Due for new Tires, what should I do guys?

Originally Posted by scruffydog

I take my dogs for a ride whenever I can. I sound like a crazy cat lady but when I take my yorkie out, he stands up on the passenger seat with his head out the window 80% of the time and when he doesn't, he just sleeps in his seat. The seat is so low to the ground, they sometimes just walk on the floor and jumps back up to the seat. When I carry all of them to like a dog park or a car ride, I throw this giant doggy bed and they just lay there. =) Good times.

Originally Posted by scruffydog

You said it. I should look at the big picture; 10K is really what I got out of my current set and I only tracked 3 times this year.
If I'm at the tracks, looks isn't my main concern as long as they go with car and simple enough. Ideally, I love the looks of Enkei Raijin in Gunmetal or TE37SL

but I'm just dreaming now when I look back at my budget. What typical offsets would you recommend me going with? I have a buddy with a E92 M3 and he's doing the exact same thing. He bought a set of cheap 18" and runs RS3 he upped the width to 10.5 in the rear. What are the offsets you recommend to go with that'll clear the sport calipers?
Should I go with F:18x9.5 R: 18x10.5?

I am so glad you mentioned that, b/c I almost bought another set of stock 19"s w/tires. 18"s are more common and have more option not to mention are slightly cheaper and better for track.

That's exactly what I wanna do someday. Tow a set of wheels and a small mechanic tool box. Last time I researched on tires, someone mentioned 285 on the forum for the fronts too. A sq. setup right? 285 all around. But I went with 265 because someone told me it'll be more agile with a narrower tires in front.

I also heard RS3s are much cheaper and handles better when warmed up, is that true? I'm also considering over the RE-11s.

Haha, my fiancee isn't too happy about me spending so much on my Z. Esp when my other car is a Toyota Prius. I drove 45K miles and it only cost us less than $400 for a set of tires. We're also planning a wedding right now for August, then kids in a year or 2 - which is why I wanna squeeze in as much of these expensive requests before hand. lol.

I really appreciate you taking the effort in writing back, it helps a lot! Time to hit up the classified sections....cheers!