i just sold my mercury silver GTS... doin the swap thursday.

gonna roll stock for a lil bit and get sum FUN 20s ;]


YOU WILL LOVE THE GTS! MONEY WELL SPENT!!

 

I'm not so sure I want to go over $2500AUD for my set of wheels ($2k USD)
Couple of questions

- What offsets do I choose etc? Not really sure what it means etc
- Does brand really matter?
- What would the exact specs of the models below be?
(I also don't want to go lower than stock - speed humps are a hassle lol)

 

I may be a bit biased but I like flat black

 

Volk GTS

or Volk SF-challenge GunMetal

 

What about these ones guys? I'd imagine there would be a few '10 spoke' rims around? Also what would the specs (if you can tell) of these wheels be? I couldn't get the specifics as I believe it was rendered with 3dsmax not via a photo

While I'm at it, how does getting the black roofs work? Or are they just painted as normal?

 

Yep it is a render, check out Volk CE28N, they are pretty similar.

You can do an overlay.

 

Not to hijack kiddos, but what spoiler is this on this beautiful Z?

 

Thanks Do you think they'd be 19" or 20"? (As in render)
Also any other brands you can recommend with an 8-10 spoke design?

 

Looks like 20" to me, but I might be wrong - it is only a render so some things may be wrong there.

Try Advan RS

Actually take a look here

http://www.fujicorporation.com/eng/sim/index.html

there are tons of high quality wheels there.

 

Well if I can I think I'm pretty dead set on these in 20" in either gun metal or bronze



Another quick question guys: When it comes to tires how do I choose the right ones?
All I want is well .. basically as close to stock as possible seeing as my ride runs very smoothly atm

 

Cheers for the probs Mate, its the Ings +1 LX spoiler

 

Nitto Invo is a really good tire that provides good performance and a relatively smooth ride. They are a bit pricey but well worth the money.

 

What if I import just the rims and wanted to keep the tires I have on now? They're pretty good and still have pretty much 100% tread etc .. but how can I be sure they'd fit 20" rims etc?

 

well what wheel specs are you running now?
and what size will you be buying?

if you want pm me so I can be sure to reply

 

Right now I'm on stock 17" rims that came with the 04 350z and still researching for what to upgrade to

Though I think something along these lines would be ideal:
Advan RS Wheels:
Front: 19x9.0 +22
Rear: 19x10.0 +25

 

Thank you kind sir, now i will go and purchase this beautiful wing!

 

See Jack, you've made serious progress in just one day. That wheel combination is right on man!

I would suggest for tires:

Front: 255/35/19
Rear: 285/35/19

 

Why that combination? Just generally curious to see the differences between tires and how it'd effect driving or if I'd even notice a difference etc

I was looking at another set too on someone else's like mine I really liked, was:
Rota P45R's 18x9.5" all around +20 offset (Hyper black)

Quite a few tire combinations available here: http://www.wheeldude.com/catalog/pro...a9cee4dbebe388

 

Couple more questions if you guys don't mind me asking
Staggered tires - Yay or nay? (I'll most likely purchase from wheeldude.com)
If I'm replacing stock wheels with wheels/tires from wheeldude.com will I need more lugs?

Thanks! (Not sure if this plays a part but I'd hope to have tires that'd improve handling not make it more difficult in the sense)

 

I have non-staggered wheels, and staggered tires from him. Looks pretty good. Slightly stretched front, and a fat rear. Best of both worlds.

I bought lugs, but I gave mine away with my old rims, kinda need em. The lugs you get from him are your basic spline-drive lug that require a key for all 20. It's a plus in case stock lugs don't fit, the spline locking lugs will, and the key for them is very thin-walled and will fit in the lug holes of the wheel.