I am looking at a set of new 5-spoke 350z 18" wheels that comes with stock 245/45/18 and 225/45/18 tires. How much rubbing issue would I have with a 02 maxima on stock springs?

 

you shouldnt have any rubbing issues riding on oe springs.

 

Get the correct tire size for your car and you should be fine.

 

i would get 235/40/18 but the wheels already come with good factory tires. thanks for your reply

 

Even if they're good, that doesn't mean they're the correct size for the car. Don't ignore the obvious.

 

I've had 350Z track Pack 18X8" wheels and tires on my 02' with the the OEM Potenzas since 04'. My Car has an Eibach Prokit all way around and the only rubbing I had was initially the passenger rear tire when going over a bump on the highway whould rub the top edge were the rear bumper cover ties into the wheel well. I trimmed about .650" off the lip in the well and no more rubbing. Even lock to lock in the steering no rubbing. Today I am having 235/45/18 mounted on those rims for the front. Also probably going to drop the car anouther .4" soon. I'll let you know if any issues.

 

IMO, 235/40/18 are not tall enough to fill the wheel well, Actualy they are shorter than a 225/45/18.

 

That's why I would suggest 245-40/18.

Old thread FT/?

 

FTL

 

FTL, real nice! I believe the question: "02 max & 350z stock tires rubbing issues?" Took 4 months for someone to definitively answer his question. Excuse me for replying late.

 

No, you're not excused and rubbing issues are directly related to suspension set-ups, so that throws definitive out the window.

And it has been asked & answered before around here ...

 

 

Meh loves meh tyre/wheel kroo'

 

27k plus posts. Must be an authority. Sounds like a lot to do in NM as I'm sure this isn't your only board.

I owned the the exact set up in his question and confirmed no cleareance issues and as you pointed out "rubbing issues are directly related to suspension set-ups" that's why I confirmed no rubbing with a prokit. That's ok you already got it covered,

 

I purchased a set of stock 04 maxima 18" rims with 245/45-18 tires on them and the front ones are rubbing the plastic tire well cover. I'm looking at replacing them with 235/40-18 since they offer the least error margin percentage for speedometer reading (0.4% too slow). However I prefer the look of the 245/40-18 at a higher percentage (1.6% too slow)

 

I'm assuming you have a 4th gen? Personally, the 245-40 do look better but the A34 wheels are, IMO, a touch too thin for that aspect ratio + width combo.

 

Thanks NmexMAX. I actually have a 5th gen (2000). I personally like the way the current 245/45-18 tires look on those rims (7.5" wide). I need to buy new tires soon and I am trying to get the correct size for my car, given the 18' x 7.5" rims. But I am kind of concerned about the way a narrower tire, such as the 235/40-18, would look on them, since I don't really like the stretched look when tires are mounted on wider rims. That's why I am more inclined to get the 245/40-18 instead.

 

Stretched + 7.5 + 235 is an oxymoron. Try the 245-40, should be fine. I've used 235 on a 7" wide wheel, so


This is an 8" wide wrapped in a 235.


So, yours will look even less 'stretched', if you can consider that stretched.

 

Got it. That setup looks fine to me. I guess there's a substantial difference between rim and tire widths on the ones I've seen that I don't like. Thank you very much.

 

I ended up getting the G37 rims with 18x8, 225/50/18. Got a great deal on the setup.

 

That tire is a little to tall for your car. You would do much better w/ a 245-40 18 tire.

 

did someone say stretch??

 

They're even stock.

IMO, w/ the 50 aspect ratio, shouldn't be too bad.

 

Watch out for some rubbing. If the stock tires for that car are 215/55-16, like my car, then you've gone 0.2 inches higher than what I did (from 25.3 inches in diameter to 26.9). My tires are 20 mm wider than yours (245/45-18) and that could explain the rubbing I have when turning, which could not be your case. But yours will be filling the tire well more than mine.