Anyone Fitted 275s Under R32gtr?

[wrxkilla]

Hi All

i have read the tires and fitments thing in sticky here and cant find anyone else running 275s???

I am running 17 x 9.5 with 15+ offset wheels, and want some 275x40x17 tires.

will they or wont they fit under my gaurds? that is the question. lol

I will at least need to get gaurds rolled i assume that.

im currently running 245s easily

thanks

Michael

[djr81]

Hi All

i have read the tires and fitments thing in sticky here and cant find anyone else running 275s???

I am running 17 x 9.5  with 15+ offset wheels, and want some 275x40x17 tires.

will they or wont they fit under my gaurds? that is the question. lol

I will at least need to get gaurds rolled i assume that.

im currently running 245s easily

thanks

Michael

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I use 255/40/17 which seams a fairly common fitment with an R32 GT-R. Looking at a brochure that turned up with my CAMS mag yesterday the 255 tyre is $398 whereas the 275/40/17 is $470. This in a Toyo Proxes RA-1. So I suppose the question is - how much do you want that extra 20mm?

[wrxkilla]

lol

i have some tires available to me i really want.

and i can have asap in 275. so really want to see if they cna fit under

but yeah 245 & 255 seem nice for street. but the tires im after are a more track orientated item...

mick

[Beer Baron]

depends how low the car is, and how much castor (and to a lesser degree camber) you are running. the rears should be ok, but you may have trouble with the fronts i reckon.

[mazgtr]

My R32GTR has 18inch X 9.5inch rims with 265/35/18 at all four corners. The car is also lower than stock, and ive never had a problem.

Cheers

[wrxkilla]

do you know your wheel offset?

[mazgtr]

Im not actually sure. The wheels were allready fitted when i bought the car. This is the only info i have on them...

http://excite.co.jp/world/english/web/?wb_...&wb_dis=2"

[Sydneykid]

I am running 17 x 9.5  with 15+ offset wheels, and want some 275x40x17 tires.

Hi Michael, as usual the numbers tell the story;

A 9.5” rim is 241 mm wide

A 275 tyre is 275 mm wide

That’s 34 mm of “bag”, which is OK for a drag application.

But not so good for a circuit or road application where cornering forces come into focus.

If I was using the car for circuit/road use then 245’s or 255’s would be a better (faster) option for me.

cheers

Edited December 1, 2005 by Sydneykid

[PHATR32]

isnt there a 265 tyre?

would 255s be good for the front and the back?