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wheatz Nov 25, 2007 01:19 PM

Goodbye 19's & Hello Enkei's
 
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I finally decided to get rid of my heavy 19's for these much lighter 18's. Attached are some pics of my new Enkei NT03+m's. I'm running Toyo T1-R's 255/40/18 on 9.5's in the front and 295/35/18 on 10.5's in the rear. They cleared my 14.25" AP BBK with more than 3mm clearance in the front.

I'll be posting my 19" Luff M1's in great condition on the marketplace soon for any socal people who want to pick them up cheap from me.

What do you guys think???

Motormouth Nov 25, 2007 01:26 PM

what offset?

I love the rims though.

Z_Monzter Nov 25, 2007 01:31 PM

Why do they have two valve stems???

Justin07Z Nov 25, 2007 02:00 PM

Nice. And beautiful Z you've got there.

wheatz Nov 25, 2007 02:03 PM

+27 up front and +30 in the rear.


Originally Posted by Motormouth
what offset?

I love the rims though.


Spike100 Nov 25, 2007 02:17 PM

Your car looks just great.

Just curious… Do the 18’s provide a more comfortable ride? …I’m guessing yes, but I have no experience driving on 19" wheels.

--Spike

wheatz Nov 25, 2007 05:33 PM

To be honest I can't really tell too much of a difference. It feels slightly better, but with my Hotchkis TVS kit and Koni Shocks my suspension is super hard. I gave up on a comfortable ride a long time ago after I started autoxing.


Originally Posted by Spike100
Your car looks just great.

Just curious… Do the 18’s provide a more comfortable ride? …I’m guessing yes, but I have no experience driving on 19" wheels.

--Spike


bboypuertoroc Nov 25, 2007 05:37 PM


Originally Posted by wheatz
I finally decided to get rid of my heavy 19's for these much lighter 18's. Attached are some pics of my new Enkei NT03+m's. I'm running Toyo T1-R's 255/40/18 on 9.5's in the front and 295/35/18 on 10.5's in the rear. They cleared my 14.25" AP BBK with more than 3mm clearance in the front.

I'll be posting my 19" Luff M1's in great condition on the marketplace soon for any socal people who want to pick them up cheap from me.

What do you guys think???

Awesome wheels. I'm more of a fan of the RPF 1's myself, but the NT03's would make a GREAT track whore/auto-x wheel.

black06z Nov 25, 2007 06:03 PM

Nice!!! For some reason, 18" wheels give the Z a more proportioned look.

SniperHunter Nov 25, 2007 10:22 PM

What's with the dual stems? O_O

iStan Nov 25, 2007 10:24 PM


Originally Posted by Arnold K.
What's with the dual stems? O_O

Nitrogen

Nexx Nov 25, 2007 10:28 PM

i love 18's on a Z if they are aggressive offsets and slammed.

r_seng Nov 25, 2007 10:44 PM

according to Enkei, the second valve stem is to check tire pressure more accurately.

gsazabi Nov 25, 2007 10:52 PM

Nice. I might also be soon-to-be 18" Enkei owner myself;)..if I decide not to get Advan RS that is lol

cambo350z Nov 26, 2007 06:42 AM

I stuck with 18's also due to weight and ride comfort..18's look great with a drop.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...eav/rota26.jpg

wheatz Nov 26, 2007 07:04 AM

Looks nice... what springs are you running? I have the Hotchkis setup and my car looked a lot lower with the 19's. Maybe my springs haven't settled after working on it this weekend.


Originally Posted by cambo350z
I stuck with 18's also due to weight and ride comfort..18's look great with a drop.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...eav/rota26.jpg


eagletanggreen Nov 26, 2007 07:26 AM

I am switching back to 18" myself!

VOLK Time Attacks for sale!!

cambo350z Nov 26, 2007 07:32 AM


Originally Posted by wheatz
Looks nice... what springs are you running? I have the Hotchkis setup and my car looked a lot lower with the 19's. Maybe my springs haven't settled after working on it this weekend.

tanabe gf210's..maybe when you had 19's..your tire size may have been off and a little larger than stock diameter. I used 275/40 rear and 255/40 front...same diameter as stock 18/tire combo.
i used this
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...eav/rota11.jpg

kennyl5123 Nov 26, 2007 08:02 AM


Originally Posted by Z_Monzter
Why do they have two valve stems???

One stem is for air out and one stem is putting nitrogen in.

will350z Nov 26, 2007 08:49 AM

Love the Enkei's, not the nismo's...

Your tires need some love (tire shine)... Like you drove thru a gravel pit or some sh!t...


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