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Tire recommendations - 285/40-19 on 9.5 wheel?
So I took advantage of the Black Friday sale and scored some 19x9.5 VMR V705 wheels for my X3 in satin black. I have 20s on now but with our New England roads I wanted a meatier tire especially that my wife mostly drives the X3.
I decided to do a full square set-up, which in my opinion has a lot of advantages. I also love the concavity of a 9.5" wheel. All wheels are : 19x9.5 ET33 I want to do 285/40-19 square tire set-up and from my measurements it should be perfectly fine in the front except maybe for the oil cooler trim that can slightly rub. My only concern is how would 285/40 look on a 9.5 wheel? Most likely getting Michelin's
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You and I literally have been doing the same mods for months lol. I just got in my wheels as well. Same story,vmr v801, 19x 9.5, slightly more aggressive +25(7mm diff. or 1/4”). I went with the falken azenis 510, 275/35. The tire is way bigger than needed up front lol. Price was amazing and the reviews dry and wet were really good. Congrats man, we should be friends lol
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Also to add, if your lowering the car at all, I might reconsider the profile height. That 285/40 will be a little tall. Not a dealbreaker tall, just a little much imo. If it helps at all I'll update as soon as I get these mounted to show the profile of the 275/35.
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If I can fit a thicker tire in to fill the wheel well....I’ll prolly nix the springs.
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Here was my inspiration - Audi SQ5 with 295/40-19
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For reference, this is a 295/35 on 20x9.5 wheel
I like the extra tire poke for rim protection!
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I'm a size queen so, you had me at 295. The only other thing I'll add is, additional unusable weight. It's minor but I sold myself on this setup because of the weight savings. My current setup, staggered 310m 20", and they weigh 70lbs each. Tires are 35 lbs and wheels are 37lbs. New setup is 28lbs for tires and 25lbs for wheels(53lb per corner), that's roughly 80lbs total in weight savings. I expect it to have plenty of grip while gaining some performance. Also the overall diameter being shorter, I should gain a little torque. I'm just giving my reasons on why I settled on these, you seem to be of similar thought. I look forward to seeing it finished!
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Tire rack says 31lb for the michelin pilot sport fyi. The Nankangs are good for the money, but they're also crap lol. If you haven't scooped out tire rack, they lost all info for tires as well as actual performance values. They test a good bit of the tires they sell and have them rated according to wet, dry, stopping etc.its definitely helpful. I paid just under $800 for the falkens, they also came with a two year protection plan.
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Current set-up: (assuming michelins which mines are not so probably tires are heavier) Front- 245/40-20 (27lbs) + 20x9 Stance SC8 (29lbs) = 56 lbs Rear- 275/35-20 (31lbs) + 20x10.5 Stance SC8 (34lbs) = 65 lbs New set-up: Front- 285/40-19 (31lbs) + 19x9.5 VMR (26lbs) = 57 lbs Rear- 285/40-19 (31lbs) + 19x9.5 VMR (26lbs) = 57 lbs In return, I'm hoping to have better steering feel and a bit less understeer.
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Hey, I got 285/40 on 19x9.5 wheel. You can search my threads and see finished pictures
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Have any rubbing issues? That's a pretty huge tire on a pretty small offset. I'm guessing at full lock, like in a parking lot, you must have heard the fronts once in a while?
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