What are the largest size tires (front and rear) that you can put onto the '06 19-inch OEM 5-spoke wheels ? Anyone have any pics ??

you can throw the front tires on the front and the rear you can throw 255

Id say 245 on the fronts and maybe 265 on the rears. 235 and 255 to be safe tho.

[QUOTE=OH6 G35]What are the largest size tires (front and rear) that you can put onto the '06 19-inch OEM 5-spoke wheels ? Anyone have any pics ??[/QUOTE
Check out tirerack.com/tires/spec and input which brand you want. The chart will have a rim width range column. Our 19x8F can safely take 245 and 19x8.5R can take 255. You will find you are limited on your tire brand choices.
I only got 12k on the OE Potenzas, roared loudly and feathered from 5k. I went with Pilot Sport A/S to get a much higher tread wear rating and quieter ride at the sacrifice of handling. I wanted the largest tire I could get without further mods, 19" sizes of A/S are limited, went with 245/40x18F and 275/40x18R on 18x8F and 18x9R O.Z. Ultraleggera. Still handles good, not great as with the Potenzas, but I'm not buying tires twice a year, and no more roaring tire noise.

I checked out the Tire Rack recommendations and I did notice that, as an option, you can go with 245 F and 275 R. I am wondering what this looks like and I was hoping to see if anyone has already done this. I was also wondering if there would be any "overhang" of the tire, beyond the wheel.

I've got 275/35 on the rear and 245/35 on the front

Search under my alias - there's a thread titles 275's on oem 19's - I posted pics...Rick

i just went through this same ordeal a week ago... i went around and around trying to decide what would fit and look right... i actually ordered a set of 275/35 in the Toyo T1R to put on the rear wheel... it looked awful...it ballooned out 3/4 of an inch over the lip... i am now selling my OEM 19's as i purchased a set of 19" Stern ST-1s... they (my OEM's) have new 245/40's on the front and 255/40's on the rear... the 255 fit just fine... a 265 may fit, but Toyo does not make them in a 40 and a 35 series would throw off the rolling diameter...

Looks are in the eye of the beholder - and honestly, it looks great...

Look at the pics I posted..aweful is really a strong statement.

Rick

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no offense...it wasn't a jab pointed at you... i was stating how it looked on my wheel when i had it put on... and it did look just that...awful... yours does not look as bad as mine did...or so i say from the pics you posted... but, it's still a fairly dramatic ballooning and i'm not up for that on my G... some people do not mind, such as yourself... others want the tire to be flush with the wheel or even a little "stretched" looking...

again, my comment was not directed towards you or your G... just my opinion from my experience...

Totally understood - I just didn't want others to think it was horrible without seeing it.

Different tires do present themselves differently as well.

Rick

that's truth... the toyo t1r balloons quite a bit more in the same size on same wheel than the ones you have... are they michelin PS2?

Yep...they only sit out about 1/4"

My rears were cooked at 10k miles, so I decided to get rid of the crappy OEM tires and got a set of 4 Toyo T1R tires: Fronts are 245/35/19 and rears are 275/30/19. The tires look great, and performance is greatly improved. The noise is also hugely reduced.
Here are some pics.

more pics

Rick, Mike...
everything looks "awesome" !
You've both help me make my decision to keep my 5-spokes.
thanks,

Dave