19" Wheel & Tire Discussion Thread
02-29-2012, 02:12 PM
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So I finally found the wheels I want to get for my car. The setup will be 19×8.5 ET35 19×9.5 ET22, as for the tires I have no clue what would be a good setup to have. The car is my daily driver, so no racing, drifting anything like that. So I was curious if anyone has this wheel setup and and what they have for tires or recommend I should get for tires??
These are the wheels I getting tell me what you think
These are the wheels I getting tell me what you think
03-04-2012, 04:23 AM
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19 x 9.5 +20
I have been searching for some time now and can't seem to find the awnser.
Can you run 19 x 9.5 +20 in the front with out fender modification?
I have taken my front wheel off and made a fixture to see how far they would come out and it looks like it could rub. I want a flush look. Any help would be great!
Can you run 19 x 9.5 +20 in the front with out fender modification?
I have taken my front wheel off and made a fixture to see how far they would come out and it looks like it could rub. I want a flush look. Any help would be great!
03-04-2012, 06:00 AM
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Thanks for the links. I know they will be beefy but is that a yes they will rub? Everyone I see that runs 9.5" in the front runs +22 offsets. I know it's only 2mm but it could make a difference in suspension and fenders?
03-04-2012, 07:33 AM
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I really wish they made better offsets for the rear wheels I am looking at. I was going to wait until I got the wheels to decide on how big of a spacer I would need.
03-04-2012, 08:19 AM
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03-04-2012, 03:37 PM
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I have been searching for some time now and can't seem to find the awnser.
Can you run 19 x 9.5 +20 in the front with out fender modification?
I have taken my front wheel off and made a fixture to see how far they would come out and it looks like it could rub. I want a flush look. Any help would be great!
Can you run 19 x 9.5 +20 in the front with out fender modification?
I have taken my front wheel off and made a fixture to see how far they would come out and it looks like it could rub. I want a flush look. Any help would be great!
There are plenty of examples here
03-05-2012, 06:27 AM
#577
Getting ready to order up new tires but I need your expert opinions.
Current setup: 255/35/19 on 19x9.5 +17 net offset front, 285/35/19 on 19x10.5 +17 net offset rear.
Goals for new setup: Space wheels out farther (maybe +7 net offset front and rear) and go with skinnier tires, possibly more negative camber as needed. Rear fenders are rolled.
I'm pretty set on 275/35/19 for the rears. The question is the fronts; I'm torn between 245/35 and 255/35. I would like the front and rear tires to have about the same amount of stretch (even though these aren't stretched that much). Doing some math:
Rear: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel) = 275/ (25.4*10.5) = 1.031
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel, 255) = 255/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.056
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheels, 245) = 245/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.015
So the 255 fronts will look a bit less stretched than 275 rears, and 245 fronts will look a bit more stretched than 275 rears. Aesthetically I'm not sure if I could even discern the difference. The 245 is theoretically 0.137" shorter on the radius than the 255 (both 35 series sidewall), so the car will be that much lower to the ground assuming I keep my front coilovers at the same height. But, the 245 width will give me more room to push the front wheels outward before running into fender interference issues. Meanwhile the engineers at Nissan sell the car with 225 fronts and 245 rears, i.e. 20mm tread width difference front to back. If there's any merit to that logic, it seems like 255 front and 275 rear is optimal in this case.
So there are pros and cons either way. What would you all do?
Current setup: 255/35/19 on 19x9.5 +17 net offset front, 285/35/19 on 19x10.5 +17 net offset rear.
Goals for new setup: Space wheels out farther (maybe +7 net offset front and rear) and go with skinnier tires, possibly more negative camber as needed. Rear fenders are rolled.
