Who's running 9.5" wide 18's? [Archive] - 3000GT / Stealth / GTO Forum

JohnnyTurbo

06-17-2011, 12:45 AM

I currently have 265x35x18s on 8.5" Enkei rims with +35 offset. I got a real good deal on a set of TOYO R888s in 275x35x18 for track use and autocrossing. My current Enkeis are too narrow and 9.5" wide all the way around seems the best for tire performance and fit. Question: Who's running 9.5" wide 18's and what offset? I have the Cianci widebody fenders up front and I have the rears, but not on the car yet. I'm looking at the ENKEI PF01 racing rim for a balance of weight and looks and they are available in 9.5 wide with +15, +35 & +45 offsets.
http://www.enkei.com/images/racing-pf01.jpg

92RT-TT

06-17-2011, 12:59 AM

I ran a 18x9.5 offset of 35mm 5zigen FN01RC's on my last stealth. Perfect fitment with 265-35-18 tires.

You going to be selling your Enkei rims? How much do they weight?

heptone182

06-17-2011, 03:29 AM

I'm running 265/35/18's on 9.5 wide 18" Rota P45R's all the way around. I slapped them on my 92 VR4 but had to do a second gen brake caliper and rotor conversion for them to fit up front without the use of a spacer. If your putting them on a second gen VR4 you should be fine. The offset I have is +30 all the way around. They sit flush on all sides with the stock fenders but now that you mentioned the wide body ones, I'm curious to see how they'd look.

IPD

06-17-2011, 03:32 AM

+35s. 15's will stick out, 45's won't fit.

i used to run 275's on my 10" wide rims. it was a bit too narrow, so i'm guessing that 275's will be about right for 9.5".

guido1205us

06-17-2011, 10:51 AM

I ran a 18x9.5 offset of 35mm 5zigen FN01RC's on my last stealth. Perfect fitment with 265-35-18 tires.

Same.

http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt258/guido1205us/DSCN5856.jpg

CoopKill

06-17-2011, 12:05 PM

IPD

06-17-2011, 05:41 PM

i'm of the opinion that 265/35 is too small. yes, you can run them. however, with the wheel wells that our cars have, do you really want to run SMALLER rolling diameters than stock? 275/35 is closer.

BigTyla

06-17-2011, 06:17 PM

Pics? Please!

Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using Tapatalk

Would also like pics.

Sent from my laptop at work not using Tapatalk.

lawdogg

06-17-2011, 07:52 PM

IPD

06-17-2011, 10:47 PM

I run 18x9.5" rims, +20mm offset. I have 265/35/18 up front and 275/35/18 out back. The 275 looks like a much more 'meaty' tire. The 265's slight bit of stretch helps make it look more 'sporty' if that makes any sense.

sporty is only great if you're going for "hella flush". i can tell just from the sig pic that it's different tires. the rear looks better, imho.

so i guess it's "sporty" if you want to show off the rims (at the risk of more easily curbing them). "meaty" if you want to have the intimidating look.

i run 285's. if i can find a set of 11's i like, i'll happily run 315's.

JohnnyTurbo

06-17-2011, 10:48 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. I can't believe that most places don't have the rims sitting there waiting to go right out. WheelsNext says it is 7 to 14 business days for an order to go out. Not everyone carries ENKEI PF01s and those that do, don't stock all sizes. I'm going to try Tire Rack on the morning (Sat) to see if they can ship to the hotel. I'll take the tires with me and mount them in Indy.

I'm keeping the old ENKEIs, they look sexy on my wife's 92 RT.

JohnnyTurbo

06-18-2011, 06:22 PM

Tire rack came through again. The only thing was I was going back and forth on whether to get the black or bright silver, but only the black was avail for immediate shipping, so that solved the problem. Funny how tire rack only lets you see what they deem OK for your car though. I had to punch in a 2004 350Z to get the 18 x 9.5 +35 wheels to show up. So for the road course I'll have a brand new set of TOYO R888's on the car instead of the almost worn out BFG KDW's that I have ran on the last 2 road course events.

Nationalmilkman

06-18-2011, 10:17 PM

What size Toyo are you going to be running?

JohnnyTurbo

06-18-2011, 11:53 PM

I'm going to the running 275 x 35 x 18. I got a real good deal on a set of 4 over a year ago.

Nationalmilkman

06-19-2011, 12:06 AM

Those are going to be big, even for 9.5" wide wheel. Wish I could find some new ones but know one has any. Not for the price I want to pay anyway.

