Maximum TIRE(Rubber) fitment thread

[RedSVTFlareside]

Originally Posted by hstylez

LOL @ power steering. I hate the false feeling you get from power steering. Remove it.

Good idea! Or have you driven a car with wider than 215 tires on it and no power steering? How about some r-comps with no powersteering? Didn't think so.

[KA-T_240]

If you are going that big and track your car/or drift alot and shit like that you should run a PS cooler(which being all the lines are hardlines woouldn't be a extremely hard thing to do.

You know the long line that goes from side to side on the S13, it is from what I understand used to cool fluid, thats the only thing I can figure out. Removing that line and installing a small cooler should not put that much strain on the pump.

Also Tie Rods are probably a extremely good thing to do at that size.

[SoSideways]

Tie rods will be Tein inner and outter, don't worry

And yes, you are correct in that the hardline that goes from the driver's side to the passenger side and back is indeed there to serve as a caveman style cooler.

Not that I don't believe what you're saying KA-T_240, I just want to hear someone that has that huge of tires up front and have done some track events (I've emailed Sasha from SequenceGarage already, hopefully he has some time to email me back) to give me some feedback on the PS issue. But thanks nonetheless!

Originally Posted by hstylez

LOL @ power steering. I hate the false feeling you get from power steering. Remove it.

Congrats.

No.

[Gnnr]

No Power Steering = GAY

We ain't talking about a 91 Civic hatch that weighs 2000lbs on 195s.

[gsracer]

On my fronts 275/30/18 . I have boiled the powersteering on two laps, put in a small cooler no more boiling.

[a_ahmed]

where the hell did u get a 275/30/18?? I could not find such a tire at all even 285/30/18 is kind of rare.. yes there are r compound tires but not anything like an rt-615 or re01r or better but not r type tyre...

[Adam496]

I have Pirelli P zeros in 285/30/18s...tire rack has them. The are just a little pricey

[gsracer]

Im sorry it was 275/35/18 azenis rt615 i was talking about

[SimpleSexy180]

holy shit, 275+ on your fronts?

THIS THREAD IS AWESOME

MORE PICS

[cdlong]

read it again, 215 front and 275 rear. if they're both on 17x8s it doesn't sound like either is optimal.

[SimpleSexy180]

haha i meant this 275....

Originally Posted by gsracer

On my fronts 275/30/18 . I have boiled the powersteering on two laps, put in a small cooler no more boiling.

[2bad240]

s14
atechs 17x9 +27 245/40f 275/40r
street/drag

[McCoy]

I'll bite... this is for my track wheels/tires

S13

Wheels/Tires
17x9 +35 5zigens
275/40/17 RA-1's

2 degrees camber F/R

Suspension
Front
- Koni 8610 inserts
- Custom Housings (Veilside180sx)
- Tein Camber Plates
- GC sleeves
- 550lb, 6" springs
Rear
- Koni yellows
- GC sleeves
- 400lb, 7" springs
- Tein pillowmounts

Modifications/Spacers
- no spacers currently, might use a 2-3mm spacer if needed
- need to roll/pull front and rear to fit.

Pictures...









-Monty

[a_ahmed]

Finally I get to see your setup live, but like, 17x9+35 and u fit 275/40/17 up front? I know that the custom coilover setup, the housing is meant to add some clearance, but wow?.. no spacers?

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by a_ahmed

Finally I get to see your setup live, but like, 17x9+35 and u fit 275/40/17 up front? I know that the custom coilover setup, the housing is meant to add some clearance, but wow?.. no spacers?

Thanks. With an 8" spring I had to use 10mm spacers, so it was a combination of the custom housings and the location of the spring perch that allow me to run this setup without spacers.

Originally Posted by a_ahmed

a 18x10.5+15 with 295/30/18 would be 1mm shorter in backspace (further away from coilover) than mcoy's setup, sidewall would be 21mm shorter, tire would be 17mm shorter (wow), it would stick out 30mm further out so widebody would be required.. but speaking of the inside.. it would basically have same/better clearance...

You'll have 1mm more clearance from the wheel/strut and stick out an addition 39mm. Also with the tire having a smaller diameter than mine, you won't have as much of an issue keeping the perch above the tire.

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by McCoy

this is for my track wheels/tires

S13

Wheels/Tires
17x9 +35 5zigens
275/40/17 RA-1's

Pictures...

Small update on mine... to help keep the thread going. I spent a few hours last weekend with the Eastwood roller on the rears. I was able to give the rear fenders a small pull, just enough to clear the 275 RA-1's.

Passanger fender turned out pretty good.


I found some bondo in the drivers fender so it took a little more time to pull it without cracking any of the bondo or paint.


I'll be working on the fronts today, hoping that I can pull a good 1/2" on the stock fenders.

[racepar1]

Originally Posted by McCoy

Small update on mine... to help keep the thread going. I spent a few hours last weekend with the Eastwood roller on the rears. I was able to give the rear fenders a small pull, just enough to clear the 275 RA-1's.

Passanger fender turned out pretty good.


I found some bondo in the drivers fender so it took a little more time to pull it without cracking any of the bondo or paint.


I'll be working on the fronts today, hoping that I can pull a good 1/2" on the stock fenders.

