morris05vette

Just swapped out my rear tires to 285/30/19 nitto invos today, and i thought the side profile would be a little bit thicker but it looks pretty low profile. My car is at stock height so now i have an even bigger gap between the fender and tire. Looks kind of funny now. So should i just lower the car on stock bolts or swap out the tires? I found youtube videos on how to lower on stock bolts but it was a z06, should it be the same for a z51??

Sergio7

Lower it on stock bolts first, I have the exact same tire setup & also hated the wheel gap. Now my fronts areperfect with the fender & the rear are about three fingers away. If that doesn't do it for you, then lower on aftermarket bolts or do the mod to the stock ones, (but i would just buy aftermarket ones to have a double set just in case). Remember if you want to keep this setup, your new tires will be shredded without an alignment.

joshz06

Stock bolts will get the job done and maintain ride quality.

morris05vette

anyone got the instructions or a link on how to lower on stock bolts.............

Hells

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-c6-video.html

08velocity

Go for it !! and its super easy !!!

haljensen

Why did you go to a smaller diaameter tire? the 285/30 is 1.12" shorter diameter than the 285/35 stock size.

Your fender gap is now .56" more than it was stock (and the car is .56" closer to the ground).

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php

marc8090

Plus the active handling and traction control is not going to be very happy with the smaller diameter rear tire.

morris05vette

yeah i confused myself, in knew nitto tires were a bit larger than normal and i thought it was the sidewall that was made larger than normal but its the width. Ill lower it and see if it still bothers me, if it does than ill take em off. They hook nice though

dev1360

I'd get the correct tires. And nitto tires actually run a little narrow on width.

morris05vette

Meant to say narrower
Yeah im just gonna get the 305/30/19 invos
I think those would be good

haljensen

305/30 are still a smaller diameter than stock so there's still more fender gap and the car is still closer to the ground.

Only +0.325" gap with the 305/30.

morris05vette

Well i cant do 305/35 correct??
What would yall recommend, becoming a headache

haljensen

You'll have to make the decision yourself on brand and size, nobody can make the decision for you.

Use the chart on comparing sizes and find the closest tire diameter to stock that will fit your wheels.

You also have to keep in mind that the sizes from the charts are mostly guesswork, they are a calculation, not a measurement. There is no standard for tire measurements and it seem that every manufacturer has their own idea of how long a millimeter is.

Tonylmiller

Every tire size has a tolerance. Some manufacturers shoot for nominal, and others shoot for the bottom of the tolerance in order to save some money. But if you buy a different size, you generally get a different size.

morris05vette

Ehhhh i said screw it and just ordered 285/35/19 invos, im sure theyll hook good with my power. Got tired of researching and #s........

dev1360

The really small difference in width won't affect traction.