help with tires
08-15-09, 08:52 PM
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well to answer a few questions..... the rims are 19x8.5+36 front and 19x9.5+38 rear....... i am on stock suspension but planning to upgrade to supra tt suspension..... and my fenders arent rolled... i am going for the low profile look on the tires but still with sufficient traction cuz ima go 2jzgte soon, hopefully
08-15-09, 10:17 PM
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You are running 350z Touring 18" v.2 rims which are 8.5 in the rear with 255s tires. The correct size is 245 for 8.5 rims yet you are running a +1 tire size on it.
I'm running work vs-xx rims, 19x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the rear. The correct size is 275 in the rear and yet i am running 285s. Thats a +1 tire size.
So i am advocating doing the exact same thing you are doing. So excuse me if i am missing your point.
I'm running work vs-xx rims, 19x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the rear. The correct size is 275 in the rear and yet i am running 285s. Thats a +1 tire size.
So i am advocating doing the exact same thing you are doing. So excuse me if i am missing your point.
OneJay meant that there is no need for 285's on the back of an N/A 2jz, they oe only slowing you down. thats his point
08-16-09, 07:29 AM
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average manual trans loss is 15% but that doesn't really matter, what matters is that apparently you spin a 285 series tire with an N/A 2jz. Thats incredible, what do you have an intercooler sprayer spraying your tires so that you can spin them? Or do you mean when you dump your clutch at 6k rpm?
08-16-09, 09:04 AM
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08-16-09, 04:59 PM
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Their is only 1 size tire thats right per rim width. Yes tires have a "range" of widths they can be mounted on. When you are talking about a 9.5 rim a 275 tire is the perfect size. You CAN put a smaller size tire on but it will begin to stretch and you can put a larger size on but it will begin to bulge. slight bulge > slight stretch
you are comparing the irrelevant. A 285 tire will give you better handling then a 265 tire.
you are comparing the irrelevant. A 285 tire will give you better handling then a 265 tire.
well to answer a few questions..... the rims are 19x8.5+36 front and 19x9.5+38 rear....... i am on stock suspension but planning to upgrade to supra tt suspension..... and my fenders arent rolled... i am going for the low profile look on the tires but still with sufficient traction cuz ima go 2jzgte soon, hopefully
08-16-09, 05:28 PM
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Look at Hamann's page
http://www.hamann-motorsport.de/348.0.html?&L=1
They are running 235 tires on a 8.5 wheel. They are one of the most respected tuning companies so they must have chosen 235 wide wheel on a 8.5 wheel for a reason? And that reason is both function and aesthetics?
Same with AC Schnitzer
http://www.ac-schnitzer.de/en/bmw-cars/wheel-selector/
235 and 265 on a 8.5 / 9.5 wheel for their E46 M3s
http://www.hamann-motorsport.de/348.0.html?&L=1
They are running 235 tires on a 8.5 wheel. They are one of the most respected tuning companies so they must have chosen 235 wide wheel on a 8.5 wheel for a reason? And that reason is both function and aesthetics?
Same with AC Schnitzer
http://www.ac-schnitzer.de/en/bmw-cars/wheel-selector/
235 and 265 on a 8.5 / 9.5 wheel for their E46 M3s
08-16-09, 08:34 PM
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08-16-09, 09:15 PM
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back to topic: for a 9.5 rim you can run anywhere between a 255-285. with running 19's ya need to consider the supra TT drop and rolling fenders... it's not gonna make a "world" of difference if your stock because well it's not like a 2jz-ge motor is that beastly... if your na-t and gte then it would be a helpful consideration but if you had those motors i think people wouldnt be whining about tires sizes now would we?
i do enjoy the arguments tho... but just to settle this dispute, you can spin a 285 tire with a stock 2jz-ge motor... in the rain of course. =) .... i mean my tail end was all over the place with a stock motor and 275 rear tires .... of course, that was in the rain on a bald a/s supra tire
i do enjoy the arguments tho... but just to settle this dispute, you can spin a 285 tire with a stock 2jz-ge motor... in the rain of course. =) .... i mean my tail end was all over the place with a stock motor and 275 rear tires .... of course, that was in the rain on a bald a/s supra tire
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