tires and wheels

[acmeblues]

Hi everyone, been awhile, thought I would let you know I bought konig next 17x7x5-114.3 rims and 225 45 vr 17 tires very helpful and good price. Interested to see how reducing my rotating mass will help at the track.http://www.g-forceperformanceandsound.com

[SmithSR]

That site is ok, but is no match for the massive tire/wheel/suspension resources of our Sponsor, the TireRack, who's salespeople look after this sub-forum.

I personally am very fond of TireRack. When a customer of mine has a hard-to-come by application(exact OEM rear Bridgestones for an S2000, you try & find em) I call TireRack wholesale.

Enough of my ranting.. what tire model did you choose?

[acmeblues]

Hi SmithSR, I got falcon 512. I have read alot of good reviews on these tires. I live in st. louis and we get our share of rain with some snow and ice in the winter. Teses tires are told to do very well with that climate.

[SmithSR]

Is it the Falken 512? Excellent all around choice for your dollar. Falken is best bang for your buck brand, IMO.

[acmeblues]

Whoops, can't spell, yes it is the falken 512.

[Mark86T]

I have a 96 Q45 with 18x8s in front with 245/40s18x9s in the rear with 255/35s. Kuhmo 712s.

[Nismo_Freak]

Whoops, can't spell, yes it is the falken 512.

I have 512's on my 240 (not by choice) right now and they aren't up to my standards, however for a daily driver tire they are excellent for the price.

Everyone toots the lack of wet weather grip the Azenis Sports (now 215's I think) have, but they had tons more grip than my 512's. However I believe most people confuse wet weather grip w/ hydroplaning resistance, which anyone who knows anything about tires can tell you, the Azenis sucks at lol.

[Nismo_Freak]

I have a 96 Q45 with 18x8s in front with 245/40s18x9s in the rear with 255/35s. Kuhmo 712s.

Go with this setup next time you get tires and you'll love it.

235/40/18 Yokohama ES100's 275/35/18 Yokohama ES100's

This will bring a higher load rating, which will provide much more stable turning, better tire life, and better handling. Especially in a Q where load ratings are/should be a large factor in tire size choice.

[Mark86T]

275s won't fit in the rear. Wheel offset is perfect, & the 255s are as big as I can fit. As for 235s in the front, why would I want to go smaller? ES100s are too pricey for my daily driver. I love the Kuhmo 712s so far.

[Mark86T]

My 86 300ZX turbo has 18x10s (rear) with 285/35s & 18x8s (front) with 245/40s. Yokohama AVS Sport all the way around.

[Nismo_Freak]

275s won't fit in the rear. Wheel offset is perfect, & the 255s are as big as I can fit. As for 235s in the front, why would I want to go smaller? ES100s are too pricey for my daily driver. I love the Kuhmo 712s so far.

Cool, cool... just thought I'd make a suggestion.

One thing you do wanna look out for in tires is the load rating, especially on that Q.

[Nismo_Freak]

My 86 300ZX turbo has 18x10s (rear) with 285/35s & 18x8s (front) with 245/40s. Yokohama AVS Sport all the way around.

Pics? Very rarely do you get to see well done up Z31's in the states.

[Mark86T]

These are not my wheels. I test fitted these. Mine should be in by the end of the week. So I will post new pics of them then. I ordered some Boyd Coddington wheels. Polished aluminum.

[Nismo_Freak]

These are not my wheels. I test fitted these. Mine should be in by the end of the week. So I will post new pics of them then. I ordered some Boyd Coddington wheels. Polished aluminum.

Sick, Boyd's are nice.

I like the Z, but I'm not a big fan of the "Nissan" graphic but hey it's your car right.

Got any mods done to it?

[Mark86T]

Let's see......mods...........it may be better to list what I haven't done to it yet. It will soon have a T3/T4 turbo, Spearco I/C. It already has.....rebuilt engineported headsintake240sx throttle bodyunder drive pulleyaluminum flywheelcenterforce I clutch89 tranny89 LSD89 front endurethane bushings everywherealuminum subframe bushingsApexi boost controllertokico springs & 5 way strutssway barsstrut tower barsand more, and more, and morethat's the short list.

[chmercer]

nice man. how does it handle with the tokico package? have you tried any other suspension to compare it against?

[Mark86T]

I love th Tokico set up. I tried the blue Tokicos b4 getting the 5-way adj. I like the adjustables much better. I autocross & will be doing road courses with it soon. Handles very well.