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Old 02-19-2009, 07:35 PM
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I'm looking at purchasing the Rota Torques for my Z within the next week or so and I am a little confused about the whole offset and tire size thing.

Initially I was hoping to go with 18x8.5 in the front and 18x9.5 in the rear. (If you think I should go differently, please let me know why).

So the offsets available listed for these rims are as follows:

18x8.5 = 25mm, 30mm, 48mm
18x9.5 = 12mm, 28mm, 30mm, 35mm

Which offset should I choose for a simple, clean look?

Also, what tire size would you recommend for overall look + safety (not sure if one tire size is safer than the other for say highway speeds or anything.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've looked into this in the past but I wasn't at the point of buying as I am now and I no longer remember any of it.
Old 02-20-2009, 05:08 AM
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If you - or anyone else is not interested in helping - then do not post in my thread.

I come here for advice because I trust the judgment of the people on this forum to provide accurate information.

I honestly do not care if these questions have been asked a million times before. I am not going to sift through an obscure search system on a forum just to read about other people's problems. The purpose of posting a new topic is to discuss my problem. What am I going to do, bump someone elses thread from a year ago? Please.

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Old 02-20-2009, 08:00 AM
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You need to chill out and browse a little dude. Every other post in this section asks the same question and you could easily figure out what specs you wanted with a little research. Also, it is personal preference. You could start by using a wheel offset calculator and a measuring tape to figure out what you personally like.

From that weak selection, I would probably go 18x9.5 +12 for all 4 wheels and run a spacer on the rear for an aggressive look.

But I wouldnt buy those wheels because I prefer 19s and Id buy more aggressive offsets for myself.
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18x9.5 +12 for all 4 wheels just like Apothyosis said...
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Originally Posted by jcleary47
I'm looking at purchasing the Rota Torques for my Z within the next week or so and I am a little confused about the whole offset and tire size thing.

Initially I was hoping to go with 18x8.5 in the front and 18x9.5 in the rear. (If you think I should go differently, please let me know why).

So the offsets available listed for these rims are as follows:

18x8.5 = 25mm, 30mm, 48mm
18x9.5 = 12mm, 28mm, 30mm, 35mm

Which offset should I choose for a simple, clean look?

Also, what tire size would you recommend for overall look + safety (not sure if one tire size is safer than the other for say highway speeds or anything.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've looked into this in the past but I wasn't at the point of buying as I am now and I no longer remember any of it.
if these are your options, go 18x9.5 +12 all around. or 18x9.5 +28 (with a 5-10mil spacer) and 18x9.5 +12 (no spacer)

or run the same offset and stagger the tire size 255/275 or something. I dunno.
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Originally Posted by jcleary47
If you - or anyone else is not interested in helping - then do not post in my thread.

I come here for advice because I trust the judgment of the people on this forum to provide accurate information.

I honestly do not care if these questions have been asked a million times before. I am not going to sift through an obscure search system on a forum just to read about other people's problems. The purpose of posting a new topic is to discuss my problem. What am I going to do, bump someone elses thread from a year ago? Please.

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don't be a c unt. use the search function next time or find a new forum. the search function works fine and a ton of members run these rims.

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Originally Posted by biggieb15
18x9.5 +12 for all 4 wheels just like apothyosis said...
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play around with this for tire size..

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
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Originally Posted by jcleary47
I'm looking at purchasing the Rota Torques for my Z within the next week or so and I am a little confused about the whole offset and tire size thing.

Initially I was hoping to go with 18x8.5 in the front and 18x9.5 in the rear. (If you think I should go differently, please let me know why).

So the offsets available listed for these rims are as follows:

18x8.5 = 25mm, 30mm, 48mm
18x9.5 = 12mm, 28mm, 30mm, 35mm

Which offset should I choose for a simple, clean look?

Also, what tire size would you recommend for overall look + safety (not sure if one tire size is safer than the other for say highway speeds or anything.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've looked into this in the past but I wasn't at the point of buying as I am now and I no longer remember any of it.
The Rota Torques were offered in two options for the 350Z, a staggered setup (18x8.5 +25 F, 18x9.5 +28 R) and a non staggered setup (18x9.5 +20). The non staggered has been extremely popular and is the only option available for the 350Z fitment as of right now.

I really like the look of the 18x9.5 +20 setup and highly recommend it for the Torque wheels. Fitment is also great and will not require fender rolling with the majority of tire sizes. An ideal setup that our customers run is 245/40/18 or 255/40/18 front and 275/40/18 rear, both of these setups will bolt right on and not require modification to your alignment or fenders.

Here are some examples of the 18x9.5 model all around

Hyper Black



Yamaha Black


Gun Metallic


Full Royal Sports Bronze



If you have any other questions let me know, also feel free to PM me or call me in the shop

-Dan
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