I’m buying some new Volks and need some help with tires. The wheels are 19x8.5 and 19x.9.5. I need some cheap tires to put on b/c I don’t want to spend 300 bucks a tire. I would like to be under 200 dollars per tire. If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.

 

great ideas here...give me a minute i will whip you up a recipie. Do you plan on strip / street racing or just daily driving?

Recomend 245/35/19 fronts and 285/35/19 rears... let me find a site and tire type

 

mostly daily driving but some street racing

 

would you be comfortable in some soft tread radials made for a daily driving / strip mix

 

245-35-19 and 285-35-19 Falken FK451s

 

total you shouldnt spend more than $985 on 2 front 2 rears like he suggested. Still expensive but 19 inch tires always are... around 200 per front and 300 per rear

Woah you work for DTD.... lol I was about to quote prices off your site but decided not to thinking you were from a different company. You cant beat your site's prices, I have ordered from you guys and I have one tire on order coming in now as well!

 

I have a question as well, with 17x7.5 and 17x8 what is the widest I could go (tire wise) while still maintaining a similar speed and gearing ratio...

 

Do you know how loud the ride is on these tires? Like at freeway speeds.
By the way thanks for all the quick responses and the help.

 

I don't have any personal experience with them, but one of the customers of DTD has them. Actually, if you look at the white z in his avatar (the picture by his name) it has 19s and those exact tires with the same tire size...
here is the tires on 19 inch rims and on a z

 

size of rims doesnt matter what your gearing is. you just have to find the proper ratio on sidewall size to get the correct overall diameter same as stock.

 

Size of rim doesn't, I know that. I asked what was the widest tires and profile ratio i could put on that size rim and still maintain the stock or close to stock speed and gearing

 

they'll be little louder than stock. not noticeably though. coz the tread pattern is less aggressive than say the falken azenis so it wont be as loud as those.

 

245-35-19 and 285-35-19 Falken FK451s

Hey Todd how much would this setup cost me?

 

Oh yeah one more question. Can you put a 285 series tire on a 9.5 size rim

 

yes you can. discounttiredirect.com has the total set your looking for for $984 FREE SHIPPING! can't beat it!

 

Yup...sorry I missed all this. Its $984 shipped for the set. Feedback has been excellent on these tires as far as noise and comfort go. In all honesty they do get a bit noisy at the end of their life cycle. They stick great, look phenomenal and the price is right.

Conceyted...you really dont want to change your tire sizes on those rims. The factory sizes are best for those widths. if you did 17x8 and 17x9 itd be a different story.

Yes the 285s work great on 9.5s. The white Z above is running this setup

 

Awesome!!!! I think that I will be giving you a call tomorrow Todd. Thanks for all the help guys.

 

And I just ordered my set for my Volks too

THANKS, TODD!

Gary
350Z Owner
Moderator @ Club 3G