I said "could" because as deathkitten pointed out in my wheel thread, different branded tires have different sidewall shapes, some bulging a 1/2" or so more than others. As you pointed out in this thread, it may be the sidewall as opposed to the tread edge that rubbed on Bernard's tire. I don't know if the 235-series tire Bernard used had the average amount of sidewall bulge, less, or more, and I have no idea what tire brand Northern will select, so I can't say for sure that they absolutely will rub at all, or if so that they will rub to the same extent as Bernard's did. If I had a nickel for every thread I dug up when researching my wheels where two guys ran the exact same tire offset (the true determining factor as to whether or not rubbing will occur) with one claiming just enough clearance with no rubbing encountered and the other guy saying they rubbed and that they eventually had to live with it, change wheels or use a spacer, etc. I would be rich.

I would definitely agree with you that they will almost definitely rub the inner fender liner under "heavy" travel if Northern buys the same tire brand as Bernard. But as I pointed out earlier, this isn't as serious an issue as actually impacting or rubbing the painted outer fender edge.

 

Spyhunter2k, I found your thread on Xjs wheel fitment from a year back & found it VERY informative. I will be using 17x8 wheels but to be safe, I will be staying with your 25-30mm offset rule of thumb.

 

I thought a 20 offset would be a good place to start. now i need to start thinking about tires, may have to try and borrow a few junk tires for fittament. someone suggested going a inch either way in width, to change rim to bulge distance.

 

Keep in mind Northern, that we are only talking millimeters here so you may not have to change the tires drastically to get clearance. I would mount the wheels (one front, one back) just to get an idea of how much room for bulge. If it is real close, you can buy a tire that would be the same width as the rim. If you absolutely had to, you could take
2mm out of the lip with a wizzer wheel & nobady would ever be able to tell, just make sure to paint the bare edge

 

AFAIK these wheels started life on a DB7 - they are 18 inch Speedline Mistrals & I think they are 8 inches wide. I've never been able to confirm the exact offset of the wheels & I first tried 245/40/18s on them & there was a lot of fouling on the rear wheelarch inner edges, so I tried 235/40/18s & they still fouled the rear arch inner edges - they are now fine with 225/40/18s.

Andy.

 

those wheels look great on your car, If I can't find what I had in mind for mine, I might be tempted to go with those...Very Nice

 

hey mish you asked for opinion, the car looks high in the front and low in the rear, whats with that??

 

That was years ago, before I rebuilt both axles and replaced all 4 corner shocks and springs. Look now...

 

at first glance looks like a 280z. with the trim missing

 

would like good year eagles- i think

 

Are you looking for all-season tires?

What is your target budget per tire?

 

all season would be good, if z rated

 

These are tried and true. They offer great ultimate grip. They ride great and are reasonably quiet but don't have the razor-edge response of some other performance-oriented tires... you really trade a lot of noise and ride quality for a little steering response. I don't own a set but by brother does, and I love them. I would have them on my car if they came in my size.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes

I have these and they're excellent. Not all that performance oriented (only rated to 149mph) but they are extremely consistent and predictable when approaching the limit, even with a short sidewall. (My car also has 18" wheels.) They also wear very well and are reasonably quiet.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes

This is just the tip of the iceberg..

So much of this depends on what you want out of the tire... do you want something quiet? How much tread noise or ride comfort are you willing to give up for performance? Does it need to go in the snow? Etc...

Tires cab be tough to buy. When you go out to buy shoes, you can put them on and walk around to see how they feel, and then take them off and try a new pair. With tires, you make the investment and you're pretty much stuck with them until they wear out. You don't really know how they feel until after you pay for them. Choose wisely - few things make such a big difference with how your car drives!

 

Mish Mish. I love the matte black rims (wheels) on your car. I've been thinking about painting mine. Now that I see yours, my mind has been made up. Not that I don't think that the original chrome doesn't look good, but I think that you can go two ways with an XJS: stately/refined Sunday cruiser, or mean, bad-assed, sporty hell on wheels. I wanna go for hell on wheels.

 

Here is picture with armorolled wheels on her.

The only thing missing is polished, mirror like lip.

 

TWR 16x8 wheels had 19mm and 33mm front rear offset so should be ok

 

Thinking about using plasti dip to get my wheels matte black. Anybody have any experience with it?

 

Yes. It's a MF to get off when you decide that your wheels look too much like the WRX wannabe-rally/drift car next to you.......

 

That car does look good though.

 

17x8/9 with a 15 front 40 rear fit nicely