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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:45 PM
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I believe Nissan Race Shop is a dealer, Corner 3 Garage, Race Parts Consulting and many more to include Discount Tire can get you the wheels.

The common is 18x9.5 +15 front and 10.5 +15 rear.
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 05:02 AM
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Message me. I have them available to ship.

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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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with 18x10.5 +15 rear tire whats the wider tire i can put in there .. 275? 285? 295? the wider for me the rear tire looks better but i dont think they make a wider wheel tham 18x10.5
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Cubano4ever
with 18x10.5 +15 rear tire whats the wider tire i can put in there .. 275? 285? 295? the wider for me the rear tire looks better but i dont think they make a wider wheel tham 18x10.5
About a 295 , but if you get an NT03 with +30 offset, there is no problem running a 315
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 07:01 AM
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Order from oakos. Vendor here on the forum. Top notch. Just received my enkeis yesterday
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
About a 295 , but if you get an NT03 with +30 offset, there is no problem running a 315
hmmm you got me in shock now i dunno which one to get
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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also why 30 offset with nt03 dont you think is gonna look ugly with that offset .. i have never seen how it looks with 30 mm offset but if the rpf1 look ls nice with 15 mm offset why i need 30 mm offset in the NT03 wheels?
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 11:52 AM
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Fatter tire or more wheel poke, pick one. 295 should be more than enough for you.
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Phenom
Fatter tire or more wheel poke, pick one. 295 should be more than enough for you.
both wheels weight about the same and same quality .. so i think im going for the look now .. i have been finding pics of Zs woth both rims to decide .. both looks kools man
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 12:34 PM
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also i dont find many pics of people with the nt03 wheels on the Z all i see are rpf1
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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I have nt03 love them
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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I have both

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61208532@N05/8162983913/" title="IMG_6878 by terrasmak, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8162983913_0098d81135_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMG_6878"></a>

10.5 front and rear with 285's all around. Just happens that they were mismatched wheels for this pic.

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Originally Posted by joshua350z6841
I have nt03 love them
post pics here plz i want to see them
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
I have both

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61208532@N05/8162983913/" title="IMG_6878 by terrasmak, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8162983913_0098d81135_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMG_6878"></a>

10.5 front and rear with 285's all around. Just happens that they were mismatched wheels for this pic.
niceee post more pics from the side so i can see it better plz
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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Side pic
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 06:46 AM
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I got a really nice, low-mileage 2007 Touring roadster last year. It seems stock except for a set of 20" Indy 500 wheels. I am planning to replace them with a set of 18" RPF1s (9.5" F, 10.5" rear, +15 offset) and after reading through the posts here an on other threads (trying to be a good n00b!), I still have questions.

Is anyone running the 265/40/18 F and 275/40/18 R combo on these wheels? I can't figure out why 265/35/18 F and 285/35/18 R seems popular and the other combo is virtually unmentioned here... The tire calcs suggest that the former combo is really close to stock diameter and the size difference should within the range to keep VDC happy. What am I missing?
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Originally Posted by cmenning
I got a really nice, low-mileage 2007 Touring roadster last year. It seems stock except for a set of 20" Indy 500 wheels. I am planning to replace them with a set of 18" RPF1s (9.5" F, 10.5" rear, +15 offset) and after reading through the posts here an on other threads (trying to be a good n00b!), I still have questions.

Is anyone running the 265/40/18 F and 275/40/18 R combo on these wheels? I can't figure out why 265/35/18 F and 285/35/18 R seems popular and the other combo is virtually unmentioned here... The tire calcs suggest that the former combo is really close to stock diameter and the size difference should within the range to keep VDC happy. What am I missing?
255/40 is slightly taller than stock, 245/40 is slightly shorter. Both are a perfect match, and commonly used. The 265/35 is typically used for the track, where we want wider rubber, combined with a 285/35 rear , both shorter than stock, but retain the proper stagger in tire height.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
255/40 is slightly taller than stock, 245/40 is slightly shorter. Both are a perfect match, and commonly used. The 265/35 is typically used for the track, where we want wider rubber, combined with a 285/35 rear , both shorter than stock, but retain the proper stagger in tire height.
Thanks! That helps a lot. Since this is for street use and for taking road trips to southern Indiana/northern Kentucky to find twisties, I'm thinking that I am going to go with a 255/40 on the front and a 275/40 on the back and get the fenders rolled, then. Does that seem like a reasonable strategy if improved handling and responsiveness on streets and curvy roads is my priority?
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 11:32 AM
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After owning four different sets of RPF1s, I decided it was time for a change.



& my old Z on one of the aforementioned sets of RPF1s.


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Originally Posted by terrasmak
I have both

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61208532@N05/8162983913/" title="IMG_6878 by terrasmak, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8162983913_0098d81135_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMG_6878"></a>

10.5 front and rear with 285's all around. Just happens that they were mismatched wheels for this pic.
That's a beast set up. Any rubbing in the front? Did you have to add more camber or anything?
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