I was searching around Craigslist and found that Varrstoen was blowing out out their 18x10.5 +15 (and other offsets) ES1's in Hyper Black. I couldn't pass up the deal up so I bought a set.

I want the tires to have the same amount of slight stretch or fit square. And I only want to lower it on a set of drop springs and have to roll the rear fenders at the most (no pulling etc.).

I was originally thinking a 245/40/18 set or 265/35/18 set.

But isn't the ride height different between the front and rear when dropped on say Tanabe GF210's?

So I did some searching and came up with some other options where the front and rear tires have same stretch but different heights.

1. Rear 265/40/18 Front 265/35/18
2. Rear 255/40/18 Front 255/35/18
3. Rear 245/40/18 Front 245/35/18

I'm leaning towards option 2 because they have a little stretch and the tires are priced more reasonable.

BTW I have a base model with no VDC etc. And I plan on running a rear spacer at some point.

What do you guys think?

 

You could do 265/35 front and 265/40 rear?

 

I meant that as option 1 .. just fat fingered it. Have you ran either of these sizes as I noticed you have went through a few sets of rims lately?

 

No i havent ran that size, nor have i ran a square setup. 2004black350z on here has 18x10.5 +15 all around, with a 265/35 and 285/35 setup (iirc) and it looks very good

 

Option 1

Or

275/35 square

Or

265/35 and 285/35

Or

275/35 and 275/40

 

Would a 275/35 and 275/40 setup really look the same except for height?
Wouldn't the front have more contact patch, ie look wider?

 

It may slightly, depends on the brand and specs. Like anyone will even notice