Im about to purchase a set of the 19's i needed to know what tire sizes everyone was running. i was thinking 225/245, but also what is the widest i could go. (275)?? just need a little help. TIA



Greg

 

I think the widest you can go is 255. The minimum rim width for a 275 for most tires is 9", with 9.5" being the optimum.

Of course I know of people on these boards that are running 275 on the stock wheels that would beg to differ.

 

Go with a 245/35/19 in front and a 255/40/19 in the back. You'll lose some of the understeer (More neutral handling) and keep the correct stagger. The 245s will work fine on the front and the 255s are the widest you should go with on the 8.5" wheel.

Lou

 

I would go with a 245 on the front and a 265 on the back and drop the aspect ratio one notch from stock for each.

This is what I would be running if the 2004s rear wheels were 8.5"

A 265 fits safely on an 8.5" rim according to TireRack.

 

I went w/ 275s out back, 2?3/4?5 up front on the stock 17s. And no, my tires havn't magically fallen off or exploded from doing that. I did the same thing w/ my mustang and had 0 problems (infact, I had FAR better handling and respons ebecause the stock tires suck ***)

 

wow...

thats a lot of different view points i thought i would have had maybe 1 or 2 options.. i'm gonna have to do some research i find out what tire companies make what sizes.

 

I just measured my OEM 19's from the inside to outside of rim and came up 9.0 front and 9.5 rear. I think 275 would work for rear if you have 9.5 rear

 

are you sure??

I thought they were 8 front, 8.5 rear.

 

Check this thread that i started months ago....this should answer some of your questions a little better...

https://g35driver.com/forums/wheels-tires/73638-275-s-oem-19-s.html

 

You measured them wrong. According to the manual, they are 19x8 up front, and 19x8.5 out back.

Did you measure from the inside of the seating surface, and not the outside of the rim?

 

that helps a lot.... thanks

 

Go with a 245/35/19 in front and a 255/40/19 in the back. You'll lose some of the understeer (More neutral handling) and keep the correct stagger. The 245s will work fine on the front and the 255s are the widest you should go with on the 8.5" wheel.

I would go with what Lou said.