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Why you should use these tires with NISMO Wheels: 285/35R19 (F), 325/30R19 (R)

Originally Posted by solidus Not sure what your guy mounted but I'm refering to the 325 rear going on a 10.5 Nismo Rays. I went to a pretty reputable installer

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Old 05-27-2016, 05:49 PM   #166 (permalink)
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Not sure what your guy mounted but I'm refering to the 325 rear going on a 10.5 Nismo Rays. I went to a pretty reputable installer and they came to get me from the lounge to explain why it was taking so long. They just said that the sidewall was giving them hell mounting it. It was'nt impossible just not a standard mount.
Well you do have a valid and true point. Before I knew that I could even fit 325/30R19s on my rear Nismo wheels, I bought an old, used set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar "Runflat" tires for $120 on eBay.

I went to Discount Tire, as well as many other places to try and mount them and they couldn't do it, all they did is damage the beads of the tires. These runflat tires don't require special wheels, but because their sidewall is so stiff (in order to run without air pressure), the beads couldn't pop on my wheels as they would have on wider and/or different barrel design wheels. I almost gave up on the idea until the guy at discount tire checked the computer and said that they could fit 325/30R19s not only on the Nismo wheels, but on the Touring Sport wheels as well. I told him I find that hard to beleive but since they agreed that if they don't fit they'll take back the tires I bought from them, i ordered a set of the Cooper RS3S (they're not on their website and they don't offer them first hand, you gotta ask them to dig deeper and they'll find them). That tire fit without issues. It really depends on the tire I guess if it can fit easily, difficultly, or not at all.

To whoever wants to do this, i highly recommend the Cooper RS3S because they cost 1/2 what every other tire this size costs (~$180 a piece), have decent traction, and last a long time (over 2 years and 20k now and still plenty of tread, and I slide around all the time). Excellent tire at an excellent price. I have RE-11s at the front now for maximum cornering and braking grip, and the Coopers in the rear that allow for a playful rear end
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Old 09-08-2016, 09:36 PM   #167 (permalink)
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First - Thx to VinceThe1 for paving the way for all of the Nismo owners out there and inspiring all of us 'go wide or go home' guys! I'm going for this using sport rims which are 1/2" narrower. I have 285/35 SO4s on the back now which will move to the front 9" rims. I'm ordering the same 325/30 RS3-Ss on the back. The race shop I'm dealing with says they should fit fine on my 10" rims and claim they've done this before on 19x10 mustang rims.

The car is currently lowered on swift springs. I'm very confident of the fit and clearance but trying to figure out how my 15mm and 20mm spacers with studs will work out. The front should be fine but the 285s on the back now are very close to flush with the 20mm spacers. The 325s will have some pucker so we'll just have to see. I might have to swap the front 15mm spacers to the back to pull em in a bit. I should have plenty of room to move the 20mm spacers to the front if I need to. If this happens, I''ll have to figure out if or how the studs will work. H&R says they are 45mm and 50mm respectively and that I need at least 10mm of length for the 7-8 turns needed for the lug nuts to be safe. I'm confused since I read on here the stock studs are only 42mm! This doesn't make sense for the fronts with only 3 more mms of length to cover a 15mm spacer???

Can anyone verify the stock stud length and clarify the mix of sport wheel offsets and spacers vs the Nismo wheels to make sure what I have will work?

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Old 09-28-2016, 03:50 PM   #168 (permalink)
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Anyone lowered with this tire setup? Was wondering if people will rub with a lowered car.

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I use ARK GT-S springs 1.4fr 1.2r drop and I have zero issues with rubbing.
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Thanks for this write up Vince!

I have a 2013 Roadster with 19" Rays, will my setup work with 325's in the rear and 285's up front?
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Thanks for this write up Vince!

I have a 2013 Roadster with 19" Rays, will my setup work with 325's in the rear and 285's up front?
265 front
305 rear

That is as wide as you can reasonably go on sport/roadster rays. They are narrower than the nismo wheels
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Thanks for this write up Vince!

