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Old 02-19-2016, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tigerlui
Hi there, i have a question here. I have a '10 G37S Sedan, lowered on Tein-S springs.
Currently, i am sitting on STR607 20x9 (+30)F/ 20x10.5R (+45) , with 245/30/20 and 275/30/20 and they fit fine.

I am looking into a set of used wheels. They are 20x10 +20 square set, with 255/35/20 tires mounted on. Will the rear fit?
Not without some heavy camber at the minimum, and the front will be even tighter.
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Originally Posted by StreetShotz
From what I can gather a 20x9.5 +40 up front and a 20x10.5 +45 in the rear.
For tires a 245/30R20 and a 295/30R20 for the rear.

Opinions, experiences?
If you plan to do some track duty you want to run a bit more camber, shoot for a -1.7 to -2.0, this will open up a bit more tire for you to run.

If you want a 9.5/10.5 stagger I'd run 9.5 +30 to +35 front on a 245/35 and 10.5 +40 on a 285/30, you'd probably have room for a 295 as well depending on how wide the tire brand actually runs.
Be sure to run a 35 series in front and a 30 in back, this will keep your rolling diameters close front to back.
Also be sure to confirm big caliper clearance for the front wheel, with a +35 you should be ok for most wheels but some need even more room.
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Old 02-19-2016, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 4DRZ
From your experiences, what is the most negative camber you can run front and rear without having to worry about cupping the tires? I run Tein Basis and will probably be running 245/275 19 RE-71R or something similar for mostly street, but a handful of track days. It looks like I might need rear adjustable camber arms is there is way more negative camber in the back right now on the snow tires.
Seems like camber in the -1,7 to -2.0 is a good setup for some track days mixed in w/ mainly street driving. As long as your toe is in spec and you can rotate your tires (at least side to side) every 7k miles you should expect reasonable wear.
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Originally Posted by blnewt
If you plan to do some track duty you want to run a bit more camber, shoot for a -1.7 to -2.0, this will open up a bit more tire for you to run.

If you want a 9.5/10.5 stagger I'd run 9.5 +30 to +35 front on a 245/35 and 10.5 +40 on a 285/30, you'd probably have room for a 295 as well depending on how wide the tire brand actually runs.
Be sure to run a 35 series in front and a 30 in back, this will keep your rolling diameters close front to back.
Also be sure to confirm big caliper clearance for the front wheel, with a +35 you should be ok for most wheels but some need even more room.
Thats great info.

Sadly the wheel sim looking at are 20x9 +32 or +20 and 20x10.5+45 or +27

Would I be able to run these with no rolling, cutting, crazy camber?
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Originally Posted by StreetShotz
Thats great info.

Sadly the wheel sim looking at are 20x9 +32 or +20 and 20x10.5+45 or +27

Would I be able to run these with no rolling, cutting, crazy camber?
Yep the 20x9 +32 for the front will work fine
20x10.5 +45 will work fine for the rear
With these offsets u should be able to run a 255/285 combo no prob without rubbing or any fender modifications

Hope that helps

I run a 20x9.5 +35 and 20x10.5 +37 with a moderate 1.2 drop with a 255/285 tire combo and I don't rub on fenders or anything.
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Old 02-19-2016, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by VRG37S
Yep the 20x9 +32 for the front will work fine
20x10.5 +45 will work fine for the rear
With these offsets u should be able to run a 255/285 combo no prob without rubbing or any fender modifications

Hope that helps

I run a 20x9.5 +35 and 20x10.5 +37 with a moderate 1.2 drop with a 255/285 tire combo and I don't rub on fenders or anything.
Thats a massive help.
I do plan on running on coils (KW V3 or similar) and need usable ground clearance so wont be super low.
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Originally Posted by StreetShotz
Thats a massive help.
I do plan on running on coils (KW V3 or similar) and need usable ground clearance so wont be super low.
The +45 in back will allow you to run more tire, like VRGs' coupe, you'll be fine w/ 285s. I ran 295s on my 10 +45 on my sedan and the coupe has more room to the outside, so 295s would work as well And my camber is low, around -1.0, so running more camber for some track duty you'll have even more room.
Old 02-23-2016, 09:15 PM
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My car is a 2012 G37xS Coupe. I'm looking at the Forgestar CF5V in 20x9.5 +40 (or 20x9 +35) and 255/35 P-Zero tires FR and 20x10.5 +45 with 295/30 P-Zero on the rear Rear. From what I have read this should be no problem with my mild coilover drop. Forgestar is confirming that the Ksport Supercomp 400mm BBK will fit, but I think it is no issue diameter wise, just a concern with offset clearance.