IPD

06-19-2011, 01:19 AM

Those are going to be big, even for 9.5" wide wheel. Wish I could find some new ones but know one has any. Not for the price I want to pay anyway.

bull. they're stretched on 10". trust me, i ran that setup for 3 years.

JohnnyTurbo

06-19-2011, 01:43 AM

Got them off of a guy in my autocross club, he sold them to me for $300 less than what a set of 4 was selling 4 at the time. He just graduated college, got a job with a tire company, and got a good deal on them. Here ran them on 9 and a half inch rims on a 350Z. I Bought his spare set when he needed money.

lawdogg

06-19-2011, 05:17 PM

sporty is only great if you're going for "hella flush". i can tell just from the sig pic that it's different tires. the rear looks better, imho.

so i guess it's "sporty" if you want to show off the rims (at the risk of more easily curbing them). "meaty" if you want to have the intimidating look.

i run 285's. if i can find a set of 11's i like, i'll happily run 315's.

Fitting tires to rims - a neverending debate. :p I personally think there are upper and lower bounds according to your application - whatever it is you're "going for." And, of course, all tempered by the usual rule of thumb that bigger is more expensive. :o

But, I don't think sporty is "only great" if you're going for "hella flush". If you're going for hella flush, you run a 215 or a 225 on a 9.5" rim. I'm running a 205 on my Miata's 8" wide rims and it's far from 'stretched'. There're things like sidewall flex and fender clearance to take into account.

But you do what you want - if you run 315's you should post pics. If I run 225's I'll post pics too. :D

IPD

06-19-2011, 07:45 PM

JohnnyTurbo

06-19-2011, 09:11 PM

FWIIW, I just went into the garage and measured bead to bead as the tire just sat there. 10" on the head, so a 9.5" rim would only pull the bead in .25" per side, not bad IMO.

lawdogg

06-19-2011, 09:21 PM

to be fair, ryan, there's a LOT of disparity between tire MFG's. best proof i ever saw was a stack of two identical sized tires next to each other. one stack was clearly 3-4" taller than the other. translation: size is an estimate, not a perfect rule. rolling diameters may be identical (or very close) but treadwidth can vary.

what may keep me using 285/35r18's is price. everything larger has a pretty substantial jump--especially when you move to 315's.

Definitely! There was a HUGE difference in width between a friend's 265mm wide Kuhmo Ectsas and the 265mm wide Direzzas he replaced them with. It was like a half inch different. :eek:

My 265 re-o1r's are definitely (fittingly) wider than my old 245 azenis, which is good; the 275 nitto nt555's I have in the back are a little wider than the re-01r's, and I have a full set of 265 hankook rs-2s in the garage that I should compare to them both. It's hard to compare them now since in my sig, the 275s in the back are brand new with full tread and the 265s up front are about to the wear bars.

I would love to see 315's on a 3/S in person. I think Matt (DR matt) is running 315's on the CCW rims on his Stealth ... I'd love to see them on the front, though. What size does Phil run again??

IPD

06-19-2011, 09:35 PM

phil runs 315's. i'm not sure if matt is running 315's or 295's. i'm pretty sure phil is running 315's on all 4 though.

p.s.
the cost of going from 285's to 315's is HUGE. an additional $120+ per tire--and that's regardless of sticking with r18's or moving to r19's. with the ~$226 per tire i paid for the 285's, it's hard to find a better deal.

06-19-2011, 10:25 PM

Definitely! There was a HUGE difference in width between a friend's 265mm wide Kuhmo Ectsas and the 265mm wide Direzzas he replaced them with. It was like a half inch different.

Never use the nominal tire size (the numbers molded into the sidewall) to determine actual tire dimentions. Always use the manufacturer's spec sheet.

Kumhos have always fit a bit "wide".

Far North Racing - Stealth - Tires and Wheels (http://farnorthracing.com/stealth/tires_and_wheels.html)

DG

Geordon

06-30-2011, 12:02 PM

lawdogg

06-30-2011, 04:46 PM

Since at least a couple of you guys are running staggered tire sizes, could you comment on putting 285/35/18 on 10" wide in back and 255/40/18 on 9" wide in front? I would think the front offset would be between +35 and +40. Would the rear offset be something like +25?

Or, if I wanted to save some coin, doing 275 on 9.5" in the rear and keeping 245 on 8.5" in the front in 17" or 18" rims?

Grab Java and check out this site: Tire size calculator (http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html)

Plug in sizes and as long as they're ~1% or less different, you should be fine.

