Robotsan
Club Member
Please don't say 375
I'm at my wit's end trying to make a decision on the wheel & tyre combo for my '76 280z - yep, that old chestnut. It will be lowered on BCs, but just enough to have a consistent gap around the whole arch - nothing silly.
I had settled on 15" 8J Rota RKR with 205/55/15 tyres, but then I've seen some photos where the tyre looks too stretched for my liking. I really want the tyre wall to be as flush with the wheel as possible.
215mm tyres would be a nice balance, but they don't seem to exist anymore. And if I go 225, I gather I'm definitely going to have to have the arch lips rolled flat.
But I do know that some brands or 'models' of tyres tend to run wider than their claimed widths (e.g. a 205 might be more like a 215), so I'm thinking I can maybe find a happy medium by running a wider than most 205 tyre.
So far I've found that the following usually run wider - but they're really aimed at track use so I've heard they might tramline a bit?
Toyo R888
Yokohama Advan AD08RS
Are there any more people know about?
I'm at my wit's end trying to make a decision on the wheel & tyre combo for my '76 280z - yep, that old chestnut. It will be lowered on BCs, but just enough to have a consistent gap around the whole arch - nothing silly.
I had settled on 15" 8J Rota RKR with 205/55/15 tyres, but then I've seen some photos where the tyre looks too stretched for my liking. I really want the tyre wall to be as flush with the wheel as possible.
215mm tyres would be a nice balance, but they don't seem to exist anymore. And if I go 225, I gather I'm definitely going to have to have the arch lips rolled flat.
But I do know that some brands or 'models' of tyres tend to run wider than their claimed widths (e.g. a 205 might be more like a 215), so I'm thinking I can maybe find a happy medium by running a wider than most 205 tyre.
So far I've found that the following usually run wider - but they're really aimed at track use so I've heard they might tramline a bit?
Toyo R888
Yokohama Advan AD08RS
Are there any more people know about?