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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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I have a 9.5 inch wheel in my rear and was wondering what the widest tire you would get is. I'm possibly considering a 285/35/19 tire in the rear and 245/35/19 in the front.

Any other suggestions? Oh and would 295's be too wide in the rear?
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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why do you want to go wider?

what's your current offset?
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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I dont know my offset onhand unfortunately. I'm thinking about going wider just for a little more rubber. I need new tires in the rear so I'm just looking for some options.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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ttt. need more responses.
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I dont know my offset onhand unfortunately. I'm thinking about going wider just for a little more rubber. I need new tires in the rear so I'm just looking for some options.

Dude, you aren't pushing 900 hp! I'm no genuis, but i would imagine with more width comes more weight, and all you are doing is creating more weight to throw around and more drag on the car. my 2 cents. Yeah it may look cool, but i can't see any real gains unless youhave ungodly horsepower that you are trying to lay down. And even then you still don't need that wide.
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Dude, you aren't pushing 900 hp! I'm no genuis, but i would imagine with more width comes more weight, and all you are doing is creating more weight to throw around and more drag on the car. my 2 cents. Yeah it may look cool, but i can't see any real gains unless youhave ungodly horsepower that you are trying to lay down. And even then you still don't need that wide.
So you think 285 is actually overkill?
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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No, 285 is a perfect fit. I would even go with 255 in the front.
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Right now i have 245/35/18 in the front and 295/35/18 in the rear....but I am upgrading to 245/35/18 on the front and 335/30/18in the rear.......barely clears when you roll the fender.
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Right now i have 245/35/18 in the front and 295/35/18 in the rear....but I am upgrading to 245/35/18 on the front and 335/30/18in the rear.......barely clears when you roll the fender.
Damn.
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Originally Posted by Tuning Factory
Right now i have 245/35/18 in the front and 295/35/18 in the rear....but I am upgrading to 245/35/18 on the front and 335/30/18in the rear.......barely clears when you roll the fender.
Holy crap. Well how wide is your rear wheels with the 295s? If they are 9.5's can you post pics?
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Originally Posted by Everybodywildou
Holy crap. Well how wide is your rear wheels with the 295s? If they are 9.5's can you post pics?
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Originally Posted by Tuning Factory
Right now i have 245/35/18 in the front and 295/35/18 in the rear....but I am upgrading to 245/35/18 on the front and 335/30/18in the rear.......barely clears when you roll the fender.
i really dont think u can even fit 335 rears...335 is as wide as the dodge viper and i really dont think theres going to be enough room in there...ive called hre at one time and the biggest they recommend is 285 or 295 rears depending on the offset...if u can fit that, id say ur the pro and id love to see that as well
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N/A widest I'd go is 275. Im actually going to go to 275/35 Front, 275/40 rear instead of 245/40 275/40, but width wise, you don't need more than 275 if ur N/A. If your turbo..295 rear, 275 front would be good.
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i have a 295/35/18 rear ona nismo 9.5 wheel and i have 245/40/18 in the front onthe 8.5 wheel i wish i would have done a 255 of 265 front though and no i dont have any pics currently with those tires on the car
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pics of the 295s on the 9.5 wheel please.
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if i get a chance to take some pics i will and i am selling them if anyone is intersted
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Here is a picture of 285 on a 9.5" wheel: https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....=1#post3545673
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Originally Posted by Tuning Factory
Right now i have 245/35/18 in the front and 295/35/18 in the rear....but I am upgrading to 245/35/18 on the front and 335/30/18in the rear.......barely clears when you roll the fender.

Thats what Im talking about! NICE! Tight fit but Im pretty sure it can be pulled off, judging by the 20x11's that fit nicely under my Z's rear.
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I need to upgrade I'm currently running 315 in the rear, and 275 in the front, but I need to go
295 up front, and 355 in the rear

(front: 19x10.0 (5inch lip) Rear: 19x13.0 (6 inch lip))

Here's how they look:
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