Geordon

06-30-2011, 04:55 PM

Grab Java and check out this site: Tire size calculator (http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html)

Plug in sizes and as long as they're ~1% or less different, you should be fine.

Thanks for the link. I don't see a problem with rolling diameter. It is more an issue of whether the wheel and tire width will clear the calipers, struts, and fenders, and not stick out past the body. I hate that everything must be a blind purchase and a "hope it fits" strategy.

Geordon

06-30-2011, 05:01 PM

BTW, is it pretty much a given that rear adjustable lower control arms will be necessary to bring wider wheels into the correct camber? Or is that more of an issue if the offset isn't correct and the tire is sticking way out?

lawdogg

06-30-2011, 05:05 PM

Thanks for the link. I don't see a problem with rolling diameter. It is more an issue of whether the wheel and tire width will clear the calipers, struts, and fenders, and not stick out past the body. I hate that everything must be a blind purchase and a "hope it fits" strategy.

That all depends on the rim dimensions primarily - width, offset, and spoke design. So it'll depend on the rims you want to run.

BTW, is it pretty much a given that rear adjustable lower control arms will be necessary to bring wider wheels into the correct camber? Or is that more of an issue if the offset isn't correct and the tire is sticking way out?

Pretty much a given, yeah.

Nationalmilkman

06-30-2011, 05:52 PM

Ive missed most of this thread but 245 and 275 are super close in size and I have seen those on a 3S at NG.

I know Shmoo is running P45R 18x9.5 with 265 and the look really good. Using a 3mm or 5mm spacer on Gen1 TT brakes.

Phillip was running 305/30/18 R888 tires.

07-02-2011, 12:37 PM

Since at least a couple of you guys are running staggered tire sizes, could you comment on putting 285/35/18 on 10" wide in back and 255/40/18 on 9" wide in front?

Don't.

There is no benefit to running different widths on a 3S. Nose heavy and a near equal centre torque split means the fronts will always lose grip before the rears.

Cars with RWD or rear engines can benefit from wider rears (and most rear engine AWD cars strongly bias the torque split rearward), but that's not a 3S.

Wider rear tires is 100% cosmetic and is no different from those fake FMICs you used to be able to get a few years ago.

Not to mention that keeping all 4 tires the same size solves the problem of keeping them the same diameter, and lets you rotate tires front to rear to balance out wear.

DG

NOMIEZVR4

07-02-2011, 12:57 PM

This thread is fail without pics...

Anyone have pics of what a 275 series tire looks like on stock(18" chrome 8.5") wheels? I looked around and stang owners and other guys run em with no issues whatsoever..

I want to run 275 Bridgstone re760's on the stock 18" chromies until I can afford the CCW sp500's...:p I really want that meaty look..

Geordon

07-02-2011, 01:19 PM

Don't.

There is no benefit to running different widths on a 3S.
DG

Dennis,

I have seen your 18x9 +40 w/ 265/35/18 GTC-01 on your web site. Are you still plenty happy with the wider, lower-profile tire, or now that you have driven another full year on them, do you still think you would go with 255/40/18 when you replace the rubber?

Geordon

heptone182

07-02-2011, 02:18 PM

CoopKill, BigTyla,
Here's the pics. Sorry for the delay
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g354/heptone182/c84e0ad7.jpg
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http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g354/heptone182/3c7ed84e.jpg
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The pics show the Gen2 brake conversion and the front wheels and tires flush with the fenders. You can also see the gap between the strut and tire. I've already replaced those tires and I checked them afterwards, no sign of them ever rubbing. The brake conversion was done to remove the spacer I had in withe the Gen1 VR4 brakes with these wheels. With the spacer they protruded a bit. The rear always sits flush. Again, these are 18"x9.5 Rota P45R's all around with a +30 offset and 265/35/18 tires. I'll try to take some more pics of the car from a different angle. These pics I just happened to have on my iPhone.

07-02-2011, 03:03 PM

I have seen your 18x9 +40 w/ 265/35/18 GTC-01 on your web site. Are you still plenty happy with the wider, lower-profile tire, or now that you have driven another full year on them, do you still think you would go with 255/40/18 when you replace the rubber?

That's a good question.

I'm very happy with the performance of these tires, grip-wise, in dry, wet and snowy conditions. They are narrow enough to not tramline in the road ruts, and they are reasonably quiet in normal running.

