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Nov 25, 2007 | 01:19 PM

wheatz

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Goodbye 19's & Hello Enkei's

I finally decided to get rid of my heavy 19's for these much lighter 18's. Attached are some pics of my new Enkei NT03+m's. I'm running Toyo T1-R's 255/40/18 on 9.5's in the front and 295/35/18 on 10.5's in the rear. They cleared my 14.25" AP BBK with more than 3mm clearance in the front.

I'll be posting my 19" Luff M1's in great condition on the marketplace soon for any socal people who want to pick them up cheap from me.

What do you guys think???

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Nov 25, 2007 | 01:26 PM

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what offset?

I love the rims though.

Nov 25, 2007 | 01:31 PM

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Why do they have two valve stems???

Nov 25, 2007 | 02:00 PM

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Nice. And beautiful Z you've got there.

Nov 25, 2007 | 02:03 PM

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+27 up front and +30 in the rear.

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what offset?

I love the rims though.

Nov 25, 2007 | 02:17 PM

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Your car looks just great.

Just curious… Do the 18’s provide a more comfortable ride? …I’m guessing yes, but I have no experience driving on 19" wheels.

--Spike

Nov 25, 2007 | 05:33 PM

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To be honest I can't really tell too much of a difference. It feels slightly better, but with my Hotchkis TVS kit and Koni Shocks my suspension is super hard. I gave up on a comfortable ride a long time ago after I started autoxing.

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Your car looks just great.

Just curious… Do the 18’s provide a more comfortable ride? …I’m guessing yes, but I have no experience driving on 19" wheels.

--Spike

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Nov 25, 2007 | 05:37 PM

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Awesome wheels. I'm more of a fan of the RPF 1's myself, but the NT03's would make a GREAT track *****/auto-x wheel.

Nov 25, 2007 | 06:03 PM

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Nice!!! For some reason, 18" wheels give the Z a more proportioned look.

Nov 25, 2007 | 10:22 PM

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What's with the dual stems? O_O

Nov 25, 2007 | 10:24 PM

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What's with the dual stems? O_O

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Nov 25, 2007 | 10:28 PM

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i love 18's on a Z if they are aggressive offsets and slammed.

Nov 25, 2007 | 10:44 PM

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according to Enkei, the second valve stem is to check tire pressure more accurately.

Nov 25, 2007 | 10:52 PM

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Nice. I might also be soon-to-be 18" Enkei owner myself

..if I decide not to get Advan RS that is lol

Nov 26, 2007 | 06:42 AM

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I stuck with 18's also due to weight and ride comfort..18's look great with a drop.

Nov 26, 2007 | 07:04 AM

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Looks nice... what springs are you running? I have the Hotchkis setup and my car looked a lot lower with the 19's. Maybe my springs haven't settled after working on it this weekend.

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I stuck with 18's also due to weight and ride comfort..18's look great with a drop.

Nov 26, 2007 | 07:26 AM

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I am switching back to 18" myself!

VOLK Time Attacks for sale!!

Nov 26, 2007 | 07:32 AM

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Looks nice... what springs are you running? I have the Hotchkis setup and my car looked a lot lower with the 19's. Maybe my springs haven't settled after working on it this weekend.

tanabe gf210's..maybe when you had 19's..your tire size may have been off and a little larger than stock diameter. I used 275/40 rear and 255/40 front...same diameter as stock 18/tire combo.
i used this
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html