Enkei RPF1 18x10.5 ALL AROUND
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looking good man, f the haters..this is the guy that had the redline red z with white work emotions 18x9.5 -3, -13 rear and yeah they get a bit iffy around here when anything goes crazy lol.
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Originally Posted by drumma022
-Wider track up front to increase turn in response.
-Even though the tires aren't as stretched as I expected, a stiffer sidewall will allow for a better feel for the road and faster turn in response. When talking with some of the motor sports engineers at Kumho, they were on the same way of thinking and actually gave me percentages that I had forgotten exactly, but they compared a 265 and a 275 contact patch increase versus the decrease in sidewall stiffness and actually recommended the 265.
-Also the stretched sidewall allows for a better taper to clear the inner fender well for less of a chance of rubbing.
Other examples that I have found in the 2 racing series are:
NISMO R1 with 10.5 rear and 265/35/18.
Autech Tsukada with 9.5 +15 and 9.5 +15 with 225/40/17.
Power House Amuser with 10.5 +22 and +18 with 265/35/18
Yashio Factory with 10 +15 all around with 265/35/18
Sunline racing with x10.5 +16 all around with 265/35/18
There are many more and these teams are posting very fast times.
-Even though the tires aren't as stretched as I expected, a stiffer sidewall will allow for a better feel for the road and faster turn in response. When talking with some of the motor sports engineers at Kumho, they were on the same way of thinking and actually gave me percentages that I had forgotten exactly, but they compared a 265 and a 275 contact patch increase versus the decrease in sidewall stiffness and actually recommended the 265.
-Also the stretched sidewall allows for a better taper to clear the inner fender well for less of a chance of rubbing.
Other examples that I have found in the 2 racing series are:
NISMO R1 with 10.5 rear and 265/35/18.
Autech Tsukada with 9.5 +15 and 9.5 +15 with 225/40/17.
Power House Amuser with 10.5 +22 and +18 with 265/35/18
Yashio Factory with 10 +15 all around with 265/35/18
Sunline racing with x10.5 +16 all around with 265/35/18
There are many more and these teams are posting very fast times.
Most guys who drag race dont normally understand these concepts of HPDE and RoadRacing. And besides, The G35/350Z were built for the circuit..not so much for the strip.
Last edited by 636Racer; Nov 28, 2006 at 12:48 PM.
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Originally Posted by paikman
looking good man, f the haters..this is the guy that had the redline red z with white work emotions 18x9.5 -3, -13 rear and yeah they get a bit iffy around here when anything goes crazy lol.
Originally Posted by ihatethatbobbarker
omg pictures please, they said they couldnt make emotions in less then+12
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-tires/141535-anti-lip-concave-face-is-good.html
Old thread I know, but Im looking at maybe running 265/30/19 all around and am worried about VDC issues... You said you only had an issue once - any updated experience? Thats the only thing Im worried about 
Originally Posted by tmoth
Old thread I know, but Im looking at maybe running 265/30/19 all around and am worried about VDC issues... You said you only had an issue once - any updated experience? Thats the only thing Im worried about
yes that will give you major vdc issues, as well as look rediculous
Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
yes that will give you major vdc issues, as well as look rediculous
No issues with VDC still and I drive the car HARD with the VDC on when going into unfamiliar turns/conditions. I have ONLY ever noticed a small difference in VDC was when the rear tires were smaller diameter that the fronts and the effects were that the ABS was a hair sensitive.
Nobody has ever given me an example of when VDC flips out to a point that it would effect daily driving.
Nobody has ever given me an example of when VDC flips out to a point that it would effect daily driving.
Another note on extreme offset/stretched tires:
I recently swapped my spare set of wheels of MB Motoring Weapons:
17x9 +17 255/40/17
17x9 +17 275/40/17
The tires were brand new Kumho MX. After the break-in time and no other adjustments ... The front end is much less responsive than it was on the fairly worn RT-615's. In fact on the one of the fastest turns on my trip home only could hang at around 65mph where before was topping 78-80mph. Given that the 2 tires are in a similar category of performance tires I can only attribute the biggest factor as being in the offset/tire stretch.
I recently swapped my spare set of wheels of MB Motoring Weapons:
17x9 +17 255/40/17
17x9 +17 275/40/17
The tires were brand new Kumho MX. After the break-in time and no other adjustments ... The front end is much less responsive than it was on the fairly worn RT-615's. In fact on the one of the fastest turns on my trip home only could hang at around 65mph where before was topping 78-80mph. Given that the 2 tires are in a similar category of performance tires I can only attribute the biggest factor as being in the offset/tire stretch.
I am not yet as confident with the Z on unfamiliar roads/wet conditions as I would like to be, so I tend to drive with VDC on most of the time. Of course there is the exception of the days where I throw the car onto a wet "skidpad" and depending on my mood, I have fun with VDC off or I also like to analyze how intelligent VDC is at correcting my intentional slides.
Originally Posted by ihatethatbobbarker
i think you will, i was at the limits with 18x9.5 +12 on a 265/35/18.
it will always work though, you can always run more camber until it works
it will always work though, you can always run more camber until it works
Originally Posted by tmoth
Ive put my 18x10.5 +22 on the front and it cleared - barely... the control arm kinda curves out as it goes up, so I was afraid that a 19 might make it tighter since the wheel itself will be higher up on that arm - hape that makes sense, lol.
Originally Posted by hockiman90
what size tire did you have on those 10.5s up front?