They do, however, slap like motherfuckers over expansion joints and whatnot. Either the short sidewalls, or the construction of the tire, or both - you hit a pothole, and you sure enough know it.

I'd probably try the 255 next just to see if the taller sidewall takes the edge off that aspect - but that also depends on the specific tire brand too. Tire construction plays a much larger role than size.

I can make more grip with a 205 than a 275 if the compound on the 205 is sticky and the 275 is hard.

DG

2fnloud

07-02-2011, 03:26 PM

Those are going to be big, even for 9.5" wide wheel. Wish I could find some new ones but know one has any. Not for the price I want to pay anyway.

IPD is correct. Every tire manufacture will list a rim width range that they recommend for their tires. According to the Toyo website, the R888's in a 275/35R18 will work with the following rim widths:

9.0"
9.5"
11.0"

Bold designates measuring rim width

Geordon

07-02-2011, 04:34 PM

That's a good question.

I'm very happy with the performance of these tires, grip-wise, in dry, wet and snowy conditions. They are narrow enough to not tramline in the road ruts, and they are reasonably quiet in normal running.

They do, however, slap like motherfuckers over expansion joints and whatnot. Either the short sidewalls, or the construction of the tire, or both - you hit a pothole, and you sure enough know it.

I'd probably try the 255 next just to see if the taller sidewall takes the edge off that aspect - but that also depends on the specific tire brand too. Tire construction plays a much larger role than size.

DG

It looks like you will be pretty much locked into the Conti DWS in the 255 all seasons or the more expensive Michelin Sport A/S Plus. The way tire prices jump from 17" to 18" makes me wonder if it is even worth moving up in diameter, if the same wheel is available in 17".

Geordon

07-02-2011, 04:42 PM

The way tire prices jump from 17" to 18" makes me wonder if it is even worth moving up in diameter, if the same wheel is available in 17".

For me, 17 vs 18 was 100% a cosmetic decision.

My tire wear is so slow that it will be a while before I have to buy tires again. I's not like I'm burning a set a weekend anymore.

DG

IPD

07-02-2011, 04:46 PM

That's a good question.

I'm very happy with the performance of these tires, grip-wise, in dry, wet and snowy conditions. They are narrow enough to not tramline in the road ruts, and they are reasonably quiet in normal running.

They do, however, slap like motherfuckers over expansion joints and whatnot. Either the short sidewalls, or the construction of the tire, or both - you hit a pothole, and you sure enough know it.

I'd probably try the 255 next just to see if the taller sidewall takes the edge off that aspect - but that also depends on the specific tire brand too. Tire construction plays a much larger role than size.

I can make more grip with a 205 than a 275 if the compound on the 205 is sticky and the 275 is hard.

DG

285's will give you a LOT more sidewall with the same aspect ratio (35). i'm a huge fan of DWS's in this size.

It looks like you will be pretty much locked into the Conti DWS in the 255 all seasons or the more expensive Michelin Sport A/S Plus. The way tire prices jump from 17" to 18" makes me wonder if it is even worth moving up in diameter, if the same wheel is available in 17".

Geordon
i paid $226 per tire for my 285/35r18's. i don't consider that super expensive. it's actually only a jackson or more per tire than my original replacement 225/55r16's were.

07-02-2011, 05:51 PM

285's will give you a LOT more sidewall with the same aspect ratio.

I'm not sure there's a need for that much width on a street car though. The 255 has plenty of grip, should put down power just fine, and should have less rolling drag so better gas milage.

The design parameters for a street car and a race car are not always the same. Sometimes you get overlap, but sometimes the "less racy" option is the better call.

It would be interesting to try a back-to-back test between the 255, 265, and 285 in the same tire model and see just how much difference the size actually makes.

DG

IPD

07-02-2011, 06:01 PM

IF i can get my car finished, i'll post some timeslips on these tires. i don't run track tires; all-seasons only. and probably still low 11's (hopefully).

Geordon

07-02-2011, 09:23 PM

i'm a huge fan of DWS's in this size.

i paid $226 per tire for my 285/35r18's. i don't consider that super expensive. it's actually only a jackson or more per tire than my original replacement 225/55r16's were.

That is a really good price. I need to shop where you do. TireRack charges $278 shipped for 285/25/18 DWS vs $150 shipped for the stocker 245/45/17. That is more like 6 Jacksons.

IPD

07-03-2011, 06:23 AM

it's 285/35r18's, but yes...tire rack was where i originally shopped. this was last fall & their price was $226. i didn't actually get them shipped, i had discount tire match the price. it came out to ~$1050 for all 4, including mounting/balancing, tax, etc.

