Why would you go with a 19X10.5 inch rim?

[ulllose]

I'm ordering my rims in the next couple of days and have not decided which front rim to go with. The back will be the 20x13 but i can see some people go with a 10.5 inch rim in the front instead of the factory width of 10
I'm not sure if there is any benefit by going alittle wider. I'm going to order the p-zero tire if that matters or not. If I remember correctly from this mornings phone call the p-zero is available in 275 or 285. I guess it doesn't matter to me I'm just alittle confused why go wider in the front. Thanks

 

[ILLSMOQ]

You would go with the 10.5" if you were planning to run a 285 or 295. The 275 is a little thin to be put on the 10.5" wheel. Personally I think the 285/295 looks a little on the large side compared to the 345/25/20. I'd advise you to run the 10" wheel with the 275 tire if you are doing the Pirelli's.

 

[ulllose]

You would go with the 10.5" if you were planning to run a 285 or 295. The 275 is a little thin to be put on the 10.5" wheel. Personally I think the 285/295 looks a little on the large side compared to the 345/25/20. I'd advise you to run the 10" wheel with the 275 tire if you are doing the Pirelli's.

you say a 275 is alittle thin to be put on a 10.5 rim. I'm guessing you mean the side wall. Why would a 275 on a 10'rim be any different in sidewall height? Is it that the tire is stretched more to fit the larger rim which in turn makes the side wall smaller(thinner) Maybe I need to take a lesson about tires to understand it more

 

[MikeR]

you say a 275 is alittle thin to be put on a 10.5 rim. I'm guessing you mean the side wall. Why would a 275 on a 10'rim be any different in sidewall height? Is it that the tire is stretched more to fit the larger rim which in turn makes the side wall smaller(thinner) Maybe I need to take a lesson about tires to understand it more

Stretched meaning it doesnt come out all the way to the edge of rim squared up. So If you look at ILLSMOQ's 275 Pirelli on his 10" rim, it looks much like stock, the tire comes all the way to edge of rim, wheras my 275 Michelin on my 10.5' rim looks stretched. You can actually see more of the rim edge as the tire doesnt come out far enough. So If I hit a curb, the rim definately would contact before tire does. Now it doesnt look bad, but Im being picky. 99% of people would never even notice. I went with a 10.5 per Iforged recomendation. I wish I would have went 10.5.

When you look at the rear, its 13" wide rim and the section width on tire is about 13.6-13.8 depending on tire. When you take the 10.5 " rim, the 275 is I beleive a section width of like 10.7, so there isnt enough width of tire. Whereas a 285 is like 11.1" wide., so it fits the 10.5" rim better looks wise.

 

[ILLSMOQ]

you say a 275 is alittle thin to be put on a 10.5 rim. I'm guessing you mean the side wall. Why would a 275 on a 10'rim be any different in sidewall height? Is it that the tire is stretched more to fit the larger rim which in turn makes the side wall smaller(thinner) Maybe I need to take a lesson about tires to understand it more

Like MikeR said

The tire is not wide enough. The side walls look stretched out when mounted on the wheel.

if you were looking at the car from the side and you had a 285 or 295 (19) up front and the 345/25/20 the rear, the front tires will appear to be bigger than the rears....just somthing I've noticed...it will still look great.

 

[ulllose]

Guy's thanks alot, really. Mike I still have not figured out why you went with the 10.5 rim, I know they suggested that size to you but My first thought would be that the car would track even more then it does now (bad roads here in ohio). Also alittle added weight, alittle more cost on the wheel and probably the tire. So the million dollar question would be why lol

 

[MikeR]

Honestly, Alot of guys started running the Nitto invo, it was the new tire. It doesnt come in a 275, only a 285. I thought i be running that tire, so the 10.5 would be perfect.

Plus i figured that added width would help handling in the hills, and just give a overall better look.

If you go to Iforged gallery , there is a Silver SRT vert on 19x10.5 and 20x13, it has the nittos and looks good. So i guess you really cant go wrong, but for more tire choices the 10" is probably a better choice. It would now be costly for me to change and it doesnt look bad. All I get is compliments on how good the car looks. So Ill stay as i am, doing it over, Id stay with stock width.

 

[MikeR]

19" | 20" FS Astra Brushed Aluminum

Hers that link with 19x10.5 and 285's and 20x13, 345 rear. Nitto tire.

 

[ulllose]

MAN YOUR KILLING ME.............................Just when I thought The forgeline sp3p with the gunmetal center was the best looking wheel for my car, you have me click on this link, that looks great. I was thinking the silver center(or brushed aluminum) would look to plain on my silver car, thats why I was opting for the gunmetal for the contrast.
I better just stick to what i had planned

 

[Viper Specialty]

I personally run 11" rims in the front, with 295's and love the combination, both in looks and performance.