I have a 2013 Roadster with 19" Rays, will my setup work with 325's in the rear and 285's up front?
I have this setup with the Sport Rays. Disregard others who say they are too wide. A half inch difference in width
(1/4" on each side) is not going to matter. I'm at #167 above and here are the 'after' pics at post #966 on the "wide tire thread":

370z MEATY TIRE THREAD

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I have this setup with the Sport Rays. Disregard others who say they are too wide. A half inch difference in width
(1/4" on each side) is not going to matter. I'm at #167 above and here are the 'after' pics at post #966 on the "wide tire thread":

370z MEATY TIRE THREAD
Differences in tire design / width can effect the ability to run this. Some tires are known to be wider. For instance a nitto invo tire in 345 has specs identical to a 335 in other brands.

Not to mention, the ability to do something doesn't make it a good idea. There is a reason for the manufacturer recommended wheel specs. Pinching a tire too much can change the cross section. Just as stretching it does.

I tend to prefer wider rubber on wheels but tend to stick to the narrowest wheel recommended for a given tire size (i.e. if they recommend 10-11" I go with a 10" wheel). Since they are stock wheels you will be going the other direction and trying to fit the max width for your wheels.

You can check out my build thread for photos of my old meaty setup. I had 325s on 11s and felt like an 11.5 would be better suited to the tire.
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Ordered my new rear RE11 325's today at Discount Tire. Current rear 285's will be moved up front. Will take pics once mounted.

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Stock 2014 Nismo suspension pictured.



Loving this setup.
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I am ordering some RE-11 325's, tomorrow. Whats the good price from discount tire?

Was planning to purchase online cheap, and haul them down to the local tire store for mounting and balancing!

Also, I have zero rear camber. I am sweating bullets to determine if these 325's will rub on the rear fender wells on big dips. The top of the tire moves out considerably when the negative camber is removed. I did this with the intent of running Nitto 305's, which would clear according to my calculations on a Nismo wheel.

I want an even load across the tread face. Notice how the outside edge (1/2"-1"???) is not even touching the pavement in your pic.

Either way, its an awesome setup for sure!

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I am ordering some RE-11 325's, tomorrow. Whats the good price from discount tire?

Was planning to purchase online cheap, and haul them down to the local tire store for mounting and balancing!
I hope you have more luck than I did with finding them cheaper. I found them at Discount Tire for ~$340 a piece for the rears. I hear you can stalk deals on them, but I have waited for months and havent seen any 325/30/19 deals myself.
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Thx NVSTR!

$331 a tire delivered, is the best deal I have found so far. Then, I have to pay M&B.

https://www.tires-easy.com/tires/325...nd,Bridgestone
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Thx NVSTR!

$331 a tire delivered, is the best deal I have found so far. Then, I have to pay M&B.

https://www.tires-easy.com/tires/325...nd,Bridgestone
Nice! I have seen some past posts about them popping up on ebay too much more discounted... but I wanted them ASAP so I just went to discount. I will have to remember this site though!

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Thanks to Vince!

I was wanting to try this after reading this thread about 100 times....

Ordered the Nismo wheels and the RE-11 tires figuring they would be a really, really tight fit. Well...it turned out really well.

The car rides and drives fantastic! Smooth, quiet and I couldn't be happier with these big RE-11s. Straight line hook is much improved as well. Car will still spin some in first gear and sometimes a little second with the 7AT, depending on road surface conditions. Before, with the RE760s would be everywhere, spin and squeal into third gear.

Those POS RE760 tires were JUNK!

I have just a slight amount of poke, maybe 5 mm. I have installed the lower adjustable camber arms and have my rear camber set at -.7 degrees in the pics. I really like this setting. Car is a joy to drive!

There is no rubbing, why? Because the control arms on the 370Z are so short, that the tire rotates (tips) into the wheel well on compression (bump) of the spring.

Great mod!
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