tough finding tires
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The spacer is only to bring them out more flush. With my setup and without the spacer, no rubbing issues. With my setup and the 15mm spacer, I had to trim the fender liner and just a touch off the bumper bracket. Both easy DIY.
I choose 15mm because that is the smallest size that you can bolt on. I did not want to change lug bolts in case I wanted to remove them. I would not go bigger with the S-dirves than 15mm spacer. Use a more rounded tire and/or no camber kits (or dial in negative camber) and may not have to trim for rubbing.
I choose 15mm because that is the smallest size that you can bolt on. I did not want to change lug bolts in case I wanted to remove them. I would not go bigger with the S-dirves than 15mm spacer. Use a more rounded tire and/or no camber kits (or dial in negative camber) and may not have to trim for rubbing.
The talk of 18" wheels has derailed this a bit. Our G37S has 8.5-19 and 9.0-19 inch wheels which are the OEM sizes from what I understand to be correct.
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You are correct about your OEM sizes, but Neal was also correct with the 18" OEM sizes he was quoting to me. The G37S Sedan has the 18" OEM wheels I was posting about. The sport Coupe has the 19s you specified. In both cases the OEM tires come in an unusual size with few options available for replacement. That's why I added the question here.
Sorry if I should have started a new thread to ask that question. But your initial question stated that you were having trouble finding OEM-sized tires. So am I. It's just that we have different OEM sizes.
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What size wheels (width) would one need for those 20" tire sizes you quoted?
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I just installed the Bridgestone RE960 A/S Pole Positions (245/45 18) from TR and the sidewall is not as stiff as the RE050s. I should have gone with the Pilot Sport A/S 235/50-18s in the front and 255/45-18s in the rear. That is what I get with trying to stick with stock sizes.
The RE960s do stick in the rain just as good as the Pilot Sport A/S do.
The RE960s do stick in the rain just as good as the Pilot Sport A/S do.
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I just installed the Bridgestone RE960 A/S Pole Positions (245/45 18) from TR and the sidewall is not as stiff as the RE050s. I should have gone with the Pilot Sport A/S 235/50-18s in the front and 255/45-18s in the rear. That is what I get with trying to stick with stock sizes.
The RE960s do stick in the rain just as good as the Pilot Sport A/S do.
The RE960s do stick in the rain just as good as the Pilot Sport A/S do.
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So is the handling mush with the 960s? I like the 050s in warm weather, but they tend to stiffen up a lot when it gets colder and make the ride stiff. I'm considering the 960s, but don't want to give up too much handling by switching to an A/S tire. Is the 960 any quieter?
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