Stupid question however for those who do not have their Z lowered, and went aftermarket rims ... did you:

go 18"s?
go 19"s?

why and how is the rid .. any pics ?

 

I had 18's & went up to 19's. I don't have it lowered because my aftermarket front bumper is low enough to be scraped a few times already. The ride seems the same to me.

 

i have 18s... 19s look much better lowered.
with 18s you need to slam alot which is why im buying coilovers.. springs dont lower enough.

 

 

Don’t be a *****. 20 inches or none at all.

 

depends what you do with your car? If it's a daily driver and you treat it more of a cruising/spirited driving vehicle and you want to make it look good, then get 19's. If you are serious about performance then 18's, maybe even 17's if you are ganna full on race it.

 

hahaha the old guy fires up his sarcasm!

Also, OP 19's would look absolutely ridiculous on a non lowered car.

 

18 ftmfw!

 

thxx guys .. great feedback!

this is a daily driver and lowering not so much an option - just wondered if going 19's will look ridiculous without the slam.

my OEM 18's look great to me .. i just didnt want to move up an inch to sacrifice ride and handling

 

The real questions here is how deep is your dish

 

well depends on the specs also, 18's can also look ugly on a non lowered car and the tire specs determine the ride and handling more than the rims themselves. to me, not much of a difference depends on specs in 18's and 19's including tires

 

i stayed with 18's...they dont make drag radials in 19's.....

 

alot of it depends on the tires as well.
meaty tires on 18s, not lowered looks nasty.

 

Wow. I never thought I would hear davidv say that.

 

I think 18's look like the right size for the car. Especially when lowered a bit.

 

i have a roadster, so daily driving/cruising are my Z's priorities.
the 19's i got weigh the same as my stock 18's, but since I got wider tires.
The ride is rougher, tires are louder and gas mileage seems to have gone down a little.

 

i went from 18s to 19s and never looked back. I can't go back to 18s. If you get quality tires, the ride feels exactly the same (as in it won't be more rough because you're running 19s)

but if you get 19s, you almost definitely need to lower the car.

 

Ya, that was my one concern with going 19", plus Montreal has the roads of a war torn country lol.

I figure the Tanabe GF210 springs give a 1" drop so should be enough still can use the stock shocks for a little while.

 

Stayed 18's , Vegas roads suck and was more about performance.

 

18s? Too small my friend, just looks goofy