Talk into/out of 18 or 19 inch Volk TE37s
07-28-2007, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Mag blue is awesome. I wish my wheels were 18's sooo bad. Also one more piece of advice, roll the fenders in the rear for less than $100 and run a fat, meaty, aggressive 265/285 or even 295 combo, the car will have traction like you wont believe, I hate seeing 10.5" rims with stretched 275's....post pics when you get em!
If safety were my primary concern, I probably wouldn't get narrower rims and run widths closer to stock, but I know the car, and I know how I drive (I grew up in eastern Canada... and I know how to change my style according to weather) so I feel okay getting *somewhat* wider tires. But I think 275 is as much as I'm willing to go. Would that extra 10mm make the difference? Probably not... since I'm not stupid enough to test the car's limits over the Granville St bridge covered in standing water during a rainstorm... but I gotta set my limits.
As for stretch... I don't think it's that bad, really. I'm not a fan of stretch at all, and I don't see it with 275s on 10.5s. Also, I've been led to believe that the ideal rim size is 0.5 inch narrower than the maximum width recommended by tire manufacturers. And Toyo suggest 9.0 - 11.0" rims for their 275/40/18s. So I think I'll be okay there, too. Thanks for the suggestions, though!
Originally Posted by yoichi
Visually speaking, Some people have the TE-37 in 18s in this forum and i think 18" TE's are not meant for our cars. The sidewall looks too big and the wheel just looks to small for my taste. 18" TE's look great on Evo's, 240sx etc etc but not for the Z. There are lightweight 18's that look great on our cars. The advans and work CR-Kai are both lightweight and look amazing.
Performance wise, hands down the 18s are better. But again, its not everyday we track our cars
anyway, here's my TE-37 in 19
Performance wise, hands down the 18s are better. But again, its not everyday we track our cars
anyway, here's my TE-37 in 19
07-28-2007, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BloMyS14
18x10.5 +15 265/35 all around
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Coming from a guy who has 19" TE-37 Time Attacks.... Get 18's man. I would love to run 18x10.5 +15 TE's with some nice DR tires like the falken azenis rt-615's. The tire options are way better and you have the best set-up for performance. If you slam the Z on some coilovers and have some nice concave wheels the 18's will look amazing.
With a 265/35 tire set-up all the way around you can even rotate your tires !!!!!!!!!
07-29-2007, 02:44 PM
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18s and 19s are visually different, I can tell easily. Go 18s, if you are driving this daily and likes to drive up to speed. 19s are a little slower and it definitely has a harsher ride. I love looks, so I got 19s and have been happy since I got it for over 2 years with no replacement tires yet.
07-29-2007, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ppw350Zunit
Oh, car look awesome by the way
07-30-2007, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Z Phil
I'm curious... with 265s all around, how do you find the balance of the car? I'd love to do something like this so that I could rotate tires, but I would imagine the rear end would be *quite* twitchy with such a setup. Your thoughts?
Oh, car look awesome by the way
Oh, car look awesome by the way
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Back from the dead.
After reading all these positive comments about the 18"x10.5" +15 TE37s I was hoping to see some pictures of them. I can't recall seeing any on the forum.
After reading all these positive comments about the 18"x10.5" +15 TE37s I was hoping to see some pictures of them. I can't recall seeing any on the forum.
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