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Old 05-08-2008, 07:45 PM   #1
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FYI it's millimeters, not centimeters. 11cm = 4.33in
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Old 05-08-2008, 08:31 PM   #2
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Thx Timothy. Updates made.
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Old 05-08-2008, 11:34 PM   #3
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The 245/40 is the tire to go with. It will fit on the stock rim and in the wheel well. You want to keep the tire heigt the same if at all possible. However, I suggest you go to a 350Z forum to make sure there is not some Z specific issues that we here are not aware of.
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the wider from tires would make the car tend to oversteer more.also the wider tire up front when there is rain, etc. wouldn't be as good.

from what i recall, the Z had some bad tire issues. it was due to factory alignments. so they would wear out prematurely. they even have a class action on this. she should be able to get some money back on a set of tires if she hasn't already.

i would typically say screw what tirerack says, and get whatever tires you want, as long as the overall height is the same. heck, i'm running a 255/265 setup on the boxster, i have yet to see anyone do that.

but this is your sister, i don't know her driving skills. not knowing that, i would stick to the OEM sizes.
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Old 05-09-2008, 03:31 AM   #5
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from what i recall, the Z had some bad tire issues. it was due to factory alignments. so they would wear out prematurely. they even have a class action on this. she should be able to get some money back on a set of tires if she hasn't already.
Nissan did have trouble with front tires wearing out on the inside due to alignment issues. However, this was with the 2003-2004 models. Nissan even had a Japanese tire company make them a special tire that had a really hard compound on the inside of the tire as a bandaid fix for the affected cars. Nissan supposedly has that solved now.

It's not that she needs tires immediately, she wants to have an idea on what to get when they are closer to wearing out.
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