What size Tire & Brand would you recomend?

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Griffon

Discussion Starter · Sep 8, 2007

Since I curbed the crap out of my 18" 3 piece C5s I have been trying and trying to have them (or two of them I should say) fixed. After a while this just seemed pointless because the only two placeses willing to fix them wanted like $900 per wheel. (and no im not joking) Heres what it looked like

So I found a set of 4 19" Racing Hart C5's in good condition and just picked them up today (19" x 8.5" fronts, 19" x 9.5" rears)

Any Suggestions on Tires (sizes and what kind) I should mount on these? Also will I have any problem with rubbing or anything like that since these are 19's? Should have probably asked all that before I bought them, but to good of a deal to just pass up..

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A4SupraGTI

· #2 · Sep 8, 2007

Get something WIDE and sticky. depending on your power output you're going to be losing traction with the sickness now. minimum 285\35\19 in the rear.

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S142JZkillaV10

· #3 · Sep 8, 2007

you could use 315/45 but they might be just on the edge and dont know if your car is lowered so something around 270-290 should be adecuet

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Nick 95 6sp

· #4 · Sep 8, 2007

IMO even a 285 is pushing it on a 9-1/2" wide wheel; I would stick with 275.

But even with appropriate tires sizes for the wheel widths, I would have to know the wheel offsets to know for sure what will fit.

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Griffon

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 11, 2007

Nick 95 6sp said:
IMO even a 285 is pushing it on a 9-1/2" wide wheel; I would stick with 275.

But even with appropriate tires sizes for the wheel widths, I would have to know the wheel offsets to know for sure what will fit.

they're 44 offset
5x114.3

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four o two

· #6 · Sep 11, 2007

Griffon said:
they're 44 offset
5x114.3

Go with a 275 then. As for actual brand, I'm running Bridgestone Potenza RE-70's and I like 'em.

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Nick 95 6sp

· #7 · Sep 11, 2007

I agree 275's seem like a safe tire fitment.

I haven't tried to compensate sizing for 19" wheels, but my 18" X 10-1/2" rear wheels are +45mm offset (fronts also +45) and with 285/30 tires I never have a clearance issue even with aggressive driving; my car is lowered about 1-1/4"+ on Tein HA's.

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Da BlaCkMoBiLe

· #8 · Sep 11, 2007

when i had my 19's that where the same size i was running 235/30/19 upfront and 285/35/19 in rears. I was running the BFG's KDW2's and they seem to be a little wider then say toyos or pirellis my buddys had for some reason. The rears were fine, but i did have a little rubbing issue upfronts so i would probably recommend going with maybe 225/30/19's upfront if you do run BFG's KDW's.

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