Why you should use these tires with NISMO Wheels: 285/35R19 (F), 325/30R19 (R)

VinceThe1

What kind of tractors are we driving if we can down right call a 245 a skinny asss tire?

I gatta say though, I agree lol

AntiVenom

It's funny, my friend and i were talking about them going up to 265 vs 275 on the rear of her RX7. After talking for a while, I laughed and I said you realize a lot of guys are running 265 or 275s on the *front* of their 370z. The Z definitely loves wide rubber.

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VinceThe1

Yes, and I'm running the OEM rear 285s in the front without issue so yes, the Z DEMANDS more rubber

Rusty

I'm running 275/35-19 front, 345/30-19 rear. If you read through my journal. You'll see what I did.

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VinceThe1

Oh I know about you Rusty, you're one of the only (if not the only) person on this thread to wear as wide as 345...I would do it if I had the wheels for it but my 10.5" can only take so much. (no pun intended )

JaviZ

Rusty, that's pretty amazing. What size sidewalls?

Nick M

Reading this thread was why I went with 275/35/19 and 305/30/19 on my sport package.

No rubbing at all, drives great. Lowered w Eibach pro-kit springs.

Both pictures are on uneven ground, but you get the idea.

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kenchan

next mod... wider wheels.

VinceThe1

Are you gonna photoshop wider wheels? I'm thinking about photoshopping some long tube headers and a catcatback.

kenchan

im fine with 285 on my nismo 10.5"

Zbrah

Ken, got a picture how she looks with the nismo wheels and no spacers on our non nismo? I'm currently using 20mm spacers all around on my sport wheels but switching to the nismo wheels soon, I'd like to go without the spacers if it isn't too sunken in if you know what I mean. Pm me please!

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VinceThe1

A non Nismo with Nismo wheels would look exactly the same as a Nismo with Nismo wheels because the body is exactly the same.

Factory Sport wheels are +30 offset in the rear, factory Nismo wheels are +23 offset in the rear. Meaning that if you remove your 20mm spacers but keep the same 275 tire, your tires will be 13mm further in than currently. However, factory Nismo wheel tires are 285, which means with 285s on Nismo wheels and no spacers, your setup would sit only 8mm further in than currently (12mm further out than Sport wheels & tires from the factory without any spacers).

With my 325s (which you can see on the pictures on the first page of this thread) on Nismo wheels and no spacers, my tires theoretically sit 12mm further out than your current setup which is with 20mm spacers. My tires are flush with the fenders as you can see from the pics.

If you like how your current tires sit relative to your fenders, and you would like to keep the factory 285 Nismo tire size, you would theoretically need to add an 8mm spacer to the Nismo wheels with 285s to keep the same fender to tire position.

Compared to your current Sport wheels, 275 tires, and a 20mm spacer...Nismo wheels would sit like this:

-No spacer and 285s means they sit 08mm further IN.
-No spacer and 295s means they sit 03mm further IN.
-No spacer and 305s means they sit 02mm further OUT.
-No spacer and 315s means they sit 07mm further OUT.
-No spacer and 325s means they sit 12mm further OUT.

All this is theoretical however, because different tire manufacturers make different sizes even though they have the same numbers for size, they are never completely accurate about that and sometimes it's enough to be noticeable even to the eye.

VinceThe1

Well, YOU said your next mod is wider wheels, not me

I'm fine with my 10.5" as well!

NVSTR

No spacers

Gatz

You went with 325 tire in rear and what drop?

Would 305/30/19 look weird with 285’s up front?