Hey everyone! My name is Neal and I will be moderating the tire, wheel, brake, and suspension forums here. I've been a long time member here but first time moderator. Worked at Tire Rack for 7 yrs and have owned an 03 6MT in the past. Hopefully I can help out with the questions you have.

 

you mean new vendor, not moderator.

 

Hello Neal. I am a proud new owner of a 2009 G37xS 4 door sedan. I was wondering if staggering my wheels would be a good move. I currently have the factory 18" which are 2225/45/18 and i was wanting to go to Vossen 20" wheels. What do you recommend and will it be a good move since i have all wheel drive? thanks!!

 

I have a 2008 G37 Journey with stock 18' wheels. I have called Tire Rack twice to confirm that 245 45 18 tires would fit this car, both times they said absolutely they will fit with no issues.Is this your opinion as well? I will need to buy new tires soon and have picked some Goodyear summer highperformance that are very highly rated in several articles as well as customer feedback.

 

It is not recommended to stagger you wheels for a 4wd setup . . .

 

thats a big azz tire!!! lol...J/K

 

sweet! Do I smell good deals for us?

 

You should not stagger your wheels. You also might want to research what the 20's will do to your AWD calibration. This is probably a better question to ask an Infiniti service guy.

Why the higher profile? You should put the 245/40/18. And yes, they will fit 8.5 rim with no issues.

 

Welcome Neal.

 

Welcome. Good to have an expert on board to take care of us.

 

Hey guys,

Just FYI, I ordered and shipped a set of Yoko S Drives (245/40/19, 275/35/19) to one of TireRack's "recommended installers". Only after I showed up for my appointment and asked them to be careful with my wheels did they said they couldn't do the install because their guys were too new and their equipment was too old! The only restriction on TireRack's website for that installer was "nothing over 22s".

I recommend that you call your installer before you ship to them and confirm they can actually do the install without damaging your wheels.

 

neil, have you received the RE-11's yet in any of these sizes or anything close too

19"s 245-35 255-35/30 275-35/30 285-35/30/25 295-30/25? let me know pricing and avail as i need to replace my last set of RE-01R track tires

 

245/35R19 in stock

255/35R19 in stock

275/30R19 in stock (not made in 35's yet)

285/35R19 in stock (no made in 25's yet)

Nothing in 295's yet. Next step up from 285 is 305/30.

You can view all prices and sizes at the following link Potenza RE-11 Sizing and Pricing

 

Neal has tons of great info, thanks for the PM!

 

I have bought from Tire Rack in the past and had a great experience and will probably buy from the again.

Is there any chance of you hooking us up with a discount code for forum members? I'm looking to buy a pair right now. Sumitomo HTR Z III in 285/30/20.