what do people know about fitting a 285/35/19 rear tire on a rim that is only 19x8. i know its not ideal and it will have a little rubber bulge off the lip. but how bad?? I dont race or track this car but would that excess rubber cause the car to handle poorly in turns, too much sway or whatever.

i have heard somepeople say that this rubber bulge as long as not too bad can be beneficial cause it can help save your rims when parallel parking etc. thanks for the help.

 

wayyyyy outside the recommended tire width for a 19x8 - I wouldn't go any wider than 255/35/19 on a 19x8" wheel...

 

yep... a 275 is out of safety spec, let alone a 285

go with a 255/40/19 MAX if you're running a 19x8...

 

do you think i could run the stagger of 245/35/19 front and 255/40/19 in rear. this would be a big stagger and the rear wheel circumference is larger than stock. but with no vdc, can i get away with this or does this mess with tcs also.

 

nope you'll have no problems.. the rear wheel would only be 0.3 inches taller too (which would only raise the rear stance by 0.15 inches... *not* noticeable in person considering 2-3 psi difference in your tire will do the same thing)

what size rims will you be running with that setup?

 

Without the VDC, you should be able to run the same tire all around.

Also, remember 255mm is just over 10" wide. That is significantly wider than your 8" wheel, which could weaken the sidewall and alter the performance of the tire.

You may actually be better with a 245 on an 8" wheel.

 

If you want some wheel protection the 255 on the 8" wide wheel sounds good. However the 285 is way too wide for a 8" wide wheel. May be a 265 max.

this is my set up

255/35/19 on 19x8.5
285/35/19 on 19x10.5

I have no wheel protection on mine. I had 265/35 fron and 295/35 rear and those offered a little protection for the wheels.

You might want to look at some wheels that have a "lip" (little piece of rubber that sticks out on the tire to protect the wheel).

 

the deal that i have going is for 19x8 all the way around. it sounds as if this will be okay. i dont race this thing at all and am going for visual aspect only. the 245 will fit the 19x8 perfectly while the 255 might be a touch wide but some say that the rubber off the edge will offer a little curb protection. what do you think?

 

You won't have any problems as long as the offsets for your wheels have been designed for the Z (+15 to +35). You will not have any rubbing issues at all.

Do a search, someone on this forum with a brickyard has 19x8 Axis Sevens with your exact same tire combo (245s front 255 back).

 

here you go... saved you the trouble

(sorry to whoever's car this belong to)

 

thanks alot, thats huge. the only main difference is my rims will be offset 40mm and 20mm. i hope that is not all that wrong. i dont know jack about any of this stuff but when i look at the differences it is still 20 mm. is this alright?

thanks for getting that pic.

 

No problem

The 20mm looks OK to me, but the 40mm is a little off. Do you plan on running the 40 in the front and the 20 in the back?

Why not get 20mm all around?

With a 20/40 setup f/r respectively, i don't think you'll have a problem (as long as you don't have brembos), but your handling might be a bit strange... and it might look a little odd from the profile view.

 

man thanks in advance for all of this help. right now the deal was to run 40 mm front and 20mm rear. again i am not up on this stuff and that sounds backwards to me but i am about to read the offset faq's thread above in the forum when i get home. i do not have the brembos, just have the touring auto, thats why i want to get this done. gotta get rid of those 17's, they are killing me!!!

 

You're kidding me right?

 

no not at all. in fact it was on one of these threads on this forum. cant really say who it was but you can bet your bottom somebody said it. i can remember i thought it was a little odd because i dont plan on having that much rubber bulging out. a 255/40 should fit fine on a 19x8 rim.

plus its a thousand pound plus car if you are that bad at parallel parking there really is no amount of rubber that will stop any curb rash. so there ya have it. gotta be careful who you take info from.

 

which ever wheel has the 40mm offset will sit about 1/2" further in, than the stock position.

it may look OK it it's the front not if it's the back, since the other wheel, the one with the 20mm offset will be pushed out.

 

since i do not have the brembos should i just run 20 mm all around? but the original plan was to run the 40 in the front and the 20 in the rear.

 

it would look better if you run 20mm all around. unless you don't mind your front wheels tucked in. Try doing a search for Volk GT-C or Volk TE-37. Most of the people running these wheels have on offset of 22mm.

I'll try and post picks later today of my set up. So you can get an Idea since my wheels aren't pushed out (atleast not as far out as others).

If you want to play around with the offset calculater here's the link.

http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html

 

Word of advice...

Don't believe everything you hear on the net. More so HERE... lots of non-sense!