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general tip: don't state your low age

 

His post is grammatically correct. A sign of maturity. I dont think age matters here, as long as you dont talk like this, "lolz i crahsed mi z n2 a wal".

 

ok ryan 275/35/20 is the width/heigth/and diameter of the tire.

now for your next question you should ask an offset question. Davidv will be glad to answer you. hahah

 

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Knock yourself out...

Wheels:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_sizing
Offsets

Tires:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/tire2.htm

BTW...for the last link you can also search this site on other stuff such as suspension, transmission, etc...

+1

Listen to the man. He is just saving you a whole lot of headache.

 

here's a little breakdown...

My current wheels are:

Volk GT-C Gunmetal (Brand, Model, Color)

19x8.5f +27 (Diameter of the wheel face, "thickness" of the wheel, f = front wheels, Offset)
- The diameter and thickness is in inches, and the offset...when you have a 0 offset, the hub of the wheel sits directly in the center of the thickness of the wheel when looking at the wheel vertically. The higher the offset (+), the more the hub is pushed towards the outside of the wheel, therefore making the wheel sit more inside the wheel well. The lower the offset, the hub is pushed towards the inside of the wheel, therefore pushing the face of the wheel OUT.

19x9.5r +24 (try to explain this to yourself using the above explainations.)

Tires:

245/35/19f (width, sidewall thickness, inside diameter, f = front wheels)
- the width of the tire is like the thickness of the rims mentioned above. The sidewall thickness is a PERCENTAGE of the width of the tires. The inside diameter is of course, the same as the outside diameter of the rims.

275/35/19r (try to explain this to yourself using the above explainations.)

Additional excersise:

My new wheels:

Volk GT-S Gloss Black
19x9.5f +17
19x10.5r +18

My new tires:

Toyo T1-R
255/35/19f
285/35/19r

 

That might not impress many people on here since the majority of us are out of High School. But you seem like a nice guy.

The 245/35/19 nitrouz posted means 245 cm wide, 85.75 thick (245 x 0.35), and a 19 inch diameter. I believe that is correct.

 

WTF are you smoking Hraes? He's a noob! Is it your wife posting with your account again???

 

Meh, he seems ok. Not completely retarded, like the majority of teenagers we get on here. As soon as he posts a CAI/Exhaust/FI thread I'll revoke his retard immunity, and we'll roast him on my grill (that my mom didn't pay for)

 

Just a little correction, but a 245 tire is 245mm wide, not cm, to clear things up a little bit

 

Here's a tip for you. When I was first getting into cars I knew shiite too. I am not a mechanic and I have never worked on a car before. So I went to the book store and bought two books:
Auto Repair for Dummies and
Car Hacks and Mods for Dummies

You don't need these books in particular, these are just the ones I used. Go to any library or book store and you will find a ton. The links to wikipedia and howstuffworks.com are great reference and I would read those too. You can never have too much (good) information.

First, these books won't make you and expert, but it will keep you from asking the basic questions like: What mod should I do first, which is better x or y,
or What size tire should I get or what does 285/35 R19 mean?

Secondly, these books will help fill in any gaps in your knowledge way better than the random ramblings of a bunch of message board posters

Lastly, I'm not trying to rag on you or whatever, you seemed sincere an I thought I would give you a fighting chance before you get fed to the wolves... i mean bravehearts.

These books will give you the tools to help you make a qualitative answer based on your OWN judgement and help you decide what it is YOU want to do with YOUR car within YOUR budget.

Good luck and be safe.

 

LOL I graduated high school the year he was born

 

He sounds a little like me when I was in high school. Except he's into cars which is cool whereas I was into RPG's (role playing games not rocket propelled grenades) which is lame.

Welcome, one of the first 17 year olds to slip under the radar and not get flamed for your introduction post. Keep up this level of respect and most if not all people here will respect you.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

 

I forgot the decimal in my post.

 

All of us are new at some time. Should we have a sticky on, say, offset 101? No. Its a waste of time. People will not read it. They are too lazy.

Solution: Come here with some knowledge of basic wheel theory. Ask what are the best wheels? and I will ignore you. I can always find another thread where the OP has done a little homework.

 

oh man, Hraes is softening up. Coup soon, very soon.

 

Actually I disagree, but the following method requires more effort from the moderators.

As a moderator, you make a set of GOOD FAQ's (sticky). Talk about why noobs should not ask "what's the best intake" and tell them to search before posting etc.

Then whenever a noob posts a noobish thread, the moderators have to post a link to the sticky, tell the noob to read the FAQ, and lock the thread immediately. If they repost the thread, issue a temp ban.

This technique is effective in shortening the learning curve of making noobs into productive members of forum-society. I have seen it several times on other forums with stricter moderation guidelines. The end result is a community where the overall number of moronic posts is dramatically reduced.

 

^ wants to be a moderator

Actually i think Wired 24/7 has a good point, maybe moderators should give a link (could even be to a search) and then lock the thread.

 

Considering these forums have not been around that long, they are doing pretty well. But since the number of 350Z's on the road just keeps increasing year after year, of course we are going to have tons of new members all the time.

Hell, sometimes the first website on google if you type in 350Z is this one.

We need better control, this forum is turning into a monkey zoo parade of bullsh1t and idiots.