I'm pretty set on 275/35/19 for the rears. The question is the fronts; I'm torn between 245/35 and 255/35. I would like the front and rear tires to have about the same amount of stretch (even though these aren't stretched that much). Doing some math:
Rear: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel) = 275/ (25.4*10.5) = 1.031
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel, 255) = 255/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.056
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheels, 245) = 245/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.015
So the 255 fronts will look a bit less stretched than 275 rears, and 245 fronts will look a bit more stretched than 275 rears. Aesthetically I'm not sure if I could even discern the difference. The 245 is theoretically 0.137" shorter on the radius than the 255 (both 35 series sidewall), so the car will be that much lower to the ground assuming I keep my front coilovers at the same height. But, the 245 width will give me more room to push the front wheels outward before running into fender interference issues. Meanwhile the engineers at Nissan sell the car with 225 fronts and 245 rears, i.e. 20mm tread width difference front to back. If there's any merit to that logic, it seems like 255 front and 275 rear is optimal in this case.
So there are pros and cons either way. What would you all do?
03-10-2012, 02:13 AM
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Getting ready to order up new tires but I need your expert opinions.
Current setup: 255/35/19 on 19x9.5 +17 net offset front, 285/35/19 on 19x10.5 +17 net offset rear.
Goals for new setup: Space wheels out farther (maybe +7 net offset front and rear) and go with skinnier tires, possibly more negative camber as needed. Rear fenders are rolled.
I'm pretty set on 275/35/19 for the rears. The question is the fronts; I'm torn between 245/35 and 255/35. I would like the front and rear tires to have about the same amount of stretch (even though these aren't stretched that much). Doing some math:
Rear: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel) = 275/ (25.4*10.5) = 1.031
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel, 255) = 255/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.056
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheels, 245) = 245/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.015
So the 255 fronts will look a bit less stretched than 275 rears, and 245 fronts will look a bit more stretched than 275 rears. Aesthetically I'm not sure if I could even discern the difference. The 245 is theoretically 0.137" shorter on the radius than the 255 (both 35 series sidewall), so the car will be that much lower to the ground assuming I keep my front coilovers at the same height. But, the 245 width will give me more room to push the front wheels outward before running into fender interference issues. Meanwhile the engineers at Nissan sell the car with 225 fronts and 245 rears, i.e. 20mm tread width difference front to back. If there's any merit to that logic, it seems like 255 front and 275 rear is optimal in this case.
So there are pros and cons either way. What would you all do?
Current setup: 255/35/19 on 19x9.5 +17 net offset front, 285/35/19 on 19x10.5 +17 net offset rear.
Goals for new setup: Space wheels out farther (maybe +7 net offset front and rear) and go with skinnier tires, possibly more negative camber as needed. Rear fenders are rolled.
I'm pretty set on 275/35/19 for the rears. The question is the fronts; I'm torn between 245/35 and 255/35. I would like the front and rear tires to have about the same amount of stretch (even though these aren't stretched that much). Doing some math:
Rear: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel) = 275/ (25.4*10.5) = 1.031
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheel, 255) = 255/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.056
Front: "Stretch Ratio" (tire to wheels, 245) = 245/ (25.4*9.5) = 1.015
So the 255 fronts will look a bit less stretched than 275 rears, and 245 fronts will look a bit more stretched than 275 rears. Aesthetically I'm not sure if I could even discern the difference. The 245 is theoretically 0.137" shorter on the radius than the 255 (both 35 series sidewall), so the car will be that much lower to the ground assuming I keep my front coilovers at the same height. But, the 245 width will give me more room to push the front wheels outward before running into fender interference issues. Meanwhile the engineers at Nissan sell the car with 225 fronts and 245 rears, i.e. 20mm tread width difference front to back. If there's any merit to that logic, it seems like 255 front and 275 rear is optimal in this case.
So there are pros and cons either way. What would you all do?
Different stretch front and rear bugs the **** outta me! Ive done all that number crunching myself, and our typical 9.5/10.5 stagger sizing doesnt lend itself to evenly stretched tires. I know you want to go narrow, but honestly I really like 265/285 for the fact that it looks consistent front to back.
If youre concerned about the tire stagger Nissan engineers intended, keep in mind the vdc and abs systems all run off the height difference, not width. You could run an even wider spread 265 & 295/30 stagger and maintain the OEM f/r height difference.
255/275 would be my vote. 245 front is too stretched IMO.
03-16-2012, 07:25 AM
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Why? Stock is 225 up front and 235 or 245 out back. Unless your building a lame *** bouncing lowrider, never install tire that are narrower than stock.