ric Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi guys, I've been looking for some new wheels for my 350, and have almost set my mind on the Rota GTRs (19"). However, I absolutely love the look of the 10" wide rim with the concave face, but not so much the slightly flater 9" wide rim. Has anyone run 10" wide on the front? Any problems? Any pics at all? I'm currently running standard suspension, so not sure if this will cause issues, although I'm tempted to not fit them until I get my hands on some good suspension and fit the lot all together. Does anyone have any thoughts? (Or ideally, pictures of the above setup?) I've seen threads on 9.5" wide fronts, and as i want a nice aggressive look to the wheels, I'll be picking a low offset, so I wouldn't have thought this coupled with only 0.5" extra width on the tyre's will make a huge amount of difference? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Have a look here. viewtopic.php?f=61&t=42383&hilit=square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 if you run 10's all round imo run smaller tyres up front for that nice streched look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Cheers for the link Stew, that certainly answers a few questions! So is there anyone out there running them currently? How do you find they handle?? I'd definately stagger the tire widths, just want to keep them looking good (The difference (in looks) between the 10" wide Rota GTR and the 9" wide is huge!) Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisingPower Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Some more pics, 10.5 all round: http://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-tire ... ad-42.html http://my350z.com/forum/5084028-post13.html 10" http://my350z.com/forum/5380342-post10.html 9.5" http://my350z.com/forum/5087017-post27.html IMHO the 10" of the gtr is only more concave at the rear and I'm not a fan of that at the front, but each to their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 i have 9.5 and 10.5 unlowered with 265 and 295 tyres and its all perfectly ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yeah, from what I've read if you go for 19" wheels then the ideal setup is 245/35 front and 275/35 rear or 265/30 front and 295/30 rear to maintain the rolling radius and keep the speedo accurate and the TRC happy. I don't see any problems if you can do that to get the double dish effect which looks quite good. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Should be 35 profile on 19s generally. The important thing is matching the profile. I have seen up to 265s on the front and 305s on the rear in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Should be 35 profile on 19s generally. The important thing is matching the profile. I have seen up to 265s on the front and 305s on the rear in the UK. i want 305's next cant wait to wear the tyres out but they are lasting for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Cheers for all the replies guys, much appreciated. So I'm getting the feeling that no-one sees too much problem with running 10" wide wheels up front, regardless of suspension setup? Its just a matter of making sure I stagger the tyre widths? Husky, do you have any pics of yours at all? Thanks in advance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi mate, ive been running 265/30/19 front and 285/30/19 rears for 2 years now with eibach lowering springs with now problems at all, handles like a train !!!!! never lost traction in the dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi mate, ive been running 265/30/19 front and 285/30/19 rears for 2 years now with eibach lowering springs with now problems at all, handles like a train !!!!! never lost traction in the dry Hi mate. Absolutely perfect! So I guess you are running 10" wide all round? What offset are you running? You dont have any pictures do you? (In particular of how the tyres sit on the rims, and how the rims sit in the arches). I suppose the only other question is how are you dropped, and by how much? Did you run 10" wide prior to lowering without problems? (Appologies for all the questions, Just want to make sure I've covered all bases in my head ) Thanks in advance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yeah, from what I've read if you go for 19" wheels then the ideal setup is 245/35 front and 275/35 rear or 265/30 front and 295/30 rear to maintain the rolling radius and keep the speedo accurate and the TRC happy. I don't see any problems if you can do that to get the double dish effect which looks quite good. Pete I have been running 9.5 front and 10 rear with 255/35/19 front and 285/35/19 rear for a few years, no rubbing issues or traction issues. Just another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisingPower Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi mate, ive been running 265/30/19 front and 285/30/19 rears for 2 years now with eibach lowering springs with now problems at all, handles like a train !!!!! never lost traction in the dry Clearly not trying hard enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisingPower Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Should be 35 profile on 19s generally. The important thing is matching the profile. I have seen up to 265s on the front and 305s on the rear in the UK. i want 305's next cant wait to wear the tyres out but they are lasting for ages Crumbs, 285's look fat on 10.5" imho, 305?!?!? You fat bugger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi mate, ive been running 265/30/19 front and 285/30/19 rears for 2 years now with eibach lowering springs with now problems at all, handles like a train !!!!! never lost traction in the dry Clearly not trying hard enough oh i try alright !!! Front wheels are 10.5" and rears are 11.5" cant remember the offsets sorry lowered 30mm all round, never had any scrubbing not got any proper pics that show the rims off but heres a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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