dduck44

I noticed my tires are going to nedd replacing soon and was wondering what the widest and lowest aspect tire I can fit on my 03 track model without problems like rubbing or throwing the VDC off. I did a search and it looks like a 245/40/18 up front and a 275/40/18 in the rear. Is this a correct combination? Also, anyone have experience with the Hankook Evo V12 tires?
Thanks.

scotts300

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245 is ok on an 8" wheel.
275 is larger than recommended for an 8.5" wheel.

DavesZ#3

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Had you searched you would have found that this has been discussed several times, include two in the last few weeks....

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...tire-size.html
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...rear-rims.html
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...installed.html
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...tock-rims.html
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...ck-wheels.html


Check on Tirerack, Discount Tire Direct and any number of tire dealer sites and you'll see that the widest recommend tire on a 8½" wheel is a 265.

Eddie@Performance

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275 on a 8.5" looks sorta goofy. Id probably do a 235 front and 255 rear to keep sidewalls from looking like my beer belly.

davidv

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Instead of a wider tire how about a better tire? In other words a superior 245 mm tire will outperform a mediocre 275 mm tire any day.

Eddie@Performance

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Or a superior 275

neal@tirerack

Nothing with the correct overall diameter that will fit those wheels. 265's and 275's require at least a 9". Not much you can do w/out new wheels.

PDX_Racer

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I've been running 275s on the stock track wheels for the past four years. They don't look goofy, nor do they look squeezed -- and I get really good tire wear as well.

scotts300

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I respect your views, so I will simply ask what brand/model of tire? Maybe it is one that runs more narrow than others.

DavesZ#3

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Correct me if I wrong, but you're not daily driving/streeting those - isn't that for autocross only. I'm running 265s on track wheels, but for autocrossing. Sure they're squeezed on the wheel, that's why it's not recommended by manufacturers.

Boostedtrack350

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Do you have any pics of the 275 on the track wheels? I have 265's now and dont think they look bad at all on the 2003 track wheels.

terps

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ughh im going 285 on the stock 8.5 rear rim(bridgestone re11's), yah not recommended but im giving ti a shot, well see i got a tire dealer with alot of experience and he says it wont be a problem?

SnoXRacer183

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Here are my 275 Goodyear Eagle F1s on stock 2008 rims (8.5" wide)

PDX_Racer

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Nope, 245/40R18 front and 275/40R18 rear, Kumho ASXs are my daily drive tires. 285/30R18 Kumho V710s or 295/30R18 Hoosier A6s are my autocross tire.

The front 245s are square on the wheel (and are a lot better than the 225s that were WAY too narrow). The rear 275s are only a bit wider than the wheel (maybe a total of 3/4 inch -- 3/8 inch per "side"), and unless you look really hard, you wouldn't really notice it. 265s would be "better" but don't discount 275s -- a 40-series tire has quite a bit of sidewall.

As another example, 285/30R18s are a pain to mount. 295/30R18s just about drop on all four wheels -- even the 8-inch.

Oh, and looking at the picture above, that's about what my 275s look like as well.