Anyone running TITAN-7 TS-5 in 19X9.5 +35 / 19X11 +40? Tire suggestions?

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Anyone running the TITAN-7 TS-5 19's? Thoughts on the wheels? Any pics of a white supra with the titanium wheels?

I want a second set of wheels to mount drag radials on. I do not drive the car in the winter or in the rain and would put on my LE wheels if I go on a road trip for some reason. If I get caught in the rain I'd prefer to be able to feather the throttle and get home safely.

I like how the rears are 19x11 which should allow for a fairly wide tire. Anyone know what the sweet size for the rear would be with those rims?

That brings me to the topic of tires. Any suggestions? Assuming I'll go some type of drag radial on the rear what should I put on the front?

Thanks everyone!

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Can't help on the fitment, but respect to anyone that uses the statement "a fairly wide tire" in reference to 11" width wheels. I'd say 305's easy, maybe even 315's - but I'd definitely be worried about rubbing with the latter (and possibly with the 305's even).

 

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So I've placed an order for the wheels. Now I'm looking at tires. I'm thinking Nitto's - 275/35 19 NT05 up front and 305/35 19 NT05R for the rears. Currently stock suspension. I'm hearing those should fit? Thoughts?

 

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Also anyone know if there's any issues with these wheels accepting TPMS sensors? Trying to decide if I should buy some or not. I've read there's a fit issues with some aftermarket rims with the sensors?

 

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Per https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator, now I'm concerned that size wheel won't work properly?

Putting 275/35/19 and 255/35/19 (factory size) doesn't list 305/35 and 275/35 as options. Anyone understand why?

 

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You will definitely have a difference in rolling diameter with those, I'd probably drop to a 30 profile if possible. If you want a better calculator, try this one.

Perfect fitment - size wise, not necessarily fitting as far as the fenders however width wise as that has more to do with offset and how squared the outside profile makes it on the rim would be 295/30-19 on the front and 315/30-19. That gives perfect front (same 26" diameter) and only slightly smaller rears (.2" smaller diameter). Likely that's a bit too agressive however. With a 305/30-19 you're running 0.4" smaller in the rears, so if you matched the fronts that would be around 275/30 or 285/30 (better) for the fronts with those being .0.5" or 0.3" smaller than stock respectively.

So your speeds with that setup will show a little more fast than stock (which is about 2mph I think)... probably around 1mph more. The overall profile of a 285/30F & 305/30R should look very similar to the stock appearance, but will make for a small increase in gap. If you're planning on lowering in the future, then it should give you a great look.

On the TPMS issue, unless they made the rim wrong there shouldn't be any problems with almost any rim made in the past 10 years as almost everything has them. People are running 20's with 25 profile tires on here IIRC - so I can't see an issue with this setup.

 

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You will definitely have a difference in rolling diameter with those, I'd probably drop to a 30 profile if possible. If you want a better calculator, try this one.

Perfect fitment - size wise, not necessarily fitting as far as the fenders however width wise as that has more to do with offset and how squared the outside profile makes it on the rim would be 295/30-19 on the front and 315/30-19. That gives perfect front (same 26" diameter) and only slightly smaller rears (.2" smaller diameter). Likely that's a bit too agressive however. With a 305/30-19 you're running 0.4" smaller in the rears, so if you matched the fronts that would be around 275/30 or 285/30 (better) for the fronts with those being .0.5" or 0.3" smaller than stock respectively.

So your speeds with that setup will show a little more fast than stock (which is about 2mph I think)... probably around 1mph more. The overall profile of a 285/30F & 305/30R should look very similar to the stock appearance, but will make for a small increase in gap. If you're planning on lowering in the future, then it should give you a great look.

On the TPMS issue, unless they made the rim wrong there shouldn't be any problems with almost any rim made in the past 10 years as almost everything has them. People are running 20's with 25 profile tires on here IIRC - so I can't see an issue with this setup.

Thanks for the info! When you say "too aggressive" for the perfect fitment - would it be because the car wouldn't drive/handle right with that setup? Would 295 even fit up front I wonder?

 

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Looks like 295's wouldn't fit on these rims (9.5) anyway, so that's an automatic no go.

 

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Thanks for the info! When you say "too aggressive" for the perfect fitment - would it be because the car wouldn't drive/handle right with that setup? Would 295 even fit up front I wonder?

I just mean "too agressive" in that it's a very wide setup... so you'd have a bit of a roll on the sidewall with the width (you can get a 295 on many 9.5" width wheels... it's just not a good setup). You would likely have some rubbing either on the inside at turns or on the outside under full compression if lowered.

With the more conservative offsets on those wheels, I'd assume the outsides are fine (especially with stock suspension) but worry sbout insides more with the very wide tires. I think the 285 & 305 stagger would be just about perfect, but 275 fronts would give you even more clearance for sure, and would still be well within tolerances from stock.

 

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I'm leaning towards 285/30R19 and 305/30R19. For the rears, look like Toyo Proxes R888R might be an option, but Toyo doesn't seem to have much in the 285/30R19 size. I guess I could go with another brand on the front. Ugh, decisions! lol My wheels will be here Friday.

 

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If I go down to 275/30 up front I could run Nitto NT05 up front. I wonder if that would be a better match to the Toyo Proxes R888R in the rears? I can't find much "max performance" wise in 285/30R19.

 

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Michelin Pilot Super Sport seem to come in a 285/30R19.

 

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Although it's not a huge problem necessarily, I always try to keep all 4 the same brand and model. Depending on how different they are you could potentially have a setup where handling is compromised in certain situations... say for example the wet traction characteristics are vastly different. That could result in a situation where unexpectedly you get far more under/over steer in cornering. If all are the same, then even if road conditions change, the characteristics of all 4 tires respond identically rather than upsetting the balance.

If you went 275/30 you could put Toyo T1R's (PC#251590) on the fronts. Still a significantly different tire than the R888R's though. If you dropped even farther on the front to a 265/35 you could get R888R's all around. Your fronts would only be slightly larger than stock and the rears only slightly smaller (both within 1.5% variance). If it were me I'd get less "ultra performance" tires and match them, but then I daily my MKV and never race it so YMMV.

 

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Lots to think about! I just want to ensure I can hook up after I get a downpipe and tune. If I can hook up with a less ultra performance tire that I could match on all 4 corners I would certainly look at them. I'm just not sure what that would be?

 

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Definitely doesn't match type/brand, but check out LS3Twins' setup with MT's on the rear... looks like he's running the Michelin PSS in the front (not sure of aspect nor exact offset on the wheels but same widths as yours I think). I'd shoot an email to Titan and see if they can give you a heads-up on what rubber some other customers are running. You will be a rolling advertisement for their product - I'd expect they'd be willing to help you out a bit.

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