Ordering my TE37's today and am going to get them without the center caps for now and if I don't like it, then I will buy the center caps. Does anybody have a picture of a Z with aftermarket wheels (preferable volks) without the centercaps? Thanks.

Here is picture of my RX7 with CCW Classic's w/o center caps...

 

i had caps with my old TEs, now i dont with my new ones, because the diamond black was backordered. it not really noticable with my black rims, but some of the hubs are rusted and can be seen thru the center. i cant wait for my caps to get here. i think you will want them. you can actually find my thread i started when i put them on. search under my name and for diamond black TEs.

 

u gotta have center caps... those rusty hubs are nothing u'd wanna show off

 

I found your thread... https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....highlight=te37

But there are no final pics of the car with them mounted and no center caps

I'm not that worried about rust cause you can always sand off the rust and spray some black paint on there

 

thats strange, when i get home ill post some new ones.

 

here you go.

 

Thanks man. Those hubs aren't nearly as interesting looking as the rx7's were. But I guess I will live with no center caps for at least a week. I got a few month wait in front of me anyways. Just ordered the 18x10.5 and 18x9.5 Gunmetal TE37s

 

just think of it as a weight reduction! haha.

 

"we don't need no stinkin centercaps!"

 

Sometime I'll have to post this spreadsheet I made with weight reduction of the new wheels compared to stock. I even included weightloss in tires and lugnuts

Basically the final answer was 18x10.5 and 18x9.5 TE37's w/ 295/35 and 265/35 BFG's and volk lugnuts weighs ~37.5 lbs less than stock.

 

Tig,

Do you have any pics of those wheels with the entire car?

 

I've gotten more compliments with mine off. Everyone goes wheres your center caps, cuz i kinda like em with out it.

 

Yea, i didn't really like it that much on the black wheel but on your silver I like it. I will have Gunmetal wheels. So I hope that the black centers will offset with the gunmetal and match the black lugs. I'm thinking it will be sweet.

 

Your gonna have to spray paint or use some cleaner. Thats what was used on mine to give a uniform look.

 

I have some without the caps...but I put them on afterwards...

 

car pics.

 

Thanks Tig. Love those wheels.

 

What offsets did you choose?

 

+22 all the way around.

I was going to do a +12 on the 9.5 up front to give it a bit more curvature and lip, but I am planning on 265/35's so i figured the +22 was a safer route.