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Stock Rays + 265/35R19 (or) 255/40R19 Fronts, 305/30R19 (or) 285/35R19 Rears

As title suggests, will this work (without issue!)? Anyone running these combinations? (255/285 OR 265/305)? If so, comment on the differences...and pics welcome! (preferrably before and after...) Thanks!

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Old 02-08-2010, 06:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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As title suggests, will this work (without issue!)?

Anyone running these combinations? (255/285 OR 265/305)?

If so, comment on the differences...and pics welcome! (preferrably before and after...)


Thanks!

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Id stay with the first combination. I know it has been done, but I just wouldnt put a 305 on the stock wheel. Plus, what do you need 305s for? Don't you like sliding your car around a bit? You would be getting rid of what little fun you can have on the street )
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Id stay with the first combination. I know it has been done, but I just wouldnt put a 305 on the stock wheel. Plus, what do you need 305s for? Don't you like sliding your car around a bit? You would be getting rid of what little fun you can have on the street )
The only thing is that I'm not seeing many matching front + rear combos with the smaller up-size. RE-11's are what I'm targeting, and that seems more of the 305/265 set.

Granted I've only spent 20 minutes looking, but these are what I've noted as matches.

285 set:
*BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT
*Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
*Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
*Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT
*Falken FK-452
Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Run Flat
*Hankook Ventus V12 Evo (K110)
*Kumho Ecsta SPT (KU31)
Kumho Ecsta XS (KU36)
*Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
*Nitto Invo
*Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero
*Toyo Proxes T1R
*Yokohama ADVAN Sport

305 set:
+Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
+Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo (K110)
+Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
+Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Nitto Invo
+Pirelli P-Zero
Toyo Proxes R888
+Yokohama ADVAN Sport

255 set:
*BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW TT
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
*Bridgestone Potenza RE050
*Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position
Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position
Bridgestone Turanza Serenity
*Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT
*Falken FK-452
*Hankook Ventus V12 Evo (K110)
*Kumho Ecsta SPT (KU31)
Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 - Run Flat
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus
*Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
*Nitto Invo
Pirelli eufori@ (Run-Flat)
Pirelli P-Zero
*Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero
*Toyo Proxes T1R
*Yokohama ADVAN Sport
Yokohama S.Drive

265 set:
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
+Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
+Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
+Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
+Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
+Pirelli P-Zero
Pirelli Winter 270 Sottozero Serie II
+Yokohama ADVAN Sport


Also, other than the 305 being meant for a rim .5" wider, is there any particular reason why not? Curious.

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When I looked for tires, i thought it would be a good idea to keep the stock tire height ratio as close to stock as possible. That means when you do the math to get the tire height for the stockers you get...

245 40 19 = 245 X .40 = 98
275 35 19 = 275 X .35 = 96.25

So as you can see there's only a small difference between the tire heights front to rear. You want to keep that small difference with whatever combination you go with... so you have to whip out the calculator and see which tire brands have sizes that work for you.

If i remember correctly there is a combination using 285/305 for the RE11's that work.. That may be your solution.

As far as why i wouldn't....its exactly because of that. They are meant to go on wider wheels for obvious reasons. There are negative aspects to running too wide a tire. Some people on here would swear that it doesn't, but it's a matter of physics, not a matter of what it feels like for every day driving.
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I am planning on going 265/35/19 up front because it is as close to stock diameter as possible without staying stock and while still fitting a widder tire on the stock wheel. I have already put new tires on the rear and opted to stay stock sized (Nitto NT05's). Would love to go 285 in the rear but there is no way to do it without straying away from stock diameter.
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I didn't want to post this here, since there is a vendor here...

But, this is a calculator that I found:
Tire Size Calculator - tire & wheel plus sizing

That was the basis of my plus-sizes I posted. Enter the stock size, plug in the desired width and profile, and you get a lot of info. Mostly what I looked at was radius comparisons. If those are very close, then the tire itself will be very close to stock, meaning you won't have much in how off your speedometer is, and it shouldn't "not" fit under the wheelwell.


My main thing is how the stock tires look like they're stretched over the rear wheels. I'll have to check the fronts to see what they look like, but, I don't like that stretched-on-rubber look.
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Minicobra1 posted pictures of 305-30's on stock sport wheels.
Wider tires on sport rims?
They looked good.
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