Maximum TIRE(Rubber) fitment thread

[Flicktitty]

Originally Posted by coupekid99

Anyone know what rims he was running?

desmond regamaster evo

[DirtySanchezS14]

Currently lookin to buy new wheels and was just wondering how the former of some 18x9 +32 would fit on the front and back of my stock body s14?
Or would +20 be better in the front or maybe even in the rear?
Somewhat, actually pretty big noob at offset and all that with wheels
First set of wheels I'm buying for my s14 actually
Thanks

[itsguyguy]

Nismo LM GT2
Front - 17x8 - 245/40/17 Nitto Invo
Rear - 17x9 - 275/40/17 Mickey Thompson Street ET

Nothing fancy or over the top, but just enough to get the job done on a street tune which feels a little over 500 to the wheels from personal experience on 16lbs/93 pump gas running a little towards the rich side.


I have 15x10 5.5BS Weld Prostar on 275/60/15 Mickey Thompson OutlawX for when the numbers are turned up over 800 to the wheels.



Running 20mm spacers front to clear brakes and 5mm spacers rear.
Let me know what you all think.

[STURGauto]

I like the meat on the black kouki^^^ Its not very often you see tire sticking out past the lip of the wheel here on zilvia.

[silviaks2nr]

Originally Posted by DirtySanchezS14

Currently lookin to buy new wheels and was just wondering how the former of some 18x9 +32 would fit on the front and back of my stock body s14?
Or would +20 be better in the front or maybe even in the rear?
Somewhat, actually pretty big noob at offset and all that with wheels
First set of wheels I'm buying for my s14 actually
Thanks

I'd do +20 front and +32 rear. You should be able to do 255/35 front and rear or 275/35 rear if you want a lot of rubber on 9's.

[2muchboost]

@ITS....looks great man. Only thing I would do (just my opinion) is lower the front a tad if possible.

I have 17x8.5 front (224/45) and 17x9.5 rear (275/40 MT ET Streets). Now I have an idea of how it will look. I am thinking I might want to switch fronts back to a 245/40 seeing your setup. My fronts look small as hell compared to the rears. Havent mounted them so I dont have any pix.

[itsguyguy]

Originally Posted by STURGauto

I like the meat on the black kouki^^^ Its not very often you see tire sticking out past the lip of the wheel here on zilvia.

Thank you, I appreciate it man. Not very many nowadays have respect towards the originality of the S chassis. You don't need to slam your car with wide and large wheels that are in the negative offset, stretch out the tires to hell, use knock off parts and aggressive kits for your "daily drifter," which probably won't qualify at a local event.


I like to keep things simple and OEM JDM/aftermarket manufacture.

Originally Posted by 2muchboost

@ITS....looks great man. Only thing I would do (just my opinion) is lower the front a tad if possible.

I have 17x8.5 front (224/45) and 17x9.5 rear (275/40 MT ET Streets). Now I have an idea of how it will look. I am thinking I might want to switch fronts back to a 245/40 seeing your setup. My fronts look small as hell compared to the rears. Havent mounted them so I dont have any pix.

Get the 245/40 fronts, they grip extremely well in high speeds, at least for me they do. It lifts weight off my shoulders knowing I have that extra grip on the road going over 100.


As for the height, I would rather not lower her anymore than she is now. I'm working on getting a lip, a complete splitter/underbody panel/diffusers setup to help improve aerodynamics at higher speeds, and possibly switching out to the 18x8.5 245/40 LMGT4's in the front with Weld's 275/60/15 in the rear.




With these Texas roads, I'll play it safe and keep her at a reasonable height until the Texas Mile and TX2K14.

[2muchboost]

Makes sense....didn't assume Texas roads were that bad. Here in NY that would surely be a proper ride height. Will def pick up some 245/40 fronts based off your suggestion....thanx

[S14DB]

Originally Posted by STURGauto

I like the meat on the black kouki^^^ Its not very often you see tire sticking out past the lip of the wheel here on zilvia.

That's what this thread is about. Getting more rubber on the road and making it stick.

Originally Posted by 2muchboost

@ITS....looks great man. Only thing I would do (just my opinion) is lower the front a tad if possible.

I have 17x8.5 front (224/45) and 17x9.5 rear (275/40 MT ET Streets). Now I have an idea of how it will look. I am thinking I might want to switch fronts back to a 245/40 seeing your setup. My fronts look small as hell compared to the rears. Havent mounted them so I dont have any pix.

225/275 is a 50mm difference. Anything over 30mm you will feel and affect your cornering. I would definitely go with a 245 up front.

[2muchboost]

To be honest I wasn't too worried about cornering since I was planning on mostly tracking the car with an occasional street drive but since I sold my other project this will become somewhat of a daily project car.

[itsguyguy]

A couple other local 240's running some meaty setups.


