I've had these parts for about a month now, but now that a Vacation to Phoenix, the Philippines, and some down time for recovery from the jet lag and finally getting up the ***** to install the springs with the help of some friends, the parts are now installed!

Some pictures of the wheels... I put in some interesting pics (to me at least), and I'm sure some of the newbs will appreciate.

Rick from Status hooked me up with an awesome price.

Check out that lip! Honestly, I prefer the "face" look of a wheel. Didn't want the polished, dip dish lip. Wanted a light wheel.


JDM baby!!! Looks like Advan and Enkei uses the Same "M.A.T cast" process

Inspected by Mr. Suzuki himself. "Born on" date and all.

Front wheel (18x9 +22) is roughly 19.2 lbs.

Rear wheel (18x10 +25) is roughly 19.8 lbs.


Here's some before pics.



Two of my Honda/Acura friends helped me with the installation of the Swift springs, which was not as hard as made out to be (I guess I was lucky). The springs are comfortable. They are far from harsh, yet the car corners better, keeping the roll in check way better than the stock springs. BTW, I used my stock strut. The stock strut and the Swift springs make a pretty good combination. I wanted to be in spec for camber and toe. So after some research, Hotchkis, RS*R, Tein, and Swift were on my list. After a visit to Swift's homepage at: http://www.swiftsprings.com/, my mind was made up. They claim that their springs to not sag. Time will tell, but as long as the F1 and SuperGT community endorses them, they got my confidence. Drop is 0.8" for the front, 0.6" for the rear. Just got my alignment done today at a Hawaii Nissan dealership, and everything was in spec even after the drop, except for toe. Needless to say, I'm happy with the results. The slammed look is not for me BTW. Functionality over looks people!


Definitely a more agessive look.



Falken FK-451 ( 245/40/18 F ) & ( 275/40/18 R ). Overall diameter is 25.6"(650cm) for the front, 26.7"(678cm) for the rear. That's over an inch difference between both. Falken does make a 285/35/18 (25.9" overall diameter) tire that will fit the rear, which will give a lower profile on the sidewall. I'm definitely going with 285/35 for the rear next time. For reference, the stock Bridgestone RE-40 are 25.9"(658cm) overall diameter for the front, and 26.3" (668cm) for the rear. These were on my Base model.


DVD player by JVC. Hi-Res Screen by Liliput. The deck plays MP3s burnt on single or dual layer DVD+ or DVD- discs for those interested.


A picture of the rear Swift springs.




These Trust lugs are less than 1 1/4 lbs! Here's a link to my write up on them: Trust/Kics Project R26 Lugs Thread



TurboGT, I know you're running RGII's also, looks like you're not exclusive anymore. Used some of your pics to help me decide, thanks for posting. Wanted Volk TE37 for the longest, but too many people have them. So I went with the "other" six spoke wheel. I would have went with the six spoke SSR wheels (forgot the name), but they were not available in gold.

Next up, exhaust (Nismo or HKS) and kit (Nismo or C-West). I have roughly 10 months to decide! Need to save up again!

BTW, for Hawaii guys needing to save on shipping, wait for a vacation to the mainland to buy parts. My brother lives in Phoenix, so I sent the parts there. I handcarried the springs (goddamn security almost didn't let me take them in as hadcarry), and checked-in my rims. I bought the Falken FK-451 from Discount Tire in Phoenix for about $550. The salesperson from Discount tire was super cool- price matched www.onlinetires.com prices, and included a $5 "beat the competition" incentive. Sent the tires with USPS for $100 ($50 for 2 tires that are shrink wrapped). You can save a whole bunch. Tires got here in less than 2 weeks by boat, and the tires were in great condition.

 

love them. congrats

 

sweet. i'd say thats the best looking 18" rims on a z.

 

very nice.

 

those are sick!!!!!! i wanted rg2's but like in a black

 

They look good..would be even better if they were deep dish though but I understand thats what you wanted so congrats!

 

Dude, you have a "very nice" Z as well. Should have took your advice though in that other thread, and went 285/35/18 on the rear tires. It's gonna take awhile to go through the tires though, I only have 10,000 miles as it is as I use a work van.

 

looks very nice... GO PPW!

 

Swifts are awesome, only gripe I have is that I wish they were a bit stiffer like the RS*R's but either way I love them.

+1 to Rick@Status.