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I have ordered some new wheels, 18x9.5 and was wondering what my options for tyres are.

Are 235mm wide tyres too small for the 9.5 inch width rims?, if so what are my options in 245 or 255mm wide?

I'm guessing the price of wider tyres is much more as well....

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Tom

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There's plenty available, depends what sort of money your willing to spend, and what sort of performance you want from the tyre.

We're running Federal 595SS's on Niz's 350Z, and Federal 595RS's on my Skyline. The RS's are a hard R-comp tyre, so will give you plenty of km's on the street, but would get expensive if your car is a daily.

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Tom

I have just put a set of 245/40/18 Federal 595 onto some 18x9.5 +21 offset rims.

From the look of them I wouldn't like to go any smaller (but I don't like the stretch look at all).

If you believe Federal the 235/40/18 recommended rim width is 7-9 so on a 9.5 there is a bit of stretch.

Again from Federal the tread width on the 245/40/18 and the 265/35/18 (595SS) is the same (220mm) but recommended rim widths are different 8-9.5 vs 9-10.5. The 265 are also a little smaller in dia.

If you are heading south anytime soon you can do a fit up if you really want to have a look as I won't be fitting them untill I move an oil cooler and fix a couple of other little things.

Hope it helps.

Cheers

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Topaz Grand Master

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My GTR is slightly lower with the Bilsteins so a 245 might be the best option and for semi-daily use. I use the GTR probably once a week to drive to work and then most of the weekends if i need to drive. R-comps would be great for Barbagallo but I probably won't get up there much in the next year.

What prices are Federal RS and SS's in 245/40?

Hey tom....def go the 255 or 265. As for tyres get the best one you can afford....check the tyre recommend sticky thread for peoples opinions :worship:

There are so many ion there though and I don't wanna look back through the pages... ;)

How you been anyway Ant?

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My GTR is slightly lower with the Bilsteins so a 245 might be the best option and for semi-daily use. I use the GTR probably once a week to drive to work and then most of the weekends if i need to drive. R-comps would be great for Barbagallo but I probably won't get up there much in the next year.

What prices are Federal RS and SS's in 245/40?

There are so many ion there though and I don't wanna look back through the pages... :dry:

How you been anyway Ant?

Tom

Picked up a set 245/40/18 ZR 595SS fitted and balanced for $240ea and they had to be delivered to Bunbury for that price. Up in the smoke I would expect to do better than that.

Jump onto Antilag there is/was a guy there doing cheap tyres that may be worth a look - various brands.

Cheers

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Yeah been good thanks mate.

Ok the Fed's make a good ROAD semi comp tyre much like the Falken Azenis tyre but they aren't the best for track use...probably only alittle btter than a good road tyre on the track. If you are going a road tyre look at something like bridgestone s03, dunlop sp9000 or michelin pilot sport.

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yep, even different brand tyres are different to their stated widths. my 235 A048s are as wide as my 255 SP9000 sport maxx, and my 255 AD07s are somewhere in between those two.

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Topaz Grand Master

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Geez, ya think tyre companies would get the measurements done by a guy who ISN'T crosseyed :P

So the 245 SS595's are really 10-20mm wider, hmm. I have got a contact through a guy I work with ringing back to confirm some prices on the Federals and Kumho KU31's. I will ask to get some exact measurements when he does...

Anyone got anything against the Kumho's for a similar price to the Federals?

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