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Old Dec 25, 2004 | 11:42 PM
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i am just about to buy some volk le37's and cant decided between 18" or 19"....i would rather go 18" to save on weight, but all i've seen are 19" on the Z.
can anybody share some pics of their ride with 18" le/te37 with some fat lips???
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 06:12 AM
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Those wheels don't really have "fat lips" -here are some 19" 9.5/10.5 pictures...

https://my350z.com/gallery/view_albu...umName=albuo93

Seems you have two concerns, which don't exactly go together...

"i would rather go 18" to save on weight"
"18" le/te37 with some fat lips"

If you're primarily in it for looks, go with 19's (though tires might be a bit more expensive, it looks better IMHO).
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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thanks Chicken, i guess you're right....can't really have fat lips and save on weight too...
guess i'll just go 19" and use my stock rims for track or something
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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If you get 18" with lower offsets they will have the same lip as a 19"...

but, IMHO I would go with the NISMO LMGT4's.. they weight .5lbs lighter and cheeper then volks...
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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hey jason, so can i get those lmgt's in 18" with fat lips?...
any pics?
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Well...

LMGT4's are readly available in the STATES in only 2 sizes and offsets...

18x8.5 +25mm
18x9.5 +30mm

I can get 18x10.5 +15mm that will have about a 1.5" lip... But, they are about $800 per wheel.
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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What is the difference in the TE37 and the LE37 volk???
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le37's have polished lips. also, i think le37's start at 19"
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Is one lighter then the other?? Or have a bigger lip then the other??
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18" NISMO LMGT4's are lighter then the Volks...
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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LMGT4 is lighter than te37...u can go with ce28n which is a lighter wheel.
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18" NISMO LMGT4's are lighter then the Volks...
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 08:50 AM
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Originally posted by ssc
i am just about to buy some volk le37's and cant decided between 18" or 19"....i would rather go 18" to save on weight, but all i've seen are 19" on the Z.
can anybody share some pics of their ride with 18" le/te37 with some fat lips???
Here's a quick pic of my 18" LE37T's, 8.5" F and 9.5" rear, 30mm offset both. No fat lips, though.
Attached Thumbnails anybody got 18" le37 or te37??-z33-wheels.jpg  
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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here's the lip on my 18" TE-37's:

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wow we get spolied with huge lips those are such nice rims but they dont have the same effect on g/z's. i have a set of LE's on my prelude wiht a small lip they look good on cars that cant run big lips imo.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by pearl type sh
wow we get spolied with huge lips those are such nice rims but they dont have the same effect on g/z's. i have a set of LE's on my prelude wiht a small lip they look good on cars that cant run big lips imo.
With the right offset I don't think 18" TE-37's look as bad as you think on the Z :

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Originally posted by leemik
With the right offset I don't think 18" TE-37's look as bad as you think on the Z :

that looks great...
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Originally posted by leemik
here's the lip on my 18" TE-37's:

That's funny. I'm soo use to seeing people placing dollar bills on lips. First time I've seen a penny.
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Originally posted by leemik
With the right offset I don't think 18" TE-37's look as bad as you think on the Z :

Looks awesome...anyone know what offset F and R it is running??
I am thinking 18" TE 37s will aggressive offsets like this JIC Z but don't really know what offset i should go with. Please help.

THanks
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I think they are:
Front = 9.5 wide +12 offset
Rear = 10.5 wide +22 offset

that's just a guess..

The color is Mercury Silver and that was supposedly a limited edition TE37 color for 2003 .. Don't know if you can still get them in that shade.

--mike
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Originally posted by leemik
I think they are:
Front = 9.5 wide +12 offset
Rear = 10.5 wide +22 offset

that's just a guess..

The color is Mercury Silver and that was supposedly a limited edition TE37 color for 2003 .. Don't know if you can still get them in that shade.

--mike
Thanks leemik
The car has a front BBK so i assume that +12 offset will clear BBk or it's running wheel spacers up front? The mercury silver color does look great, but i think i am going for Bronze since i have a PPW
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