 

[MikeR]

MAN YOUR KILLING ME.............................Just when I thought The forgeline sp3p with the gunmetal center was the best looking wheel for my car, you have me click on this link, that looks great. I was thinking the silver center(or brushed aluminum) would look to plain on my silver car, thats why I was opting for the gunmetal for the contrast.
I better just stick to what i had planned

lol

I looked at that site for weeks. When I found a wheel I liked, I looked at other cars like Vettes too with the same wheel. I almost went with forgelines, then HRE 6 spoke, then to were I am now. Its tough trying to settle. Theres alot of nice wheels out there.

 

[ulllose]

I personally run 11" rims in the front, with 295's and love the combination, both in looks and performance.

11's.....you like the look factor but I'm guessing the look would only come into play when you cut the wheel when your parked...right? I'm assuming you can't really see how wide the front wheels are when the wheel is straight?. I do agree with you about the look of the wheel, i have thought the front wheels looked alittle skinny but I figured that would help the car not "dive" into every uneven semi truck carved road.
Thanks for the input

 

[KenH]

I run 11's with 295's on a Gen II and I guess I don't understand the concern. 295's do look very wide compared to the 275's, but for overall road handling performance is going to be better and I haven't noticed them trammeling any worse than the 275's, though probably not the hot setup for strictly 1/4 mile performance. Here's a comparison pic.

 

[ulllose]

looked at that sit

lol

I looked at that site for weeks. When I found a wheel I liked, I looked at other cars like Vettes too with the same wheel. I almost went with forgelines, then HRE 6 spoke, then to were I am now. Its tough trying to settle. Theres alot of nice wheels out there.

Thats funny you should say that you looked at other cars and vettes too with the same wheel, because I have looked at a few cars with the sp3p and I don't think they look good on anything except vipers? Does that make sense really.

 

[Viper Specialty]

11's.....you like the look factor but I'm guessing the look would only come into play when you cut the wheel when your parked...right? I'm assuming you can't really see how wide the front wheels are when the wheel is straight?. I do agree with you about the look of the wheel, i have thought the front wheels looked alittle skinny but I figured that would help the car not "dive" into every uneven semi truck carved road.
Thanks for the input

I was mainly refering to the sidewall combination in looks. The PS2 335/30/20 Rear and 295/30/19 Front compliment each other VERY well, and fill out the wheel wells a bit better.

As far as tramlining, it is no worse than stock, in fact I dont think it is as bad as it was with the stock runflats.

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[ulllose]

I was mainly refering to the sidewall combination in looks. The PS2 335/30/20 Rear and 295/30/19 Front compliment each other VERY well, and fill out the wheel wells a bit better.

As far as tramlining, it is no worse than stock, in fact I dont think it is as bad as it was with the stock runflats.

I see that makes since. Fillling up the wheel well is alittle bit of a concern to me. At this point I was going to do the wheels w/p-zero's and the Eibach spring to eat up the gap. But then again if I go with the PS2 I would probably have alittle less tire to fender gap.

 

[ILLSMOQ]

11's.....you like the look factor but I'm guessing the look would only come into play when you cut the wheel when your parked...right? I'm assuming you can't really see how wide the front wheels are when the wheel is straight?. I do agree with you about the look of the wheel, i have thought the front wheels looked alittle skinny but I figured that would help the car not "dive" into every uneven semi truck carved road.
Thanks for the input

not width...in fact to me the wider the better but when you go from a 275/30/19 to at 285 or 295/30/19 the tire's overall diameter is larger...with a 345/25/20 the fronts look bigger.

335/30/20's are huge so even the 295/30/19 will look good with those....but the diameter is bigger than stock..my car is lowered so these tires rub the fender liners.

 

[ulllose]

I run 11's with 295's on a Gen II and I guess I don't understand the concern. 295's do look very wide compared to the 275's, but for overall road handling performance is going to be better and I haven't noticed them trammeling any worse than the 275's, though probably not the hot setup for strictly 1/4 mile performance. Here's a comparison pic.

Thanks for the pic. The concern was that I was not sure why I would go wider in the front for my aftermarket wheels. I do like the look of the wider wheel But I was debating on stock size (10) or step up a notch to the 10.5. The 11 was not even thought about until a few posts up I would like to order these by Thursday but I just don't want to wish I ordered something different.....Maybe I should go to sleep my head hurts

 

[ulllose]

not width...in fact to me the wider the better but when you go from a 275/30/19 to at 285 or 295/30/19 the tire's overall diameter is larger...with a 345/25/20 the fronts look bigger.

335/30/20's are huge so even the 295/30/19 will look good with those....but the diameter is bigger than stock..my car is lowered so these tires rub the fender liners.

I understand,,,,,,,,By 1AM I should be a f'in tire guru