The stock tires on my 2008 G37 (base) model are pretty much toast. So I need some help deciding what type and size of tires I should get. I am planning on keeping the stock 18" rims. Should I stagger the rear wheels or just go with same all the way around? If so what size range should I be looking at?
Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

Michelin Pilot Super Sports FTW
same sizes

 

Any other recommendations for tires for a 2010 g37x coupe


thank you

 

my experience is you get what u pay for...my choice is Michelin, Kumho Platinum, Yokohama

 

if you have stock wheels keep same stock sizes. If you're on a budget Yokohama S. Drives would be the best bang for your buck. And the tread patterns look sexy

 

When looking for tires, you should start off by considering what's important to you, and if you need to drive in the snow. Then you have to determine what you value, cost, treadlife, traction, or comfort.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...50&diameter=18

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=225

here are some tires that fit your car, which can be sort of overwhelming.

The biggest decision is what category of tire to get, then narrowing your search down. Asking people for random suggestions isn't great, because their values might not match well with yours.

Tire rack has a little buying guide thingy: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/dg/MenuServlet?search=tdg

which basically at the end just tells you a bit about what each category means.

I would recommend you staying with a square set up (same all around).

I would probably recommend you stay with the oem size setup, but if you find a tire you like that doesn't come in the size, you can use

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

to find a somewhat matching size.

 

I just bought these for my G37S wheels, overall im pretty happy too

 

I would actually be interested in hearing why they should be staggered. This is the first car I've owned where the rears are larger than the fronts...and not by much. Wouldn't having all of the same size tires make it easier to rotate them, thus making them last longer?

 

Did you get your tires yet? What did you end up deciding on?

 

Bridgestone RE070R R2, staggered as wide as you can fit on the rears - 265

Power to the rear wheels, so you want wider tires there for more traction. If you widen the fronts, you lose handling due to too much traction which will slow you down in the turns, so you stagger the wheels/tires to get the best of both worlds.

 

+1

Great tires!

 

Frick a couple years ago when I bought my S Drives I would have done a headstand at the suggestion that they were budget tires... But yeah- I've since learned they certainly aren't the cheapest around but they're definitely more affordable than some of the ultra high performance variety.

Looks like the tires were chosen anyway, but for anyone else looking through this thread for answers on suggestion in my sizes anyway I found the S Drives from Yokohama to be very well tempered... and just fantastic in the wet.

When I got my valvebody upgrade (while staying with an open dif at the time) I did find they liked to cut loose a bit more than I might have thought when I laid into it while taking corners- which to some degree is expected...

And I'm not under the impression they were intended for a twin turbo application nearing 500TQ... but I was very content with their overall performance and imagine they would perform very well within the performance envelope of our stock / near stock cars (full range of bolt ons). I'm still using them now and I'm applying power very carefully. Not saying I'm straight into the wall as soon as I press on the gas- but if I press it down more than half it's a rodeo... no doubt about it. So x-nay on the Drive Say for such applications.