Pic request: 245/40/19 or 265/35/19 on Rays gramlights 57DR

[bmwmkc323i]

Hi all,

I have a new set of Rays gramlights 57DR in 19x9.5 ET35 for my 2018 Model 3 LR AWD which is lowered just under 1" on Tein flex Z coilovers. Winter season is just about over so I am now looking for tires. Most likely will stick with all seasons and considering either the Falken 460 AS or Continental DSW06 Plus tires. I am having hard time to decide between going with 245/40 or 265/35. For 245's, I heard range loss will be minimal and for 265's will be a really big hit. I do like the meaty look though but have also been told 245's will have a slight stretch but will be a smoother ride and fill in more fenderwell gap compared to 265's will be slightly lower and have harsher ride.

If anyone has these wheels in this size, could you post some side pics along with the tire brand you are running so I can see how it looks?
What do you think would be the best tire size to have the best look for this setup?

Thanks in advance!

 

[bmwmkc323i]

If anyone has any wheel with 245/40/19 tires, it would be helpful to see as well. Does not need to be rays gramlights.

 

[Gasaraki]

I have the 245/40/19 setup

 

[Gasaraki]

 

[The Other Dan]

265/35/19 is pretty much perfect fir a 9.5 wheel. 245/45 does have a bit if stretch.
And don't worry about range loss between the two. It's minimal based strictly by those tire sizes. I had 265/35/19 PS4S on my car for 35k miles, and the efficiency hasn't really changed at all going to 245/40 ECS2.

 

[bmwmkc323i]

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Very nice, thank you for sharing these.

265/35/19 is pretty much perfect fir a 9.5 wheel. 245/45 does have a bit if stretch.
And don't worry about range loss between the two. It's minimal based strictly by those tire sizes. I had 265/35/19 PS4S on my car for 35k miles, and the efficiency hasn't really changed at all going to 245/40 ECS2.

Thanks for the reply. I decided to go with 265/35 instead of 245/40 because I was worried about the slight stretch and sounds like most people go with 265's for these Rays wheels. Went with Falken 460AS tires and they are pretty quiet and smooth so far.

 

[Jeff@ShiftEV]

245 on a 9.5"w is a significant amount of stretch. Enough that it's probably not recommended unless its needed for fitment. Here is my 245/45R19 on 9.5"w geminis.