Bleu

01-14-2014, 09:37 AM

I know I'm necroing an old thread, but I'm having trouble finding the maximum sidewall diameter on this site for a stock suspension. I thought I read somewhere that you couldn't really go over 26 inches but then I've read that some people run 285/35-19s which is ~26.7 inches.

Does anyone run 275/40-18s? I was thinking of 285/35-18s but would gladly give up a tiny bit of width for sidewall.

wingnut

01-14-2014, 01:20 PM

2fnloud

01-14-2014, 02:08 PM

I do not know what the max diameter is but it is the clearance of the front strut spring perch that you need to keep in mind.

Bleu

01-14-2014, 02:35 PM

Right, thats what I thought too. I think I might just go with the 275/40s to keep it just slightly larger than stock and cheaper than 285s

mb3000

01-14-2014, 02:46 PM

Why not 275/35?

Bleu

01-14-2014, 02:49 PM

I'd rather bigger-than-stock than smaller-than-stock. Fill the wheel well a bit better and the tiny extra bit of sidewall will typically ride better. I have 18x9.5 +20 Rota p45r's with ugly old staggered tires atm. Hoping to replace them when the car gets running again.

wingnut

01-14-2014, 03:47 PM

Size.......Sidewall..Diameter..Circumference..RPMs

245/45-17...4.3in...25.7in...80.7in... 785
265/40-18...4.2in... 26.3in ...82.8in... 765
275/40-18 ...4.3in... 26.7in...83.8in... 756
275/35-18...3.8in...25.6in...80.4in...788
285/35-18.. 3.9in....25.9in.. 81.2in ...780
285/40-18...4.5in... 27.0in...84.7in... 748

IPD

01-14-2014, 03:54 PM

285/35r18. if you want wider/larger. 275/35r18 if you want wider smaller. i can pretty much guarantee you're not going to fit 285/40r18 or 275/40r18 under the stock front perch.

Bleu

01-14-2014, 04:22 PM

285/35r18. if you want wider/larger. 275/35r18 if you want wider smaller. i can pretty much guarantee you're not going to fit 285/40r18 or 275/40r18 under the stock front perch.

I've been looking at 285/35-18s for awhile but recently read someone used 285/35-19s and that got me thinking I could fit 275/40-18 tires. I'd prefer the 275/40s if they fit just to open up a lot of options for tires. If those won't fit I'll buy 285/35s.

285/40-18 wasn't really on my radar.

Bleu

01-14-2014, 04:49 PM

Update! Found a thread on the other site mentioning 275/40s rubbing. 26inches is the maximum tire height because of the spring perch. Back to the drawing board.

R/T93

01-14-2014, 05:53 PM

Get coil overs. I have some for sale!

From the phone.

Bleu

01-14-2014, 06:29 PM

Not in the cards at the moment. I just got brand new struts about four months ago and put less than 50 miles on them!

IPD

01-15-2014, 02:05 AM

you just can't "fill the fender" with the stock suspension. it's an oxymoron. maybe out back...but definitely not up front.

shmoo

01-15-2014, 03:32 AM

you just can't "fill the fender" with the stock suspension. it's an oxymoron. maybe out back...but definitely not up front.

that.

Bleu

01-15-2014, 08:27 AM

you just can't "fill the fender" with the stock suspension. it's an oxymoron. maybe out back...but definitely not up front.

Agreed.

IPD

01-15-2014, 09:36 AM

HLxDrummer

01-15-2014, 10:02 AM

Will you guys please tell me how you fit 285s with coilovers? How do they not hit the lower perch and/or stick out of the fenders?

IPD

01-15-2014, 10:15 AM

never said mine don't stick out. i think they might stick out a little less if i had a +32 offset or something instead of +24, but i've grown to like the couple inches of meat hanging out (giggidy). in the rear, i'm 100% certain that i could fit 285's inside the fenders if i had a lower offset (i'm pretty sure matt M. did this with his stealth).

i'm sure tire sticking out of the fender isn't "legal" in many areas, but it looks super aggressive nonetheless. unfortunately, the 3/s is one of the few sports cars that doesn't have the "tapered" fenders that so many others do (camaro, firebird, mustang, even corvettes). that's why early 2000's mustangs, for example, can run the skinny base-model tires or super-beefy cobra tires--without significantly altering the appearance. the 3/s, on the other hand, has sides with are almost vertical...so there's no taper (wider on the top, narrower on the bottom). that taper allows you to have a LOT of tire sticking out on the bottom, and still be "flush" up top.