Thank you my friend! I will be running 275/40/17 NT01's on my zigen's for sure now, although I need more power to push those giant fucking tires. 17x9 +20 FN01R-C's with 255/40/17 Azenis. Rolled/pulled fenders (duh)!

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by racepar1

Thank you my friend! I will be running 275/40/17 NT01's on my zigen's for sure now, although I need more power to push those giant fucking tires.

Sorry, I missed your comment... I was wanting NT01's, but couldn't pass on the wheels/tires when I saw them posted on FA.com a while back.



My last update for pictures. I used the Eastwood roller just to see how much I could pull the fronts without ruining the fenders, it wasn't much but I think this will do for now. This is a 275 RA-1 on 17x9 +35 5zigens with no spacers...

[Gumballf355]

Looks like he made extended lower perches?? Lets hear more!

[a_ahmed]

If my calculations are right... and of course calculations are always wrong... well most of the time in real life...

a 18x10.5+15 with 295/30/18 would be 1mm shorter in backspace (further away from coilover) than mcoy's setup, sidewall would be 21mm shorter, tire would be 17mm shorter (wow), it would stick out 30mm further out so widebody would be required.. but speaking of the inside.. it would basically have same/better clearance...

thats nuts... 18x10+15 = enkei rpf 1 or volk se37k... like omg lol

[JoeC1982]

wheelweights.net

back on topic now please...

[ripnbst]

Could I fit a 225/45/17 on a 17x7.5 wheel or would it be too wide?

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by ripnbst

Could I fit a 225/45/17 on a 17x7.5 wheel or would it be too wide?

A 7.5" wide wheel is about right for a 225 width tire... a quick trip to tirerack.com shows that the wheel width should be somewhere between 7-8.5".

[UfoZ8myCow]

Originally Posted by ripnbst

Could I fit a 225/45/17 on a 17x7.5 wheel or would it be too wide?

That's a joke right...?

Because if it isnt, then you obviously have the reading comprehension of a house cat. There are guys on here running 9-10" wide wheels with way more rubber than a 225 on stock fenders and youre asking if a 7.5 on 225s is too wide??

[KA-T_240]

Originally Posted by UfoZ8myCow

That's a joke right...?

Because if it isnt, then you obviously have the reading comprehension of a house cat. There are guys on here running 9-10" wide wheels with way more rubber than a 225 on stock fenders and youre asking if a 7.5 on 225s is too wide??

I think he is asking more along the lines of if the tire will work on the rim. Not if the rim/tire combo will fit.

Unless you have some crazy offset rims that setup will work just fine. I ran a 225 on S13 SE rims

[axiomatik]

Originally Posted by ripnbst

Could I fit a 225/45/17 on a 17x7.5 wheel or would it be too wide?

a 225 tire will be pretty much perfectly square on a 7.5" wide wheel, meaning your sidewalls will be pretty much vertical, no bulge nor stretch.

[ripnbst]

Originally Posted by UfoZ8myCow

That's a joke right...?

Because if it isnt, then you obviously have the reading comprehension of a house cat. There are guys on here running 9-10" wide wheels with way more rubber than a 225 on stock fenders and youre asking if a 7.5 on 225s is too wide??

MEOW

Originally Posted by KA-T_240

I think he is asking more along the lines of if the tire will work on the rim. Not if the rim/tire combo will fit.

Unless you have some crazy offset rims that setup will work just fine. I ran a 225 on S13 SE rims

Correct, I was asking if the tire would fit the rim, not the rim/tire the car.

[a_ahmed]

uhm 225 is not wide... wrong thread

I would fit it on an 8... 7 ur maybe talking 215... imho... to really benefit from the full thread...

Edit: my dad runs 225/50/16 on a 16x6 lol.. sure itll work but yea it won't really be solid... he bought new 16x7.5 wheels though (2lbs lighter than stock too :P).. and its for a non nissan car but whatever..

[240trainee]

Monty - looks good, you gonna lower any more? With a bit of a pull, you could go at least an inch lower and still have all the travel I assume you want.

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by 240trainee

Monty - looks good, you gonna lower any more? With a bit of a pull, you could go at least an inch lower and still have all the travel I assume you want.

Thanks! I'm not going any lower just yet. If you look at my tire/spring perch picture back a few posts you'll see that I'll need spacers (10mm minimum) if I drop the car even 1/4". If I do that then I'm sure I'll have issues with the tires clearing the fenders, and I'm not ready to purchase wide fenders yet. Funds are currently going towards finishing the rear 86XX suspension/Z32 uprights and some safety equipment. I'll be coming back to getting wider fenders once I verify (first few track days of 08) that a 275/40 RA-1 is the tire I want to stick with and go lower then.

Another issue I have is that I live in an area that is very hilly, driveways and alot of the local businesses have steep entrances that cause low cars issues with scraping entering/exiting.

I do have an Eastwood fender roller in the garage and will be using that and whatever else it will take to roll/pull the fenders to fit what I have now. I'm sure with the spring rates that I'm running that it probably isn't needed unless I have an off at high speeds... which is more than possible with my local track and lack of ABS.

I was able to take a few more pictures from the front and back after finishing up the install this last weekend... to bad there's still snow on the ground here or I'd be out driving it