plus size tires on the flower wheels / wheel spacers ?

[68_GT]

is anyone running wider that the stock size tires on the stock "flower" wheels ?

I wondered how a tad wider tire might look hanging over the wheel edges on these wheels ?

Also has anyone put on wheel spacers to push the wheels out flush with the fenders ?

I'll need tires in a few months. May go with a Yokahama 520 I think ? I had some on my G35 and couldn't hardly wear them out. I think they're actually even rated to 60k miles lol

 

[shoman04]

My ford dealer mounted some 275x40x20 on my stock 2011 20x8 wheels. they fit my wheel wells but the tire bow in the middle.

 

[68_GT]

any pics of what the sidewall looked like with them mounted on the car ?

 

[BiGMaC]

any pics of what the sidewall looked like with them mounted on the car ?

Pics Please....  lease:

 

[shoman04]

Here are 275x40x20 on 20x8.5 wheels I got from (member) Bnoon.

 

[BiGMaC]

They look mean! Just the right amount of stance increase. I love the aggressive tread. I also love the idea of about 1.2 extra inches of tread width over stock without changing the final drive ratio or loss of ride/sidewall  :thumb:

What brand and model are they?

 

[SRT82ECOBOOST]

I would think on the stock rims the most you would want to push is a 255 width.

 

[DJE624]

Yeah, that's as far as I would push it.  Shoman did mention that the 275s had a bowed tread. 

 

[SHODYOU]

I run a 255/35 as I wanted more footprint and less height to gain some gearing since I'm nonPP.

Next time I'll prob go 255/40 as long as choices are there... its what I wanted first time but man its slim pickens.

I also run 5/16 f and 7/16 r spacers.

 

[68_GT]

I run a 255/35 as I wanted more footprint and less height to gain some gearing since I'm nonPP.

Next time I'll prob go 255/40 as long as choices are there... its what I wanted first time but man its slim pickens.

I also run 5/16 f and 7/16 r spacers.

PICS OR YOU'RE LYING !!!!!!!!! ha ha seriously I want to see your set up !

 

[BiGMaC]

Me2... pics please...  lease:

 

[dmharvey79]

I replaced the stock tires with 255/45R20 all-season tires (Kumho Ecsta 4X XL) and I've had zero problems after about 15k miles.

 

[shoman04]

They look mean! Just the right amount of stance increase. I love the aggressive tread. I also love the idea of about 1.2 extra inches of tread width over stock without changing the final drive ratio or loss of ride/sidewall  :thumb:

What brand and model are they?

They are Nexen R3000. They are being discontinued so reg price was $250ea on sale $140ea. Here the spec on them.
http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires/high-performance/n3000

 

[BiGMaC]

Double smokin deal!  Thanks.

 

[shoman04]

Double smokin deal!  Thanks.

Having this SHO from 2010 and 1993 SHO before that. I learn that the tire manufactory make hi performance tires model for a time (at a hi price) then discontinued them for a NEW HI PRICE REPLACMENT MODEL. Like the Goodyear F1 that come on the SHO were $385ea in 2010,Now they are only $146 at Tire-Plus. So the trick is to find some that are being discontinued when you need new ones.LOL

 

[68_GT]

I run a 255/35 as I wanted more footprint and less height to gain some gearing since I'm nonPP.

Next time I'll prob go 255/40 as long as choices are there... its what I wanted first time but man its slim pickens.

I also run 5/16 f and 7/16 r spacers.

any pics ?!?!?!

still want to see the larger tires and wheel spacers !

 

[DRII]

I replaced the stock tires with 255/45R20 all-season tires (Kumho Ecsta 4X XL) and I've had zero problems after about 15k miles.

did they improve handling/traction etc?

 

[dmharvey79]

I didn't notice a lot of change in traction or handling, which surprised me a little since I went from the 245 summer tires to 255 all-season tires. However, now that I have the car tuned I'm finding the limits of the all-season tires when it comes to traction off the line. My next set of tires will be summer tires since I now have a second/winter vehicle and I plan to stick with 255s when I do that. I definitely don't regret going with these 255 all-season tires, especially when we get a little snow...had the car out in about 3" of snow today and it handled great.

 

[DRII]

thanks for the info.

I've noticed that the 255s are actually a little cheaper on average (at least with Michilens, by about 10%) at Sam's.  I'll go for them just for that reason, since there seems to be no issues using the wider thread.

 

[dmharvey79]

Yes, 255s seem to be a touch cheaper and that also helped me seal the deal when I thought about going with a little wider tire.