Question on new tires...

[JAYNO20]

It is my DD, with NO track use. I want to go 255 in the front and 295 in the rear... Good idea or bad?

I am looking at the HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO K110 for front and rear. Would these be good for me? Is there something with a better tread rating?

Basically the stock Yoko's are SHOT after 9500 miles...

[cossie1600]

You are sacrificing grip for better wear, just don't do anything stupid.

[JAYNO20]

anyone have any input?

[chops]

Originally Posted by JAYNO20

It is my DD, with NO track use. I want to go 255 in the front and 295 in the rear... Good idea or bad?

I am looking at the HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO K110 for front and rear. Would these be good for me? Is there something with a better tread rating?

Basically the stock Yoko's are SHOT after 9500 miles...

wow my rears were done at 15k, but my fronts have a LOT more tread left. im thinking another 5k at least!

[fuzzywuzzy]

Originally Posted by cossie1600

You are sacrificing grip for better wear, just don't do anything stupid.

Yep, Take a hard corner and you will know what tree bark tastes like!

[JAYNO20]

Originally Posted by chops

wow my rears were done at 15k, but my fronts have a LOT more tread left. im thinking another 5k at least!

I know, it sucks... Anyone know how those Hankooks are?

[FL 4Motion]

The aspet ratio IMO is a bit to low as well. Not enough sidewall. I'd personally be more comfortable with a 265/35/19 up front and a 305/30/19 out back. exact match for the front but wider would be a 275/35/19 fyi.

[JAYNO20]

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

The aspet ratio IMO is a bit to low as well. Not enough sidewall. I'd personally be more comfortable with a 265/35/19 up front and a 305/30/19 out back. exact match for the front but wider would be a 275/35/19 fyi.

What is the aspect ratio with tires?

[FL 4Motion]

Originally Posted by JAYNO20

What is the aspect ratio with tires?

I won't even attemp the math but if you plug your stock sizes into a tire sizing calculator, they're online, I like the miata one. You'll see that the perfect match for a stock 245/40/19 (stock fronts) but wider is a 275/35/19 and even a 265/35 is a bit short on the sidewall and the 255's would be shorter still (but a 255/40 would be too tall). Same with the back, stock nismo size is 285/35/19, iirc the best rear would be a 325/30/19 wider but same size sidewall. Now that size is damn hard to find and quite frankly, the Z has too much understeer built in with the stock 30-40 mm stagger (245 fronts, and 285 rears) so that rear tire won't work.

I'm personally looking to go with 275/35/19 fronts with 285/35/19 rears next go around to try to get a more neutral handling car, assuming the front tires won't rub etc with my wheel offsets (I have aftermarket wheels).

[JAYNO20]

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

I won't even attemp the math but if you plug your stock sizes into a tire sizing calculator, they're online, I like the miata one. You'll see that the perfect match for a stock 245/40/19 (stock fronts) but wider is a 275/35/19 and even a 265/35 is a bit short on the sidewall and the 255's would be shorter still (but a 255/40 would be too tall). Same with the back, stock nismo size is 285/35/19, iirc the best rear would be a 325/30/19 wider but same size sidewall. Now that size is damn hard to find and quite frankly, the Z has too much understeer built in with the stock 30-40 mm stagger (245 fronts, and 285 rears) so that rear tire won't work.

I'm personally looking to go with 275/35/19 fronts with 285/35/19 rears next go around to try to get a more neutral handling car, assuming the front tires won't rub etc with my wheel offsets (I have aftermarket wheels).

Will going with the sizes I posted cause any problems? I mean what does the sidewall being shorter really affect?

[FL 4Motion]

Originally Posted by JAYNO20

Will going with the sizes I posted cause any problems? I mean what does the sidewall being shorter really affect?

no, no catastrophic issues, biggest ones off the top of my head would be: shorter sidewall so easier to bend a wheel if you hit a pothole etc, speedo will be off a bit, and the wheel gap will look worse unless you lower the car.

[JAYNO20]

Sidewall is going fro 3.9" to 3.5" is that a big difference?

[JAYNO20]

looks like I'm going to stick with stock size for now... anyone have any experience with the hankooks?

[Casper370]

I have the V12s in stock sport size and I hate them mostly due to lack of traction...like you the Z is my DD and I came from the stock Potenza which I thought were much better than the V12s...I got my V12s and I had a bad vibration of which I later came to find out that 2 of the tires were out of round and 1 was at limit of being out of round so of the 4 tires I got from hankook basically 3 were bad...I would recommend against getting the V12s...if your looking to not spend a lot on tires then I have read that people on here like the Continentals but I don't have any experience with them...my next set is either going to be the RE11s or the Michelin PSS...hope this helps

[mwhit02]

what about a 275/35/19 up front and 305/30/19 out back?

Any negative points about that setup?