Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

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....

cheers

Tom

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3416214
Share on other sites

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

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3416974
Share on other sites

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?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3417874
Share on other sites

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

Edited by WRRR
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3418456
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3418513
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3419737
Share on other sites

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?

Edited by Topaz
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/189596-tyre-options/#findComment-3420106
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • I drive the Tiguan much harder than the Skyline in all conditions, because it just grips and hooks, unlike the R33 shit box
    • The rain is the best time to push to the edge of the grip limit. Water lubrication reduces the consumption of rubber without reducing the fun. I take pleasure in driving around the outside of numpties in Audis, WRXs, BRZs, etc, because they get all worried in the wet. They warm up faster than the engine oil does.
    • When they're dead cold, and in the wet, they're not very fun. RE003 are alright, they do harden very quickly and turn into literally $50 Pace tyres.
    • Yeah, I thought that Reedy's video was quite good because he compared old and new (as in, well used and quite new) AD09s, with what is generally considered to be the fast Yokohama in this category (ie, sporty road/track tyres) and a tyre that people might be able to use to extend the comparo out into the space of more expensive European tyres, being the Cup 2. No-one would ever agree that the Cup 2 is a poor tyre - many would suggest that it is close to the very top of the category. And, for them all to come out so close to each other, and for the cheaper tyre in the test to do so well against the others, in some cases being even faster, shows that (good, non-linglong) tyres are reaching a plateau in terms of how good they can get, and they're all sitting on that same plateau. Anyway, on the AD08R, AD09, RS4 that I've had on the car in recent years, I've never had a problem in the cold and wet. SA gets down to 0-10°C in winter. Not so often, but it was only 4°C when I got in the car this morning. Once the tyres are warm (ie, after about 2km), you can start to lay into them. I've never aquaplaned or suffered serious off-corner understeer or anything like that in the wet, that I would not have expected to happen with a more normal tyre. I had some RE003s, and they were shit in the dry, shit in the wet, shit everywhere. I would rate the RS4 and AD0x as being more trustworthy in the wet, once the rubber is warm. Bridgestone should be ashamed of the RE003.
    • This is why I gave the disclaimer about how I drive in the wet which I feel is pretty important. I have heard people think RS4's are horrible in the rain, but I have this feeling they must be driving (or attempting to drive) anywhere close to the grip limit. I legitimately drive at the speed limit/below speed the limit 100% of the time in the rain. More than happy to just commute along at 50kmh behind a train of cars in 5th gear etc. I do agree with you with regards to the temp and the 'quality' of the tyre Dose. Most UHP tyres aren't even up to temperature on the road anyway, even when going mad initial D canyon carving. It would be interesting to see a not-up-to-temp UHP tyre compared against a mere... normal...HP tyre at these temperatures. I don't think you're (or me in this case) is actually picking up grip with an RS4/AD09 on the road relative to something like a RE003 because the RS4/AD09 is not up to temp and the RE003 is closer to it's optimal operating window.
×
×
  • Create New...