RB26 Kouki with 76mm
Volk GT7
18x9 - 245/40 Nitto Invo
18x10 - 285/40 Nitto NT05R








Autech SR20DE - turbo Zenki
SSR Koenig
17x8.5 - 225/40 Nitto NeoGen (blah, horrible for grip over 110MPH)
17x9.5 - 275/40 Nitto NT05R

[itsguyguy]

SR20 3076 Zenki

Enkei RPF1
18x9 - 235/40 Bridgestone Potenza?
18x10 - 265/35 Michelin Pilot Sport SP2/3?

[Yellow4g63]

What were the offset's?

[brianphung]

Mustang reps, 17x9 +26 front with 255/40R17 NT05 and 17x10.5 +27 rear with 315/35R17 NT05R

[DJDANGER24]

Originally Posted by brianphung

Mustang reps, 17x9 +26 front with 255/40R17 NT05 and 17x10.5 +27 rear with 315/35R17 NT05R

Looks good. Any daytime shots of the car?

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[itsguyguy]

Jesus, Brian!



What kind of power are you making for tires that wide?!
Why not just go smaller wheel with more sidewall for hook?

[newslidz]

since were sneaking in with the drag cars ill get my moment in as well.
still a work in progress
temp wheels xxr 527s? 17x8.25 f&r 225/45/17s and Mickey T et streets 275/40/17

[HighwaystarJC]

is there a zenki running 255/40/17 on 17x10+18 RPF1's? i've been looking for hours and cant find the post that says what is wrong with fitting the front. This is the setup i plan on running so i'm trying to research it as much as possible

[itsguyguy]

@Highwaystar, honestly I think 10J is overkill for fronts unless you have a widebody or overfenders. I have never gone anything passed 9.5J front, usually aroound 7.5-9 depending on the purpose of the tires/wheels, whether they are for daily driving around to break in, test the car on low/high boost, or track.



IMO you should stick with 8.5-9.5 and choose a tire from there, preferably 245/255 in the 40's. 245/40 is pretty beefy itself, although you could always go taller with 245/45.

[HighwaystarJC]

Ive seen the setup on a zenki with widened front fenders and on a kouki but the question i was asking was what is it that gets in the way or what needs to be modified to run this setup.
i know its a decent setup and an aggressive fitment but i do plan on running the 255/40/17 hankook rs3's and i'll run camber in the front to fit them with the zenki front since it is narrower than the kouki front and i'll run minimal camber in the rear

the guy in this thread states he needed 13mm spacers in the front to clear coils thats a 17x10 +5 w/ 255/40/17 on stock kouki front
http://www.ka-t.org/forums/viewtopic...=asc&start=380

[bnf]

17x9 +12 All round
255/40/17 Nitto NT-01 All round

[Kingbaby]

my favorite thread on any chassis

[Flicktitty]

Took off the 255/40/17 Toyo R888's and put on a 275/40/17 Mickey Thompson ET Street. (17x9 +35)

[2muchboost]

^^^Love it FLICK! Should help you out some with your traction issues. Love my MT ET Streets.

[Flicktitty]

Thanks but! feels like a whole new car! i *might* raise the back a bit more as i feel it may rub over bumps. But 10mph roll ons are pretty effortless now

[MikeySand]

255/35/18 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's on 18x9 +20 fronts (probably going to switch to a 40 series tire) ~2.7* camber

275/35/18 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's on 18x10 +18 rears ~3.6* camber


With a roll and slight pull there's no rubbing either while turning or squatting.

[Rak123]

Originally Posted by itsguyguy

SR20 3076 Zenki

Enkei RPF1
18x9 - 235/40 Bridgestone Potenza?
18x10 - 265/35 Michelin Pilot Sport SP2/3?

What off sets are you running? This is the exact setup I want to run on my zenki.

[Flicktitty]

Figured i'd throw up a picture my buddy Jay took last night.
275/40/17 on a 17x9 +35 Rolled fenders no pull.

[itsguyguy]

@Flick
That's a sexy coupe you have there! Raise her up in the rear about .4-.6 and soften the suspension a little more for better hooking! What psi do you run when you race?


@Rak
Not exactly sure because it's not my car, but I can ask my friend when I see him again.


@bnf
Looking good!

@newslidz
What engine combo did you go with? And what type of racing, track, street, roll? Not trying to dog on you, but I wouldn't stick XXR's on anything that is making more than 400 to the wheels. They're heavy...

[Flicktitty]

Originally Posted by itsguyguy

@Flick
That's a sexy coupe you have there! Raise her up in the rear about .4-.6 and soften the suspension a little more for better hooking! What psi do you run when you race?

Right now the coils are set to full soft. They are HKS Hypermax coilovers. which are pretty soft out of the box which is nice. I might try and raise it up a little more but we will see as of now it works. Right now the tire pressure is at 25 psi. Seems to hook good from a small roll. Haven't tracked it yet, I'm sure i'll lower it down another 5-7psi at the track.