18" Wheel & Tire Discussion Thread
My thoughts exactly
+1 - Your offsets are far to conservative.
Lou
I do not think you will like those offsets with that aggressive of a drop. Look at the picture above of the 18x9.5+17 and imagine your wheel sunken into the wheel well an inch more than that. Probably more-so with the camber from a 1.2" drop. That drop is not mild IMO. I scrape speed bumps sometimes and I'm only lowered on Hotchkis. You will also have to have aftermarket camber arms and toe bolts installed if you are interested in getting your car aligned back to factory spec.
Lou
I just ordered these 18x8.5 +32 and 18x9.5 +42 Super Advan SA3s and TireRack recommends 225/45-18 (f) and 265/40-18 (r). I also have Track Brembos installed. Any objections to that? No suspension mods done yet but I was thinking of going with some Tanabe NF210 springs for a subtle 1.2 inch drop because it's a daily driver and I live with speed bumps daily. Any insight would be great!
Personally I would cancel the order and find something a bit more desireable
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Thanks for the feedback guys, I've had the same style Advans on my old S13 but 16s with a +32 offset with Tein S-techs and KYBs and I remember the ride being so smooth for such an inexpensive set up. I'm just trying to go the same direction with the Z. Plus I'm getting the rims for cheap so if it doesn't turn out the way I like it, oh well. I'm a sucker for old Advans =)
BTW. I just picked up my Z last night and drove it home 4 hours; the only problem I had was the tire pressure light would come on around 30 miles into a drive (if the car was turned off then back on it would go away). I checked the display and it just had 2 dashes for the front left tire. Does that sensor need to be reprogrammed or do you think it's bad?
Thanks!
Eddie
BTW. I just picked up my Z last night and drove it home 4 hours; the only problem I had was the tire pressure light would come on around 30 miles into a drive (if the car was turned off then back on it would go away). I checked the display and it just had 2 dashes for the front left tire. Does that sensor need to be reprogrammed or do you think it's bad?
Thanks!
Eddie
BTW. I just picked up my Z last night and drove it home 4 hours; the only problem I had was the tire pressure light would come on around 30 miles into a drive (if the car was turned off then back on it would go away). I checked the display and it just had 2 dashes for the front left tire. Does that sensor need to be reprogrammed or do you think it's bad?
Thanks!
Eddie
I would check the tire pressure first
No i'm not. just happen to came with the wheels. No sense to spend more money just to have the tires swapped for bigger ones. But i'll be buying bigger and wider tires as soon as they wear out. I don't even like the skinny tires it came with. these tires will do for now.
I would think either go staggered wheel and tire setup or square setup (same size wheels and tires all around)
[QUOTE=ShanesG;6771259]BBS RS??
18x9.5 +14 all around
20mm spacers in the rear
(soon 10mm in front)
245/40/18
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WOW, those look sick! I gotta check what other colors they have to see if I could fit any of them on my black Z
18x9.5 +14 all around
20mm spacers in the rear
(soon 10mm in front)
245/40/18
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[QUOTE]WOW, those look sick! I gotta check what other colors they have to see if I could fit any of them on my black Z
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My Work EMOTION XD9's
Front Wheels: 18x9.0 +20
Rear Wheels: 18x10.0 +18
Front Tires: 245/40Z R18
Rear Tires: 275/40Z R18
Yeah... I know I need a drop... don't say it...
Last edited by mcbrown35; Apr 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM.
