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[ARPHOTO]

Hi all, did a lot of searching to find this setup, but I can't seem to find any pics. I remember someone doing it before, but for the life of me I can't find the thread I saw it. I'm due for front tires and have a new pair of 265s in the rear, but I want to upgrade my ZCP setup to square and not buy 245s again. I know 265/35ZR19 square will work with the ZCP wheels, but if I can squeeze 275/35s on without rubbing, that'd be great. I'd buy a pair of 275/35 and run staggered 265F/275R until the 265s are done, then go to 275 in the front too. I'm on the stock ZCP suspension, and I don't plan on lowering it.

Thanks!

[roastbeef]

if you're going to go with 275's up front, you need 275/30/19's. the 275/35 profile will rub. i am on oem zcp suspension as well, oem zcp wheels, and no spacers. no issues with the 275/30's.

right now i'm running 275/30/19's up front and 295/30/19's in the rear. no issues, feels great.

do you want pictures of anything specific?

[turbo_joe]

x2 on what roastbeef said, with 275s on 19s you would want 275/30-19 even with the 265 up front you would want a 265/30-19 for the front.

The rear can fit a 275/35-19 with no problem. Depending on what tire you go with you can go up to a 285-295/30-19 rear.

[Iyzmi]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

if you're going to go with 275's up front, you need 275/30/19's. the 275/35 profile will rub. i am on oem zcp suspension as well, oem zcp wheels, and no spacers. no issues with the 275/30's.

right now i'm running 275/30/19's up front and 295/30/19's in the rear. no issues, feels great.

do you want pictures of anything specific?

Are you running 275/295 on 19x10 square ZCP wheels? If so I'd love to see some pics.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by Iyzmi

Are you running 275/295 on 19x10 square ZCP wheels? If so I'd love to see some pics.

they are the oem zcp staggered wheels. i think the fronts are 19x8.5's.

[msan]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

they are the oem zcp staggered wheels. i think the fronts are 19x8.5's.

Oem zcp front is 19x9

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by msan

Oem zcp front is 19x9

i stand corrected. i'm on oem 19x9's.

[dparm]

A 275 tire on the front 19x9 wheel is going to be far from ideal and you may struggle to find shops that will even do that. The range I have seen is often something like this for a 9" wide wheel:

Minimum: 235
Ideal: 245 or 255
Maximum: 265

It's not to say you can't go wider, but mounting might be really difficult and it will put weird stress on the sidewalls, belts, etc. This also ignores the obvious safety concerns of the contact patch being wrong.

If running 275 all around is what you're really after, I'd suggest getting a wider wheel up front.

[roastbeef]

fits fine and feels fine. not stretched out, but no belly, either. it definitely isn't like a challenger running 295's on their 8" wheel...

[GeorgeA]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

fits fine and feels fine. not stretched out, but no belly, either. it definitely isn't like a challenger running 295's on their 8" wheel...

I think that’s for drag racing

OP why do you want to run 275s on OEM wheels? You will lose steering feel, have a smaller tire which would look off and slow your car down because of an increase in contact patch.

[Iyzmi]

Originally Posted by dparm

A 275 tire on the front 19x9 wheel is going to be far from ideal and you may struggle to find shops that will even do that. The range I have seen is often something like this for a 9" wide wheel:

Minimum: 235
Ideal: 245 or 255
Maximum: 265

It's not to say you can't go wider, but mounting might be really difficult and it will put weird stress on the sidewalls, belts, etc. This also ignores the obvious safety concerns of the contact patch being wrong.

If running 275 all around is what you're really after, I'd suggest getting a wider wheel up front.

My thoughts exactly - I would not want to run a 275 on a 9" wheel even if it's technically doable. I like the ZCP wheels but need more rubber on the back as my car is supercharged. I'd prefer to run staggered tires on the street, but also don't think the standard recommendation of 255f/275r would be enough grip. Hence considering 19x10 square wheels with 275/295 tires. The rear tires would be a little wider than ideal for a 10" wheel but from the pics I've seen it doesn't look too bad and I think the added grip would be worth it. I like that this setup would maintain near factory sidewall height and stagger; I'm actually a little surprised nobody has posted about running this.