Recommended tire size?

[Nukem]

I just purchased 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 rims what tire sizes should I be looking for?

 

[TURBO2GO]

I just purchased 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 rims what tire sizes should I be looking for?

215/35/18 and 265/35/18. If the car is pre-02. 255/35/18 if it is 02+.

 

[docjohn]

If your car is not a widebody is there a 8 inch option for the front?

 

[TURBO2GO]

Yeah I didn't notice that front wheel width. That's going to stretch a 215.

 

[nsxtasy]

It's always best to decide on your tire sizes BEFORE deciding on your wheel widths, for this very reason. Fortunately, most 215/35-18 tires are approved for mounting on 18x8.5 wheels, so you'll be okay (although the fronts may look stretched - 18x7.5 or 18x8 would have been better).

215/35/18 and 265/35/18. If the car is pre-02. 255/35/18 if it is 02+.

Actually, 255/35-18 is a better match for the TCS on a '94-01. 265/35-18 is a better match on a '91-93 or an '02-05. But either rear size should work on a '94-05 without problems. (I would not recommend 255 on a '91-93.)

 

[Nukem]

so 265's in the rears. What about 225s in the fronts? I agree NSXTASY that you should decide tire size before deciding wheel widths, but these I bought these wheels cheap cheap(until I can pick up some '02+ wheels).

 

[TURBO2GO]

225 will rub. It's too tall in any available configuration Ive seen. It's also going to throw off your TCS as we mentioned. 215 is really the only trouble-free NSX front size.

 

[Nukem]

thanks guys

 

[Hapa88]

If it were me, I'd return the 18x8.5" front and change it for a 17x8 front.

 

[Nukem]

Bought them from an owner on Prime.

 

[angus]

215 on an 8.5 will be quite stretched, you could look for 225/35/17 - rare size but it'll be less stretched.

What is the offset of the front wheels?

 

[nsxtasy]

215 on an 8.5 will be quite stretched

Most 215/35-18 tires are approved for mounting on wheels 7.0-8.5" wide. So it may appear slightly stretched but not ridiculously so, and shouldn't be a safety issue.

you could look for 225/35/17

You'll have a hard time mounting a 225/35-17 tire on an 18x8.5 wheel.