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Old 08-07-2017, 06:58 PM
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Proper widebody offset . 18x8.5 & 18x11.5. Currently with fresh Hoosiers which can be removed.
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Super Mint!

Proper widebody offset . 18x8.5 & 18x11.5. Currently with fresh Hoosiers which can be removed.
Not for me but very, very, nice wheel set!
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Originally Posted by euge
what tires do you use on your 19s that don't mess with your speedo and such? I did multiple calculations and the only tire size that is not too far off from OEM (diameter, revolutions per minute, etc) is 315/25r19 at the back. There are only 3 manufacturers that make tires in this size: Micheline, Nitto, and Yokohama.

Michelines are on back order everywhere at $600+ per tire. I have Nitto Invo and don't like them that much. Yokohamas are super hard to find as well.

If you deviate from that size you mess up suspension geometry/speed calibration.
Toyo Proxies also come in 315/25-19: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=17

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Originally Posted by RDS928S
Super Mint!

Proper widebody offset . 18x8.5 & 18x11.5. Currently with fresh Hoosiers which can be removed.
Are you selling these?
Old 08-22-2017, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by euge
what tires do you use on your 19s that don't mess with your speedo and such? I did multiple calculations and the only tire size that is not too far off from OEM (diameter, revolutions per minute, etc) is 315/25r19 at the back. There are only 3 manufacturers that make tires in this size: Micheline, Nitto, and Yokohama.

Michelines are on back order everywhere at $600+ per tire. I have Nitto Invo and don't like them that much. Yokohamas are super hard to find as well.

If you deviate from that size you mess up suspension geometry/speed calibration.
19's on the widebody 996 are getting near impossible to find, and many have gone back to 18 as a result. 235/35 and 315/25 are your two best sizes. Michelin, Yokohama, and Continental used to have offerings in the 315 size but all have since been discontinued. All we have left is Toyo T1R in both sizes.
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And I assume INVOs are still being made?
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Originally Posted by euge
And I assume INVOs are still being made?
Yes but Tire Rack doesn't carry them. I just went through this a few months back and went with the Invos.



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