HLxDrummer

01-15-2014, 11:59 AM

Ya that is very true. I am jealous of people with those cars that can fit massive tires and still tuck under the fenders. I wouldn't mind a little poking out of the fender, but it wouldn't pass inspection here. Thanks for the info!

IPD

01-15-2014, 12:27 PM

that's one of the reasons i would consider rolling the front fender. it wouldn't mess up the lines too much, and it would provide the same effect as tapered fenders. there's a black stealth with the fronts rolled like that, and it looks great.

CoopKill

01-15-2014, 01:07 PM

pics please if you can find

IPD

01-15-2014, 01:44 PM

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt64/thanos3kgt/dodge004modifno6.jpg

Bleu

01-15-2014, 03:19 PM

bleu, if i had to do it over again, 285/40r19, all 4 corners. 19x9.5" rims. and coilovers.

but even with coilovers and 285/35r18's, my car feels very stiff compared to when it had stock suspension and 225/55r16's.

I'll probably be running 285/35-18s on 18x9.5 rims with tien lowering springs. Should look OK. The wheels and springs are set. Tires are the only variable in the formula at the moment. I appreciate the opinions though. Also I have the cianci wide body so with my offset they should sit perfectly flush with those fat wheels.

mb3000

01-15-2014, 04:08 PM

That black stealth does look great. I would probably benefit from that...

FeaRpb

01-15-2014, 05:22 PM

Those fenders look sexy.

JasonY

01-15-2014, 08:10 PM

I'll probably be running 285/35-18s on 18x9.5 rims with tien lowering springs. Should look OK. The wheels and springs are set. Tires are the only variable in the formula at the moment. I appreciate the opinions though. Also I have the cianci wide body so with my offset they should sit perfectly flush with those fat wheels.

285 is a bit wide for a 9.5" wheel. 275 is even a little chunky but works well and isnt too tall.

What offset wheels do you have?

Jason

anyonebutme

01-16-2014, 12:33 AM

I think I have nothing to add here.

IPD

01-16-2014, 01:17 AM

285 is a bit wide for a 9.5" wheel. 275 is even a little chunky but works well and isnt too tall.

What offset wheels do you have?

Jason

This. I should mention that I had 275's on 18x10's and, while some would feel they looked fine, I felt they looked stretched. 285's Look about right on 10" wide. If you're going with 9.5" wide rims, 275's should be great. And while I know 285's (at least with +24 offset on my 18x10's) will clear the stock suspension, I ended up going to coilovers because my AWD converted rear was sitting so low that i ended up scoring the rear tires on the fenders when I would hit a bump at speed.

Bleu

01-16-2014, 04:28 PM

285 is a bit wide for a 9.5" wheel. 275 is even a little chunky but works well and isnt too tall.

What offset wheels do you have?

Jason

If I remember right Its either +20 or +25. They came with the car so I'm not too sure. They're Rota P45Rs unless they're a knock off of some sort. They have 2 valve stems per wheel which I find odd. I guess its common in Japan for the ease of filling with Nitrogen.

wingnut

01-16-2014, 06:25 PM

If I remember right Its either +20 or +25. They came with the car so I'm not too sure. They're Rota P45Rs unless they're a knock off of some sort. They have 2 valve stems per wheel which I find odd. I guess its common in Japan for the ease of filling with Nitrogen.

do they stick out of the front fender at all, if so how much?
mine are 30mm and poke about 1-2mm. 20 or 25 would stick out that much more.

CoopKill

01-16-2014, 06:57 PM

I think he said he has widebody...

http://www.3sgto.org/3000gt-stealth-gto-related-topics/5355-whos-running-9-5-wide-18s-2.html#post270259

Bleu

01-16-2014, 07:49 PM

Yea, I have the cianci widebody on the car. The fronts might be perfectly flush if I'm lucky. Probably a couple mm sticking out. Haven't looked at the tires in awhile. Right now I'm doing a color change on the interior :evilbanana:

wingnut

01-16-2014, 08:51 PM

I think he said he has widebody...

Yea, I have the cianci widebody on the car.

Oooo, nice...well then that makes about half the responses in this thread worthless, lol!

http://25.media.tumblr.com/b075acca2e74fb7a6f85cd30fd81f318/tumblr_mtk43gX7Fp1s7ikn2o1_400.gif