With all the room to the inside of the coupe rear, is it possible to fit a 325/25-20 P-zero (13.5" section width) on 20x12 +80 wheels? Forgestar is also check caliper clearance on this , but it is likely just a dream.

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Originally Posted by jthibodeau89
My car is a 2012 G37xS Coupe. I'm looking at the Forgestar CF5V in 20x9.5 +40 (or 20x9 +35) and 255/35 P-Zero tires FR and 20x10.5 +45 with 295/30 P-Zero on the rear Rear. From what I have read this should be no problem with my mild coilover drop. Forgestar is confirming that the Ksport Supercomp 400mm BBK will fit, but I think it is no issue diameter wise, just a concern with offset clearance.

With all the room to the inside of the coupe rear, is it possible to fit a 325/25-20 P-zero (13.5" section width) on 20x12 +80 wheels? Forgestar is also check caliper clearance on this , but it is likely just a dream.
You'll have serious clearance problems to the inside w/ that 12" with that much positive offset. Those K sport calipers should clear pretty easy as far as to the spokes, they aren't as fat as the Akebonos since they're a longer 8 pot setup.
You could run a 9.5 +30 in front on 255s and an 11" +40 w/ 295s or +45 w/ 305s. The 255/35 & 305/30 is a decent combo, it's 0.65% larger in back so over time you'll get that variance closer to zero.

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Originally Posted by blnewt
You'll have serious clearance problems to the inside w/ that 12" with that much positive offset. Those K sport calipers should clear pretty easy as far as to the spokes, they aren't as fat as the Akebonos since they're a longer 8 pot setup.
You could run a 9.5 +30 in front on 255s and an 11" +40 w/ 295s or +45 w/ 305s. The 255/35 & 305/30 is a decent combo, it's 0.65% larger in back so over time you'll get that variance closer to zero.
Thanks for the advice on the 305/30. I was thinking that it was too big of a step, but didn't consider the wear bringing it back closer to spec.

I may mock up the 325/25 tire and 12" +80 wheel to see where the issues lie. I'm not against pulling the finder liner and making a custom CF/Kevlar liner.

I'll definitely post up pics in the coming months as this comes together.

I'm coming down off of a GTR addiction. I turned in my corporate lease after a 1 yr love affair with 2 different 2015 GTR's (gawd I love working here). I've decided to turn a G37xS into a GTR stalker for the East TN mountain roads. First comes the susp/wheels & tires/LSD, then BRAKES, and finally the powertrain. My target is 600whp.

This forum is a wealth of information. Thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by 4DRZ
From your experiences, what is the most negative camber you can run front and rear without having to worry about cupping the tires? I run Tein Basis and will probably be running 245/275 19 RE-71R or something similar for mostly street, but a handful of track days. It looks like I might need rear adjustable camber arms is there is way more negative camber in the back right now on the snow tires.
The max negative side of OEM spec, maybe a touch extra. I'd say -2. Tire cupping is more so a product of bad suspension, such as blown shocks/struts. Toe also has a much larger impact on tread wear than camber.
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Originally Posted by Chi-City-G
Nitto NT05:
255/35 front
275/35 rear


Can you give full specs and offsets of this?
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Originally Posted by VRG37S
Yep the 20x9 +32 for the front will work fine
20x10.5 +45 will work fine for the rear
With these offsets u should be able to run a 255/285 combo no prob without rubbing or any fender modifications

Hope that helps

I run a 20x9.5 +35 and 20x10.5 +37 with a moderate 1.2 drop with a 255/285 tire combo and I don't rub on fenders or anything.
Are you lowered? This it possible to run run this setup with 2 inch drop?
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Originally Posted by VRG37S
Yep the 20x9 +32 for the front will work fine
20x10.5 +45 will work fine for the rear
With these offsets u should be able to run a 255/285 combo no prob without rubbing or any fender modifications

Hope that helps

I run a 20x9.5 +35 and 20x10.5 +37 with a moderate 1.2 drop with a 255/285 tire combo and I don't rub on fenders or anything.
Can you post a picture of your setup?


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