Which tire size do you prefer, 17" or 18" ?
08-09-2005, 12:03 PM
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I went from 18" stock to 19" Axis Hiros. I haven't noticed any difference in ride quality. I have, however, noticed an increase in handling due to the wider tires I now run. I will say this....going into my friend's base Z with 17s, I can notice an increase in ride quality, but I think the performance suffers b/c of it.
08-09-2005, 12:58 PM
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I stuck with 17"s but wider tires. The handling feels better, however as much as I love my new wheels if I'd do it again I'd go 18" simply because for whatever reason the new wheels/tires look smaller than the stocker 17"s...
08-09-2005, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mrtomcat
I stuck with 17"s but wider tires. The handling feels better, however as much as I love my new wheels if I'd do it again I'd go 18" simply because for whatever reason the new wheels/tires look smaller than the stocker 17"s...
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08-09-2005, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by HyperSprite
mrtomcat, thanks for posting, what size rims/tires are those?
By the way, every time I see your avatar I think of my kitten Kaboodel
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By the way, every time I see your avatar I think of my kitten Kaboodel
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the rims are 17 by 9 and the tires are 255/45/17 rear and 245/45/17 front.
08-09-2005, 09:07 PM
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I would have loved to get 17's.. but i went with 18's so i could run 14.1" front stop tech's.... I want to get some spare wheels for the rear in 17"
17's are awesome for track... very light, better cornering especially when wide, just because you have 17's doesnt mean you need to run a tall sidewall... you can run something like 245/40/17 / 275/40/17 and they look hot! thats what our race cars run...
My car on 17" RPF1's...
Race car...
Mine on 18's now...
(dont fall into the looks over performance things
17's are awesome for track... very light, better cornering especially when wide, just because you have 17's doesnt mean you need to run a tall sidewall... you can run something like 245/40/17 / 275/40/17 and they look hot! thats what our race cars run...
My car on 17" RPF1's...
Race car...
Mine on 18's now...
(dont fall into the looks over performance things
08-09-2005, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ADMAN
You want precious???
I still run 17" on the track. Can't beat the handling and understeer balance.
19" spin up really slow. So, I like 18" on the street. But, what do I know...
I still run 17" on the track. Can't beat the handling and understeer balance.
19" spin up really slow. So, I like 18" on the street. But, what do I know...
It's nice to see some cat lovers in a seems to be more and more cat unfriendly world...
One main reason I kept 17"s is because I'm at the track at least once a week and they do handle better (even though I put on 15" slicks in the rear on those days days)
Jason those cars look very nice
08-09-2005, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mrtomcat
One main reason I kept 17"s is because I'm at the track at least once a week and they do handle better (even though I put on 15" slicks in the rear on those days days)
Thank you
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08-10-2005, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason@Performance
So you drag race?
Thank you The Blue / Silver car is mine... the dark gray car is the same car now
Thank you
The Blue / Silver car is mine... the dark gray car is the same car now
08-13-2005, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mrtomcat
yes, almost every week at Irwindale and when ever there are privates at Cali Speedway...taking out my baby for her first 1/4 mile event this friday since the twins were installed...
Im not really much for drag racing though...
08-13-2005, 03:12 PM
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what would adjusting my rear camber to 0 do for me?
https://my350z.com/forum/drag/136898-cali-speedway-8-12-2005-recap.html
here's a recap of cali drag way last night
https://my350z.com/forum/drag/136898-cali-speedway-8-12-2005-recap.html
here's a recap of cali drag way last night
08-13-2005, 08:03 PM
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0 camber in the rear will have full contact patch on the ground...
with the Z's negitive camber set up it is best for the track / road course...
but for drag racing you are only getting 70% of the rubber on the ground...
0 camber will get all of that rubber on the ground, your launches are going to be faster, you arent going to spin the wheels as easy either...
for someone who mainly drag races' it is a good thing.
with the Z's negitive camber set up it is best for the track / road course...
but for drag racing you are only getting 70% of the rubber on the ground...
0 camber will get all of that rubber on the ground, your launches are going to be faster, you arent going to spin the wheels as easy either...
for someone who mainly drag races' it is a good thing.