You guys have no idea how hard it was to finish that joke! Freaking tablets and AT&T.

lol, I have wifey's 2014 Rogue for the real bad weather is that I want to have the Z set up for the days after the storm that the roads are clear enough to get by and based of what I've read so far the stock tires on the Z now will probably get me just down my driveway and back...:driving:

And in the summer, this can double as a NISMO spoiler.

I just run the Hankook Ipikes, but I go through a set a winter due to the amount of mileage I put on. They've been a great tire in snow. I run a 225/50/18 in the font and a 245/45/18 rear.

225/50R-18 blizzak lm-60s square setup on A7 black sport wheels- cheapest wheels tire rack had. They don't look half bad. I need to get spacers for my back wheels though to get rid of that sunken in look. 25 mm should suffice?

Do NOT get 225's for the rear, you'll regret the loss of traction.

Just get 245's all the way around on base wheels, that way you can have the tire shop "rotate" them for you.

And w base wheels, you don't have to worry about spacers or brake clearance or hub-centric BS.

just sayin...

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I thought that a narrower tire was better because of more contact between the tire and ground

it is, but not sure about 225 on a 330+hp car...

So general consensus is saying that 245s around on 18x8's is the ideal way to do it??

on my G i ran 225 up front and 245 LM60's. that would be the widths i would use on my Z if i drove my car in the winter on 18's...


which will never happen.

The only reason I was looking for a square setup is so that I can at least rotate them and not need to replace them quite as often since I drive so far everyday

ahhh, in this case, definitely go square. :tup:

Been running that size for the last 5 winters. Work very well.

cool.

but youre quite a bit south in kentucky/indiana border(?) vs where i am... we get pretty deep snow and sub-0F is the norm...

I've been running this setup for 2 winters and it works great in the snow. I just rotate front to back each year. I was just wondering about the spacers for back wheels.

Pics:tup:(from last fall):

I heard you shouldn't need spacers. They really are there just to get rid of the sunken in look from the smaller tire, but if you don't care (like I'm sure most of us driving the Z in the snow including myself), then you shouldn't need to worry about it.

"Winter"? I figure I'll stay on the stockers this year then get a proper summer setup next year and keep the base wheels for winter again. Luckily it doesn't really snow here so I should be fine on the summer tires.

Yea I'm thinking purely cosmetic reasons. I'm a spacer noob so I was just wondering what I should get to get rid of that sunken look