klthomas

What are the advantages/Disadvantages of:

245/35/19 & 275/30/19

or

245/40/19 & 275/35/19

I'm sure its been discussed before, but you can't use three letter searches such as "fat" and I'm having trouble finding the answer.

BTW, its on a 2000 GS400, not lowered yet--but hopefully soon.

JeffTsai

iTrader: (1)

Fat just means there is more rubber around the rim. AKA: Thicker sidewall.

A higher profile tire is a "fatter" tire. Advantage is that lower profile tires handle better because there is less sidewall, therefore less side compression in the tire thru turn, and in short less body roll on the car. Disadvantage of a lower profile tire is that there is less rubber in the sidewall to dampen bumps.

To sum it up...
Lower profile = Better handling, but worse ride.
Higher profile = Worse handling, but better ride.

Many here will argue that the difference between a 30 and 35 profile tire is pretty much negligible, and I will have to agree to a certain point. For you at this point, just pick the tire that you think looks better.

For me I like to use a higher profile tire in the back and a lower profile in the front. Give the back of the car a more aggressive and meaner looks with a big fat tire on the rears

klthomas

With those size tires listed, am I correct that there shouldn't be any rubbing with reasonable offsets (35+). Do you agree?

TLW

35 all around?

V8_Aristo

Offset don't mean anything without wheel size.

fbapacible

I have Tein S Tech springs on my 2000 GS4 with my Blitz Technospeeds with 19x10 +45 offset with 285 35 19 on my rear. I had rubbing on my rear passenger side but not the driverside so I went back to 275 30's on my rear and everythings ok again.

AJ

can't 40 work ?

morris

iTrader: (2)

dont forget 285 series tires, Wider is better

mikevanle

iTrader: (1)

Depends on the width of the rim. On most 9.5" rims, 275 is the optimal. I used to put 285 on 9.5" rim, and it budges out. It looks cool and all, but it doesn't provide any extra ground contact.

klthomas

The wheels are 19x8.5 35 and 19x9.5 45.

So to go with a fat setup, general consensus is 245/40/19 & 275/35/19 should work w/ no rubbing.

Is that correct?

V8_Aristo

Looks very conservative, I don't you will have any rubbing problems.

But then again.... If you do lower the car a lot (tucking tire), then you might have a problem rubbing front tires to fenders (because of the oversized tire/wheel diameter).