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

VinceThe1

Scary...now if I install 10mm spacers in the front and my next, replacement 285s are like your Yokohamas, I'll have to remove the spacers haha

VinceThe1

The way I look at it:

245 to 285 = +40mm width increase in the front
285 to 325 = +40mm width increase in the rear

So far, nearly 10k miles on this setup, on my otherwise worn out rear tires (camber wear). However, at the front they can keep on rolling on their unworn, outside portion of their tread for a quite a while longer...atleast another 10k I'd say. That's 20k on otherwise garbage rear tires, not bad...only problem is I can only do that once. Can't move the 325s in the front when they wear out lol

JaviZ

I've only driven about 50 miles with the RE-11s and I can definitely notice the improvement in grip on the rear. Car handles amazing and once I replace the Yoko's up front with RE-11s I expect to feel the difference there too.

Bridgestone RE11: After 12K Miles, theUndisputed KING of street tires. Review inside

Corsairprime

All, After having read this thread, I followed the wider tire advice. I went with Hankook Ventus Evo2s all around. I used the 265/35ZR19 up front and the 305/30ZR19 in the back. Plenty beefy as tires go. Very good grip in the wet. It's been raining here in North Texas for the last 7-10 days. The tracking is very crisp. I got a fresh alignment due to the toe wear on all 4 OEM tires. The OEM Bridgestone S001s lasted 19400 miles (Surprised even me). Steering effort with the Evo2s is nice and light at speed. Not overly stiff at crawling speeds.

Just my $.02 worth.

Tip of the hat to VinceThe1 for a good write-up and suggestion. My '14 Nismo thanks you as well.

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2014 Nismo #462, GunMetal Grey, GT-R Start Button, AAM S-Line/R-Line intake and S-Line exhaust, Berk HFCs, Osiris Tuned at JoTech

Zipper1

Im considering this mod to get the beefier look as well on my 2015 Nismo with stock Rays wheels.. I wont be using spacers but i do want to install Swift springs. From what im reading i should be flush but at stock height. I didnt catch if your car was dropped or not.
What should i expect? Is it possible to lower the car on this setup without rubbing. Camber?

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Corsairprime

It's not dropped. The tires do fill the wheel well quite nicely. You might have rubbing if you go lower. It looks like it to me if I tried to lower my Z.

The other nice thing is the sidewalls of the tires are vertical instead of bowed in. Hopefully lessens the chance of curbing the rims. Good luck if you do lower your Z.

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2014 Nismo #462, GunMetal Grey, GT-R Start Button, AAM S-Line/R-Line intake and S-Line exhaust, Berk HFCs, Osiris Tuned at JoTech

VinceThe1

This setup shouldn't rub with any lowring...unless camber arms then maybe, depending on how you do the alignment. Thing is, lowering only tucks the tires in more as you get.more camber...so lowering by just installing lowering springs should definately not rub.

My car is at stock ride height so I can't speak from experience, however the Z is my daily driver...I go everywhere with it and the stock clearance is already on the edge for that. No, I won't lift it lol...but I don't want to lower it either.

roplusbee

The Hankook Evo2 is very good in wet conditions versus pretty much anything in the Max performance / Extreme Performance category. There are a few tires that trump, but I don't remember the comparison (don't have time to search right now either). If I were in an environment that got a good deal of rain and/or didn't drop below 40F very often, I would run those all year round (which is what I did in TX). The ADVAN is awesome when it is dry and horrible when it is wet, but it can take the cold and freezing temps very well.

I am very tempted to try out the RE-11, but I do not like the price or the wet traction ratings the I have seen in the past. Who knows, I could end up in Baltimore and we all know how that goes (I'm from there, so I really do know).

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VinceThe1

It's funny how traction is the last thing on my mind when buying tires...I guess for winter it can be more important on what kind of tires you have on but I really buy tires by price and size lol. In the wet, wider tires are gonna hydroplane easier by physics law (even though I haven't noticed it, and it also depends on the tire tread as well, but wider is never a good thing for rain in general), however I don't really mind since most of the time I prefer to have less traction...makes it more fun lol

kenchan

dat explains your v12 purchase...?

VinceThe1

Hahaha, not really...I wouldn't of bought handcocks, however they came with the used set of Nismo wheels I bought

I did however buy the cooper 325s...they were just too good a deal at $180/piece. That was under $400 unstalled for both, anything else would of cost me $600 or more. Mayhe next time I'll get RE-11s since ~$600 isn't a bad deal for those.

VinceThe1

If I could find 325/30R19 RE-11s for that cheap, idk how JaviZ found them but from what I'm seeing the're up by the $700s. There really is no better deal than the Cooper RS-3S 325/30R19s, $180 at Discount Tire.

VinceThe1

And here:

Tire Results | Tread Depot

JaviZ

I found a pretty sweet deal on Ebay and bid even lower than the asking price, lol.

kenchan

huh, they dont even carry bridgestones? fail!

i buy all my tires from tirerack.