Confirmation Please (New Question)

[BRicci]

2012 Altima Coupe 3.5
I've been talking to a wheel/tire specialist (not in my area) recently and he gave me these sizes for new CV3 wheels:

Wheels: VVSCV3 19x8.5 Front with a 32MM Offset and a 19x10 Rear with a 38MM Offset in the 5x114.3 Bolt Pattern in the Matte Silver Machined

Tires: 245/35/ZR19 Front & 285/30/ZR19 Rear (Hankook Ventus Evo K110)

He said it will be a normal install. I'm just looking for confirmation that this will fit. I'm very skeptical when it comes to this >.< haha

[funkee]

Don't go staggered. There is no point at all in having wider wheels on the rear of a FWD car. You'll run through them in 10-20k miles and have to toss the tires out.

If you have any negative camber at all, you'll wear out the inside of the tires much faster than the outside. The rear tires usually have more negative camber than the fronts. The front tires will wear out quickly because it's a FWD drive car. The Hankook Ventus tires are directional tires, which means you can't rotate them left to right. And because your tires are staggered (different sizes) you can't rotate them front to back. Finally, the Ventus tires don't have a long tread life. You'll end up having to buy 4 new tires quite often.

Get the same size wheels and tires all around. 19x8.5 with 32mm offset and 5x114.3 lugs on 245/35/19 rubber is perfect. Get asymmetrical tires, instead of directional ones like Hankook Ventus. This way you can rotate the tires left and right, and not just front to back. I recommend the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 245/35/19. They're really good asymmetrical tires and probably half the price of the nearest competitor.

Edit: A few other forum members praising the DWS tires
what-kind-of-tire-should-i-get-t553530.html

[BRicci]

Don't go staggered. There is no point at all in having wider wheels on the rear of a FWD car. You'll run through them in 10-20k miles and have to toss the tires out.

If you have any negative camber at all, you'll wear out the inside of the tires much faster than the outside. The rear tires usually have more negative camber than the fronts. The front tires will wear out quickly because it's a FWD drive car. The Hankook Ventus tires are directional tires, which means you can't rotate them left to right. And because your tires are staggered (different sizes) you can't rotate them front to back. Finally, the Ventus tires don't have a long tread life. You'll end up having to buy 4 new tires quite often.

Get the same size wheels and tires all around. 19x8.5 with 32mm offset and 5x114.3 lugs on 245/35/19 rubber is perfect. Get asymmetrical tires, instead of directional ones like Hankook Ventus. This way you can rotate the tires left and right, and not just front to back. I recommend the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 245/35/19. They're really good asymmetrical tires and probably half the price of the nearest competitor.

Thanks a bunch, that really helped a lot. So if I went with that setup you gave me I wouldn't have to get any camber change, roll rear fenders, etc? I could just take it to the auto shop and get them installed easily?

[funkee]

That particular setup should be perfect. Camber is affected by the suspension, and it will not change because of the tire/wheel combo that you choose. If you have the stock suspension, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

If you are lowered with Eibach springs, you're good. If you're extremely low with coilovers, where you have no tire gap or negative tire gap, you might rub. Perhaps someone else can chime in on this setup if you're slammed.

[BRicci]

That particular setup should be perfect. Camber is affected by the suspension, and it will not change because of the tire/wheel combo that you choose. If you have the stock suspension, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

If you are lowered with Eibach springs, you're good. If you're extremely low with coilovers, where you have no tire gap or negative tire gap, you might rub. Perhaps someone else can chime in on this setup if you're slammed.

Alright, thank you. That was exactly what I was looking for. I'm looking to get it lowered sometime in the future, but not extremely low, probably just the Eibach springs. I'll deal with that when needed though. Again, thanks!

[AlexM.]

Good advice funkee, I just wanted to hit on some things.

Don't go staggered. There is no point at all in having wider wheels on the rear of a FWD car. You'll run through them in 10-20k miles and have to toss the tires out.

You should get them if you like the look. If you don't really have an eye for it or especially love it, then don't go staggered. The characteristic of being staggered doesn't necessarily mean that you will burn through your tires especially fast.

The front tires will wear out quickly because it's a FWD drive car.

This is not especially true, even with negative camber.

Finally, the Ventus tires don't have a long tread life. You'll end up having to buy 4 new tires quite often.

. Mine lasted for a long time so far with negative camber. The tires being directional is a downside, but it wouldn't keep me from getting them if I really wanted them. But I would be hesitant to buy directional tires again.

[funkee]

The front tires will wear out quickly because it's a FWD drive car.

This is not especially true, even with negative camber.

What I meant to say is the fronts will wear out quickly because it's a front wheel drive car - regardless of camber. And if the camber doesn't cause excessive wear (front or rear), once the fronts are worn down, you can't rotate them because they're staggered.

[AlexM.]

Gotcha, my bad

[BRicci]

I have another question. I've been thinking about going with 20" CV3's. I have awhile to decide whether it's going to be 19" or 20" though, leaning towards 20's.

CV3 20x9 Front and Back with a +38 MM Offset; 245/35/20? There's also +32 and +20. Seeing as +38 is closet to stock I would think that's the best, right?

[kevin13nor]

Vossens came out with 19's for the cv3 model? Thought they only came in 20's

[BRicci]

Vossens came out with 19's for the cv3 model? Thought they only came in 20's

Yup, they did but I think I'm gonna go with the 20's now.

Getting my questions answered in the coupe forum, this sub-forum is dead haha