Help regarding tire size for new 19 inch wheels
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Help regarding tire size for new 19 inch wheels
I know I should search but I just need true and field tested sizes for tires. My wife drives the car sometimes so I'm not planning to drop the car.
I'm getting a new set of wheels 19x8.5 and 19x10. Please tell me what the tire size I should get that will not require fender work.
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I'm getting a new set of wheels 19x8.5 and 19x10. Please tell me what the tire size I should get that will not require fender work.
Pics of wheels for reference
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But for the tires to be wider and on 19" you might need to get smaller side walls than stock.
I believe the rears for oem is 255/35/18? So maybe 275/25/19 or 275/30/19 (might fit)
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This is by-far the most aggressive setup on a C63 I've seen.
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The widest you want to go is 275/30 19 but that will all depend on the offsets, I will check with Radengerie tomorrow to see what fitment is available to offer our recommendations on the proper tire size.
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Did you drop your car and roll your fenders?
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I agree. The offset will also play a HUGE role here on tire sizes. I have seen many here using 275's out back, but as stated you need to be spot on with the offsets. If you want to be conservative, I say 265's might be a better fit, but on a 10" might be a bit skinny, and you would want to go 235's up front to match a bit better. Also depends on tire manufacturer, just becuase it says xyz on the sidewall does not mean it will be exactly the same as the next mfg's zyz same size tire, some run skinny and some run fat, so be careful here on brand and series tires as well. I run a 9.5 out back on a 265 Continental Extreme Contact 3 but I have a very aggressive offset due to the concave design ADV1's I have. I "had" 275 Nitto NT01's and they rubbed, especially on angled driveways, and large street elevation changes that unload the suspension then suck the car down like Super just mentioned.
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I agree. The offset will also play a HUGE role here on tire sizes. I have seen many here using 275's out back, but as stated you need to be spot on with the offsets. If you want to be conservative, I say 265's might be a better fit, but on a 10" might be a bit skinny, and you would want to go 235's up front to match a bit better. Also depends on tire manufacturer, just becuase it says xyz on the sidewall does not mean it will be exactly the same as the next mfg's zyz same size tire, some run skinny and some run fat, so be careful here on brand and series tires as well. I run a 9.5 out back on a 265 Continental Extreme Contact 3 but I have a very aggressive offset due to the concave design ADV1's I have. I "had" 275 Nitto NT01's and they rubbed, especially on angled driveways, and large street elevation changes that unload the suspension then suck the car down like Super just mentioned.
Out of curiosity what offset are you running on your sig? I'm assuming there is no spacer on your setup?
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Great thread... I wanted to know the answer as well!! I am getting 19x10 in the rear with special offset for the C63... so I guess I'm safe to run 275/30 in the rear.
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Just enter a not-so-steep driveway at a 45 degree angle and one of the rear (depending which direction angle you enter at) wheels will tuck in. Then you can see.
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What's funny is here I am doing a search on C63 tire rubbing and I find this thread with these (EXACT) wheels that I bought 2 months ago and just got to mounting them up........LOL. I think I have some 3mm spacers in the back for caliper clearance.
