Will start by saying HI since this will be my first post in the forum!


After driving my c2s stock for about a year i just purchased a pair of 19" OZ Ultraleggera. Since I wanted a flush look i decided to go with ET49 front and ET50 rear. As I was looking I came across a used set that was well, more os less new but the previous owner had fitted a pair of Nokia WR (winter) tires on them.

My thought was to transfer my 295/30 P-Zero´s from my OEM wheels. But after looking at the tires it looks like they are a bit wider than "needed" and not that slanted as the winter tires.

So now the question. Anyone running the P-zero setup without problem or have a top-tip of what tires to run to get a slanted side of the wheel to prevent rub?

Below is a pic of the car with the wheels test-mounted.


Tanks in advance!

 

If they're the same width as stock wheels (19x8/11) then you're going to want to stick with the stock tire sizes (235/295) and you shouldn't have any rubbing but looking at your pics I can see that you don't have any, or much, negative camber so you could get it aligned and dial in some negative camber to tuck the wheels under the fender lips slightly and then you definitely won't rub plus you would handle better in the twisties.

 

Thanks!

Sounds like a great plan. Any tip on how much camber I should go for? Max I guess? Will I manage with stock suspension parts?

 

Depends on how aggressive you want it. My Porsche dealer did my last alignment and I told the mechanic I mostly drive on the street but do an occasional autoX too so they gave me -1.4 on the fronts and -1.6 on the rears and I've found that to be a good balance, although my tire wear might still suffer from it some in the long term. It was noticeable how much more my wheels tucked under the fender lips too. I'm running front wheels with a +46 offset and they're tucked well under the lip with plenty of room. My rears are +62 but are 1/2" wider at 11.5" and they're well under the fender lip too. I'll find a pic to post...

 

Here's a side profile of mine with the alignment I mentioned above. I have 19x8 +46 wheels up front with 235's and 19x11.5 +62 wheels in back with 295's. I'll be putting 305's on the back when these wear out, there's plenty of room. My car is lowered on Eibach's too.


Another thing to consider is that different tire brands have bigger sidewalls. I've had P-Zero's on too and they had noticeably bigger sidewalls with less stretch than these Michelin Pilot SS tires I have now.