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wstar 05-28-2009 08:17 AM

I'm actually having a pretty hard time finding any street-compatible tires to fit 18x10 front and 18x11 rear. Obviously I found some options with the Michelin PS2, but I was hoping to find other alternatives to compare, and most of the street-compatible performance tires out there simple don't come in wide enough sizes. At best you can find 295's, which is right at the bottom of edge of a good size for the 11s. Ideally I'd like to be using 285+305 I think, but that size combo is hard to find.

Musashi 05-28-2009 08:30 AM

Those are some nice wheel sizes! what wheels are you using?

wstar 05-28-2009 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Musashi (Post 79935)
Those are some nice wheel sizes! what wheels are you using?

This is for the Forgestar F-14's Mike@DDM is ordering in 18" sizes. I think I may just end up running 285/30 front and 315/30 rear in the PS2, and setting the (aftermarket) rear sway to its stiffest setting, and just see how the understeer goes. My main concern with that setup is the revs-per-mile matching, as the front tire will be shorter than the rear by a non-negligible amount (817 revs per mile in the rear, 840 in the front). Of course, I have no idea how much difference is 'non-negligible' for our VDC/ABS system. I wish Nissan published specs on what % difference it can adapt to.

ChrisSlicks 05-28-2009 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar (Post 79938)
This is for the Forgestar F-14's Mike@DDM is ordering in 18" sizes. I think I may just end up running 285/30 front and 315/30 rear in the PS2, and setting the (aftermarket) rear sway to its stiffest setting, and just see how the understeer goes. My main concern with that setup is the revs-per-mile matching, as the front tire will be shorter than the rear by a non-negligible amount (817 revs per mile in the rear, 840 in the front). Of course, I have no idea how much difference is 'non-negligible' for our VDC/ABS system. I wish Nissan published specs on what % difference it can adapt to.

This is about 1%, about the same as what I have now. Should be fine, my VDC is still active and fully functional.

Just do a couple of burn-outs to shrink the rear tires (j/k)

Musashi 05-28-2009 10:24 AM

What's the release date on those wheels? I like what I'm reading...

sensi09 05-28-2009 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Musashi (Post 79891)
for the street im running stock sizes on the sport wheel. Nittos Nt-05's they really put the power down. Track tested also, much better then the bridgestones...


I'm considering the NT-05s as my next tire, but I wouldn't say they're better than the bridgestones or other tires in this class.

ChrisSlicks 05-28-2009 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Musashi (Post 79990)
What's the release date on those wheels? I like what I'm reading...

No definite dates, towards the end of June is what we're hearing.

pluckyduck 05-28-2009 01:12 PM

I had Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 on my 350Z and they were awesome tires. So much more grip than the stock Potenzas. Wet pavement performance was also far superior to the Potenzas.

wstar 05-29-2009 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pluckyduck (Post 80109)
I had Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 on my 350Z and they were awesome tires. So much more grip than the stock Potenzas. Wet pavement performance was also far superior to the Potenzas.

I've heard good things about those too, although I've never personally used them. They're out of the picture for me though as they don't come in wide enough sizes afaics.

Shift 06-02-2009 08:06 PM

Waiting for the Nitto's to come in 275F/305R. However I found out that when they list supply numbers low really means One in stock.
Figured I'd try them for my weekend ride.


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