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Old 04-06-2013 | 09:36 PM
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Question tire sizing and spacers for 19" OEM rays

Hey guys,

I have an 06 coupe with the stock 19" rays. Currently running 245/40/19 rears and 225/40/19 in the front. Those are the tires that were on it when I bought the car. Starting to mod and one of the first things I'm looking to do is get a bit of a wider/more aggressive look in the rear.

I will not be lowering my car at all or anything, but I want to make sure what I get won't rub the fenders (because I don't want to roll my fenders either).

I've been looking at wheel spacers and figured I would get 25mm rear spacers with no problems, .........but then started looking into different size tires too.

Should I stick with the 245 and 225 stock and just get the spacers?.....or should I go 255 in the rear? and another question, ...who has 245or255/35/19....little bit less tire profile seems like a good choice. Sorry if this is confusing, but I'm just trying to buy tires for right now, with wheel spacers to come soon after. Will my car look stupid with 25mm in the rear and nothing up front?

So my options are:
245/40/19 and 225/40/19 (what i have now)...then get the 25mm rear spacer
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255/35/19 and 225/40/19 (they don't make 35 for the tires I'm buying) ....then try to figure out what size spacers to put on the rear (recommendations welcome).

Going to order BFGoodrich g-Force Sport COMP-2 (ultra high performance summer) if anyone cares to know.


Pretty sure I confused myself trying to explain that, so, sorry in advanced for any frustration associated with this. Haha
 
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Old 04-09-2013 | 07:15 AM
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I am looking as well. Right now the car is sitting stock height and I have 225/245. I run 245 in the rear... I was mistaken at first :/

If I find something I'll post it.

Check this thread out, there's an interesting video... https://g35driver.com/forums/wheels-...l-spacers.html
 

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Old 04-09-2013 | 02:26 PM
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I also had a similar question. I'm currently running the OEM 19's with stock tire size (225/40/19, 245/40/29), stock suspension height, 15mm spacers in the front, and 20mm spacers in the rear. I also do not want to lower the car or roll the fenders.

My plan is to change the tires to 245/35/19 in the front and 265/35/19 in the rear, but was wondering if there would be any issues with rubbing
 
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Old 04-09-2013 | 02:43 PM
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Just to give you guys some idea since nobody is really chiming in, I ran 255/40/19 on my rears with 25mm spacers and zhtech drop and I rubbed until I rolled my fenders. Then absolutely no problems and it was pretty flush.
 
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Old 04-09-2013 | 07:45 PM
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I'm running OEM 19s with 225/40/19 front/ 245/40/19 rear with 20mm front spacer and 25mm rear spacer. It's a pretty flush setup.
 
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Old 04-15-2013 | 11:08 PM
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Could someone post pics of the stock setup and height w/20mm in front & 25 or 30mm in back? would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Old 05-05-2013 | 12:51 PM
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Just to give you guys some idea since nobody is really chiming in, I ran 255/40/19 on my rears with 25mm spacers and zhtech drop and I rubbed until I rolled my fenders. Then absolutely no problems and it was pretty flush.
What's it cost you to roll the rear fenders out of curiosity? I'm never going to lower my car or else I wouldn't be able to pull in my driveway. If 25mm rears don't require a roll I'd just get those. But maybe the 30mm only rubbed because you're dropped? Thanks for the help btw
 
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Old 05-06-2013 | 05:01 PM
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I've heard that 20 in the front and 25 in the rear are perfect with stock sizes.
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 08:03 PM
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Hey guys, I have the 19'' rays with stock tire size but with the Nismo suspension setup which gives me about an 1'' drop (.8 inch). Will I have any problems running the 20f/25r setup?
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 08:08 PM
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That's should be perfect.
It's been a while since I checked the Z forum on this but to my knowledge that is the recommended specs for the Z.
So you shouldn't have any issues at all.
The worst thing would probably be needing a slight fender roll and an alignment if you haven't done so already.
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 08:28 PM
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I have a pair of 30mm you could run in the rear. Brand new $95 shipped if you're interested they're Kday and carry a lifetime warranty
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:22 PM
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^ keep in mind that the 5 mm will have a large impact on fitment. Just wanted to give you a heads up, not trying to flame the post
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:31 PM
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30mm fit fine even 35s and 38s but you'd need a slight roll for that
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:32 PM
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:/. Up to the op. just wanted to throw that out there.
 
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:44 PM
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I have 235/35/19 with 25mm F and 245/40/19 with 30mm R. It's slightly sunk in but I'm dropped around 2.5"+. I use to have 35/38mm spacers but it rubbed way too much.
 


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