Winter Tire Talk

[takemorepills]

I run OEM Enkei 18" wheels on my Q60, which has the same brakes as the Performance Z.

With any wheel, you HAVE to be careful about the room between the wheel spokes and the fat calipers. Wheels that can fit on a Z Sport may contact the Performance calipers. Something to check before buying any wheel for these cars that hasn't already been fitted to a Z Performance or Q60 with Akebonos. Many wheels have the correct offset, but the spoke/wheel face design might be a problem.

 

[Bininator]

Hi everyone,
I am also looking at a set of winter tires and wheels for my Performance Z, it looks like one of the sizes Tire Rack recommends is 18x8.5 +35. Can any of you confirm whether this size will clear the brake calipers on the Performance? I'd like to downsize the wheels for more sidewall during the winter. Thanks in advance.

 

[Supremekai]

Hi everyone,
I am also looking at a set of winter tires and wheels for my Performance Z, it looks like one of the sizes Tire Rack recommends is 18x8.5 +35. Can any of you confirm whether this size will clear the brake calipers on the Performance? I'd like to downsize the wheels for more sidewall during the winter. Thanks in advance.

For reference I'm using Fast wheels FC04 18x9 +30 for my winters. these clears the calipers. Kinda tucked in especially the back, so might want to add spacers.

 

[RobotAZ]

I drive Pilot PS4 in the winter and consider the Pilot A/S a snow tire. Just slap those on and be done.