I'm having trouble on deciding whether to go 285/35 or 275/35.
My main concern is protecting the wheel.
Therefore, my question is, how harsh is the ride on 275s?
Anyone have any problems with bent rims and what not?

Thanks in advance

Are you lowered? 285 might rub.

yes, tein basics

what brand tire are you leaning towards??

toyo

go with the 275/35 t1r's. it will allow for some clearance with the fender when you slam the basics and leave the camber. however, if you care about camber and get it fixed, you may need to roll the fender (which aint a problem AT ALL) when you bottom-out slam the basics. i say, fawk the camber, and leave it. just flip the tires every 7k miles.

yea, i'm leaning towards the 275s when 285s were my original plan

Yeah, I got 275's and I like em, the T1R's are actually a softer smoother ride than the Pilot Sports are.

Just be sure to give yourself clearance with da curbs

If you don't correct the camber with that big of a drop, you're going to be bottoming out non-stop. I drove for 2 weeks without any camber correction after dropping my car and would bottom out on every dip on the highway. Once the camber was corrected, I no longer had that problem, save for the extreme dips.

t1-r's suck get a different tire.

i've had both the t1-s and now have the t1-r. the t1-r sucks compaired to the t1-s. i find myself spinning all the time and in the rain forget about it. i have yet to figure out how this new design is better in the rain than the t1-s. if anyone know please inform me. the only thing the t1-r is better at is that its quieter, but thats it!!

get nittos or goodyears.

also if you want wheel protection get the 285 35 the 275 is goin to be stretched on a 10.5 and wont have the lip coverage that a 285 will.

really? majority of my friends have non corrected camber and have never bottomed out. you will bottom out on tein basics when you slam them anyway because they're not a fully threaded casing coilover.

i also have to consider fitment
i'm not sure if i will be able to have the car low AND corrected camber with the wheels that i have

10.5" Work VS-XX with brembos and a custom +26 offset

^ thats fine. you can run 275/35 on those wheels no problems. if you slam the basics, still no problem. if you correct camber, just roll the fender. not a problem.

however, imho i'd run a 275/30 to make it look nicer. not as bulgy/swamper looking. everyone has their preferences.

DO NOT get Nittos.

didn't plan on it

I've got 275/35 Bridgestone SO-3's on my 10.5's. The ride is fine but of course you can feel the bumps in the road. My fronts are 245/35 and those are like rubber bands. Looks cool but the lip is very exposed to being damaged if I ever hit a pothole that I can't avoid.