Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Why 18" vs 19" wheels/tire for track and Auto-X

gomer_110 · 08-26-2014, 12:36 PM

1. Better tire options for 18" wheels.
2. Weight reduction, although the wider wheels most of us run end up bringing the weight back up.
3. Rotational inertia is better on 18" wheels.
4. Even with 315/30-18's on my car I still redline around 67mph which is plenty for most courses to not need 3rd gear.

08-26-2014, 12:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36940	1. Better tire options for 18" wheels. 2. Weight reduction, although the wider wheels most of us run end up bringing the weight back up. 3. Rotational inertia is better on 18" wheels. 4. Even with 315/30-18's on my car I still redline around 67mph which is plenty for most courses to not need 3rd gear. __________________ '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