 on a 9 and 235 on a 10), and it's curb rash city. Let me dig up some pics when I get home from work.

I personally believe that certain cars are capable of certain things, for example, Z's, should have beefy/meaty tires like Supra's, Mustangs, Camaro's, bigger cars, whereas smaller cars (240sx, Civic, Miata, etc) are able to pull off stretched tires.

kenchan 04-16-2013 04:35 PM

stretching tires on a 8.5" you'll need like a 215 width. :icon17: lol

diddy535 04-16-2013 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2270094)
stretching tires on a 8.5" you'll need like a 215 width. :icon17: lol

Those things will look like rubber bands lol

theboydiddy 04-16-2013 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by diddy535 (Post 2270119)
Those things will look like rubber bands lol

Lmfaaaoooooooo

theboydiddy 04-16-2013 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by enkei2k (Post 2270082)
I'll ask you nicely (seriously), please do not stretch tires in NYC, especially a Z. From past experience, I've stretched tires (215 on a 9 and 235 on a 10), and it's curb rash city. Let me dig up some pics when I get home from work.

I personally believe that certain cars are capable of certain things, for example, Z's, should have beefy/meaty tires like Supra's, Mustangs, Camaro's, bigger cars, whereas smaller cars (240sx, Civic, Miata, etc) are able to pull off stretched tires.

God damn ={ New York City. Ugh.

theboydiddy 04-16-2013 05:06 PM

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Ok. So here's a look of what I'm trying to Pursue

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This one be my favorite !!!!
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enkei2k 04-16-2013 11:05 PM

They def. aren't running 8.5 up front, I'll tell you that. So those 8 people that said 8.5 would be good aren't going for the look you want.

at least 9.5 up front and 10.5 rear IMO if you're getting 19", for 20" I do not know exactly.

Pics of NYC streets and stretched tires. Don't mind the index card, they were for sale way back when. These were 17x9 +2 (215/45) and 17x10 +15 (235/40). I have more pics too, but those showed the most damage lol.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...e/DSC02823.jpg


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