I ran 265/35/18 RS3s on 18x9.5 +12 wheels without any hint of rubbing. I apparently have only -2.1º of camber up front.

 

It it does rub, it's a simple fix. Will take me 5 minutes to do a slight fender pull up front.

 

265 is good for the 9.5 +15. I couldn't pass up a deal on four 285s, and put them on the 9.5 +15 RPF1s as well. A little tight up front, but 3.2 degrees of camber solved it.

 

hi, finally sold my stock wheels planing to go for rpf1 18" 10.5 +15 all around

my car is lowered (s-techs)... i am thinking of going for Potenza re11 275-40-18?

those will be my track - autoX wheels. but also i will drive to the track and back using these tires so i dont wanna go too low.. but at the same time i wanna the wheels + tires diameter be smaller than the stock wheels

should i go for 275/40 or 275/35 re11?

 

are you going for the stretched look?
275 fits perfectly on a 9.5" wheel so its going to be stretched by about 1" on the 10.5
my 255 fronts you can even tell they're slightly stretched on my front 9.5s

 

its fine with me if it looked stretched, i am goin for the 10.5 coz i might go for fat tires in the future. but now i really cant decide if i go with 275-40 or 275-35 re11

 

Thats really up to the look you wanna go for I gues.s

If you scroll up to the pic i posted on this page of my car my rears are 275/40 so you can get an idea.

 

your rear total diameter bigger or smaller than the stock wheels with 245-45?

 

275/40 is .2% different than 245/45
so. basically the exact same size

 

275/35 front and rear or 275/35 front with 275/40 rears are your better options.

 

^ Good advice, I'm running 275/35/18 on all 4 of my 10.5" Enkei. Solid handling.

 

I found a deal on the RPF1's I couldn't pass up. From what I read on the forums the 265 RS3's would be the best tire for my DD and occasional track needs in convenience, price and performance. I had the Falken Ziex ZE912's in the stock 225/235 17" sizes on for a few track events and am really excited to see what I can do with the RS3's

 

18X9.5 +15 RPF1. 265/35R18 Hankook RS3

Pretty standard but I like it

 

18x10.5 zero offset thanks to a 15mm spacer, tire is 285/35/18 Nitto 555R Drag radial

 

They are awesome on track. Fontana Nissan meet, time to play

 

thank you sir, i will go for 275-40 rear and 275-35 front.. i dnt want the car to be too low.

 

yes.. this wat i wanted to know..but the problem every tire brand have a different profile..

for example my nitto invo 19-35 got the same side wall of Dunlap sport max 19-40!!

so am afraid that the potenza re11 18-40-275 will have a big side wall, and the total diameter will be bigger than the oem diameter.

 

just look at the Specs of each tire, itll show all kinds of things like diameter, weight, width etc.etc. I normally use Tire Rack . Com to do tire research

 

It shouldn't be different atd all
Since the sidewall ratio is a percentage of the width

275/40
Is 275mm wide and the sidewall is 40% of the width. So 275*.40
And they third number is simply the size wheel you need

 

^ Not all tires of a same size are created equal. As mentioned above, check Tire Rack for specs.