wider tire side profile shots
 

rears tires are about gone at 15,000 miles.
i'm not sure if im just gonna stick with stock sizes or go next size wider. I've read so much info on how if I went with 255/35 up front, it might look jacked.

I'm lowered on H&R springs, and love my fender gap front and rear with the stock sizes.

I would hate it if I went wider, and for some reason, the gap changed.

What do you guys think? 265/35/19 & 295/30/19? How would that look/feel?

I plan on going with Michelin PSS.

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/a...4/IMG_2260.jpg

I got toyo r888's 295/30/19 in the rear. It leaves a little more of a gap than the 285/35/19's I'm looking into some 295/35's to fill in the gap a little.

I had a similar question about 3 months ago, i was wondering whats the widest and lowest profile one can go on the OEM nismo wheels. The tech at tirerack suggested I stick to the OEM size that it came with (245/40/19 and 285/35/19)

Dang your riding H&R with a Nismo bumper/lip. Brave Man!

It's doable.....barely. I've made a couple gashes in the plastic engine cover on The very bottom of the motor

I've got Tein S springs and Bridgestone S-04s, 265 front and 305 rear. I don't have any noticeable issues. It actual seem to sits and rides better than the standard setup. With the 265 up front I don't get nearly as much travel in ruts, if you know what I mean!

What are your profiles? Are you running 265/35 and 305/30?

I have that exact setup and brand. Lowered on KWv3's. Love it.

Need to have the coils adjusted/leveled and corner balanced, but other then that they look great and have no complaints. Also the grip is :yum:

Yup! That is the setup. I had SPC rear camber arms and toe bolts installed as well. The alignment is within factor specs. If it doesn't rain today or tomorrow I'll post a pic or two.

I really really want to go with this setup, but I just don't want my fender gap to INCREASE. It's perfect where it's at now :-(

I'm honestly debating 265/40/19 & 295/35/19

I don't really mind the gap, it doesn't look to bad since I have spacers and tires are pretty flush with the finders. That said, the setup you posted should work fine. Heck, I have seen some posts were guys are running 275 up front!

Can u post some side shots of your ride? I searched your name but couldn't find a side shot with your new tires

An old shot but 265/35 front, 305/30 rear.

http://www.the370z.com/members/pokey...1-img-0207.jpg

:tup: same advice i received when looking into going wider.

Went to Michelin PSS too. Imho they are way better than the Potenzas especially in the rain. Huge dif in autoX too:tup:

You are probably right about them handling better, I don't know since I haven't driven in any real rainy weather. I live AZ! LOL! I don't track and if I did I would buy something other than PSS. So until I get my twin turbo installed these are pretty good for daily drivers.

Hey Pokeyl, are you lower on coil overs? Looks damn good!

I'm confused about something now. You're lowered on Tein S Techs. I'm lowered on H&R springs.

The Teins lower the car .87"F and .75"R.....My H&R's lower 1.3"F and 1"R.

You went with a smaller profile tire front and rear (35F&30R), but yet our fenders gaps look almost identical and im on stock thicker tires. I don't get it:

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/a...4/IMG_2267.jpg

Teins drop more than that. I'm down about 1" in the back and 1.5" in the front! So there you go!

One thing that needs to be considered here is not the actual tire displacement or springs really, but the actual make of tire. Some tire brands may give you more of a gap than others if you are running the same size tires (265/35 & 305/30). For example, if both of you are using Eibach springs to lower your ride, tire size is 265/35 & 305/30, and one of you has Hancock tires and the other person has Michelin tires. The Hancock tires will have more of a gap than the Michelin tires. I’m just saying…..

I see what you're saying. I used the tire upsize calculator at 1010tires.com, which I just realized gives you the actual height of the sidewall for a specific size you're looking into.

Here are the pictures I promised! :tup:

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Hey Pokeyl, are you lower on coil overs? Looks damn good![/QUOTE]

HKS III, Thanks

The numbers

http://www.the370z.com/members/pokey...69288-tire.jpg

What about a 265/35 and 295/30 setup? :icon17:

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