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

kenchan

almost bubbling sidewalls.. wat tires are those? if you want to just keep the nice square sidewalls i'd stick with the yok sports in the nismo stock sizes, or run RE11's.

VinceThe1

I like a little bubble, since it's a low profile bubble, looks more cartoonish/muscular/nascar-ish even, I definitely like the look, and when you get used to it all the other tires look too narrow/stretched lol. My 245s on the 9.5" wheel in the front always looked too narrow to me, I could see the entire lip of the wheel sticking out, didn't like that at all.

The front (formerly rear) 285s are Hankook Ventus V12 Evo, while the rear 325s are Cooper Zeon RS3-S

Shotta

I prefer the bubble look (aka performance car look) as well but do you notice any squirm when taking high speed corners with the added sidewall buldge?

You should add your info in the first post to the "meaty tires" thread.

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VinceThe1

I don't notice anything significant, there is a feel of floaty-ness sometimes when cornering under braking but I think that that's mainly because my front 285s used to be my rears, and they are almost bald on the inside from camber wear. I decided to put them in the front because that way I can get the fat tire setup I wanted and use up the non-worn side of the tire to get quite a bit more life out of them since the front tires don't get any camber wear. This however causes a strange feel when braking, since the tires are barely touching on the inside. I'm sure that as they wear more on the outside, this will dissipate.

Some cars come with 285s on 9.5" wheels from the factory (in the rear however), like the 1993-1996 Corvette, so I'm sure that 285 is a safe and suitable size for a 9.5" wheel. I am overall really happy with my tire setup, it feels awesome and the ride is so much smoother on the highway and in city. I've seen atleast one member with 285s on stock front Nismos that track it, I'm sure it'll be fine overall, I sure recommend it lol. The 325s on the rear 10.5s feel and look awesome too.

I did post a link to this thread in the meaty tire thread

cigarclifford

A little bubble will not get a man in trouble.....what was that movie with
John Travolta.....The boy in the plastic bubble....

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VinceThe1

Haha I guess I'm not old enough at 27? but both sound appropriate for the subject lol

cigarclifford

Do you plan on lowering your Z....What about the serious tire to fender gap showing...

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VinceThe1

I'm not a fan of really lowered cars with their tires hiding behind their fendets, I do agree that a small drop would make it look better but I still like the stock ride height look as well. Main reason is that I hate it when I go up a driveway and I start scraping. Unfortunately, city roads are not a track so there is a lot of places where I already scrape, lowering it makes no sence...I was actually thinking of putting higher profile tires lol, that would get rid of some fender-tire gap and give me more ground clearance, although I won't do that haha

barncobob

i always stick with the factory sized tires, the engineers have it figured out.

kenchan

oh i see... my stock size nismo Re11's will most likely still stick bertter than those wide hancocks.

cigarclifford

Sorta have to like the NASCAR look............stock oem RE11's are more
of refined look....I have never seen a Porsche here in Nor Cali will bubbles..
Even a GT-2 or GT-3 they all run on OEM tire sizes...

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VinceThe1

Porsche drivers don't mess with their cars nowhere nearly as much as we do, they just probably go to the dealership and tell them to replace the tires for $2,500

VinceThe1

Hancocks lol. I agree, I didn't do it for better grip, grip depends on tire compound and temperature...so I'm not really getting better grip.

The reason I wanted to widen my tires was mainly because of looks, but other "benefits" are that it lengthens tire life, gives a smoother ride over annoying reflectors/bumps/dips...and the reflectors don't make that loud grrrrt noise at highway speeds anymore. Also, laying as much rubber on the road as most supercars is haha