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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=33

In a 275/40/18 all around the wheels are 18x9.5 with a +25 offset


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=16
same size tires same wheels


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...8&startIndex=0

These are my other choices as far as tires go. Any of these you would reccomend.
These tires will be used on a daily driver z and a track queen. Zs running whether its perfect outside or hell.




Will this tire size fit on 18x9.5 wheels with a +25 offset. 275/40/18 will be used all around.

If that size doesnt work what size of tire can I run at every corner.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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My concern is your front tires...275 is too wide, so I am gonna say it won't fit your front.....
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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My concern is your front tires...275 is too wide, so I am gonna say it won't fit your front.....
+1, i think the rears will fit with no problem and maybe the fronts but thats too big of a tire to have in the front and really no reason behind it, i would do 245 in the front, this week im gonna have 225 in front and 315 in the back on mine
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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+1, i think the rears will fit with no problem and maybe the fronts but thats too big of a tire to have in the front and really no reason behind it, i would do 245 in the front, this week im gonna have 225 in front and 315 in the back on mine
So you think 245/40 upfront and 275/40 in the rear?
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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And do you recomend the kdws or the kuhmo ecsta mx?
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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How about 245/40 upfront and 285/40 in the rear. How would that handle. Im talking about kdw2's.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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I think a 255.35.19 and a 285.35.19 will fit great, and it will look lovely with a Time Attack CE28N inside.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by kwiker
I think a 255.35.19 and a 285.35.19 will fit great, and it will look lovely with a Time Attack CE28N inside.
I agree, however I still need new tires. And 3 grand isnt exactly pocket change.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ZSpectrum
How about 245/40 upfront and 285/40 in the rear. How would that handle. Im talking about kdw2's.
just did 245/45/17 +30 fr 285/40/17 +35r drives awsome
watch out for the front to rear diameter
nissan gives more diameter in the rear

and you will get more HP to the tires on smaller rims (i.e. 17"vs19-20")
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ZSpectrum
So you think 245/40 upfront and 275/40 in the rear?
Thats what I'm running 245's up front +22, and 275 or 285 (not sure) in the rear +33.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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I cannot see any reason why they wouldn't fit. I like that you're doing a square setup. nice! Personally i would run 275/35/18's though.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ZSpectrum
I agree, however I still need new tires. And 3 grand isnt exactly pocket change.
Those tires have less than 2000 miles on them...making them practically new.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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275/40/18 rear will fit fine....the fronts will be tight if they even fit.

Will these tires fit the z-general-tire.jpg
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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I would go with 245/40 275/40 Kuhmo MX...I believe that is what I will be doing in the future. The old KDWs are not as good as the MXs and unfortunately, the new KDWs do not come in 275/40
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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A lot of people have put 275's on the front with as wide as a 10.5 inch wheel. Even Sport Compact Car magazine put 275's on the front using a 18x9 +30 wheel. From what I've read on these forums that setup should be perfect, but I would go with the 275/35/18.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Given that you have 9.5 wheels all around you need to go narrower to keep them all the same (like maybe 255/40/18s) or stay with a staggered setup. 265/35/18s will work for the fronts but they are too short for the rears. Your're going to be tight in the front with 275s. I wouldn't suggest that around here and with the way you drive . I've seen 265/35/18 F and 295/35/18 R work on +22 but the 295s are on 10.5. You'll need to reduce the rears to 275s or 285s. I can go over the reasoning with you and show you the rolling diameters if you like. I pm'ed you also Mackie so we can figure out first hand what you are dealing with.

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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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i think 245/35 would be good up front. for the rear 285 might be too big on a 9.5 rim, i think 275/35 would be jsut perfect. kdws2 are the best daily driven tires i think for 19s. but for 18s DRs FTW
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