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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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I'm looking at running 225/50/18 tires all around on 18x8/8.5 350z Enthusiast rims. Are these rim widths within range for 225 width tires? If the rims are too wide for such tires, I'm also considering 245/45/18 tires. These are going on a G35x so I cannot use staggered tires.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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...I would probably look into going 245/40/18.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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245/40/18 tires are a little over 2% smaller than my stock tires, which are 215/55/17. If I go with 245 tires, they will be 45 series.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by acr
These are going on a G35x so I cannot use staggered tires.
Just out of curiosity why not?
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Originally Posted by davidv
Just out of curiosity why not?
AWD , so he doesnt destroy the center differential. Second would be , so his VDC doesnt flip out.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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8.0 inch wheel - 225 mm tire
8.5 inch wheel - 245 mm tire

So a 235 mm tire would be a good compromise.
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