nice ride man!

 

This doesn't make sense.

 

If you dont want to stagger go with 9.5 +15 with 275/35 then you can rotate front to rear as well.

 

i have the rpf1s 9.5 + 15 all around. with the right tire you can get this flush. stock offsets blow man ****.

 

^ Noiceee!!

 

There is no reason to be so judgmental. Some people just prefer to do things differently and I doubt this gentleman is making his choices because he is "cheap". I'm sure the car will look great with the Enkei RPF-1 wheels, regardless of size.

 

Get offsets that are 20mm LESS than stock (30-20 = 10) for the same look, then you dont have to use spacers anymore!

Google "wheel offset calculator" and play with some settings that will get you close to where you want to be.

 

If you must run the 8.5 +30 front and rear. Better yet , the 8.5 front with 9.5 rears.

 

How about 18x8.5 +30 all around?
I'm in similar situation, yes, I'm cheap. I don't want to keep the same tires, but I'd like stay with 18", keep the stock suspensions & stock fenders.
Also because I DD my car, too afraid to DD a lowered car w/ 19"

 

Thread failure is impending....

Wheel sizes are hella gay.

 

^ ^ I think this is the most relevant response yet. Based on what the OP is asking (not the judgements that everyone else is making), I agree that he should be looking at something in the +10 offset range for the given widths.

What we have to keep in mind is that the OP just might be a couple decades farther along than most of us on here (no offense to the OP - but I did read your introduction thread), and he came up through a muscle car era where having your wheels "hella flush" wasn't the look of the day. Could be that he is perfectly happy with how his Z looks now from the top / front quarter / rear quarter views, and he just wants to spruce up the profile view a little.

 

...thanks for all your responses. I've found 18x8.5s and 18x9s at a local shop. The offsets are about what I have now at 30mm and 33mm....so with my spacers, which are Ichibas and have given me no issues....even with autocrossing and DEs, they should be OK.

Further, they are being offered at a nice discount. So I'm about to pull the trigger...by the way, I am a child of the 50s and grew up with Crager equiped Chevys.

I'm a 67 year old geezer and money is not an issue....I just like what I like. Nearly flush is OK with me.

 

I am also a child of the 50's and also grew up with Chevy's Here is a pic of my SS396 taken sometime in 1970 or so. I still wish those kinds of cars were available for a reasonable price.

 

I'm also in the market for 18" Enkei and I've a stock 350ZR.
I was told that I could run a set of 18x8.5 +30 all around with my stock fenders & suspensions.

I want to get a new set of 18" Enkei + new tires w/ TPMS and keep my OEM 18" as a spare set.

Any advice for me?

Been searching the forum day & night to get more info/pics, but my search skill is not good.

 

many will tell you with an 8.5" wheel all around and +30 offset is weak. with 18's you can get an offset that will look decent on your car between +15 and +20. of course spacers are an option too. 8.5" isnt bad but id jump it up to 9.5's. in the rear, just like a chicks a$$, wider is better. Just avoid the fat ones haha.

 

Thanks for the quick reply, Pizzato16.
I think I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Weak in, they look weak (like stock) or weak in terms of performance?

Just played with tirerack.com website and they suggested these:
F: 18x8 +35 or 18x8.5 +30
R: 18x9.5 +15 or 18x10.5 +15
these will go with stock size: 225/45R18 & 245/45R18

Now thanks to you, I'll be researching more on 18x8.5 +15/+20 fronts and 18x9.5 +15 rears. I'm thinking about 245/40R18 & 265/40R18 to go with these.

I want to make sure that they won't rub or look like 4x4 on my stock ZR.


BTW, for my education, what's needed to run the most famous/popular setup of 18x9.5 +15/18x10.5 +15?
Rolled fenders? New suspensions?

 

Weak as in both performance and looks. a wider stance helps with cornering and the more rubber on the pavement increases traction overall. plus it just looks awesome.
I try to help. 18x8.5 +15/+20 fronts 245/40 and 18x9.5 +15 rears 265/40 wont be a bad setup at all. You WILL have the 4x4 thing going on though. if you lower it you will more than likely have to roll the fenders with those offsets as well.
Depending on your funds, the most popular suspension is coilovers. I personally, am waiting for my Stance GR+ OEM coilovers to get here. If you're strapped for cash, a simple spring setup like these are common as well and cheaper https://my350z.com/forum/suspension/...uspension.html but youll probably end up getting coilovers in the end anyway like most do.

 

Enkei LF-10

Don't mind the lack of tire shine haha






these are 20's now I'm looking for 370z rims if anyone wants to help me out

 

the black looks good against the blue man.

 

JDMholic, what are your wheel & tire specs? Are they 17 or 18 (they look like 18, but just want to make sure)?

Very clean car!