update 6/24/09
well after doing a further search i found these wheels for the Z, what u guys think with the high offset in the rear. i also want to drop my car but looking at my car i dont know how much room i will have to play with the kit on. u guys think i can drop it with 19's , the wheels on it now are 17s . TIA
19x8.5 et20
19x9.5 et35

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hey guys need some feedback from the Z family. i want to get this right.

what you guys think of these wheels for my Z. here is a pic of the potential wheel and my car. also what u guys think of the offset i want the wheels flushed with the fenders. what u guys think

wheels specs
19x8.5 et20 2inch lip
19x9.5 et 25 3 inch lip

 

are these the four hundred dollar ones on ebay? I actually like the design, but if they are ebay brand, im sure people will tell you to buy volks. Also, these wheels may not be good quality and pretty heavy. If you do end up buying these, please let me know and post some pics.

 

O and what kind of wheels do you have on right now? I think those look nice too. Instead of buying the new ones, I think you should just powdercoat your current ones in gold, I think that would look pretty nice.

 

I believe his old wheels are wrecked. I saw his other post about the accident. I also did not think stern wheels are bad looking. Did some research and changed my mind once I saw them on a few cars.

 

Those sizes and offsets won't be flush. Keep looking, get lower offests (and/or wider wheels), or run with spacers (last resort).

 

O so those are called Stern wheels? Do you happen to know where I can find some pics of them installed on this forum? If not ill try to google it.

 

Nooooooooooooooooooo

 

pics with Z's with these wheels would be helpful, i tried looking and nothing

 

Here is 18's.

https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2008-n...-continue.html

I would refrain from getting these...

 

If you want flush , those wheels have FAIL written all over them.

 

I actually think these wheels look pretty nice. Why would you say its a bad decision to get these, quality?? Or weight? And 19's with 20 offset seems pretty flush to me.

 

I had something similar to these on my car, I forget what the offsets were. I will admit they were the ADR ebay special, and I can not complain about them. I beat the **** out of them while I had them with no bad results. The only bad thing that happened was the clear coat started to peel on the lip. If I drove my car in the winter, I would use these as winter wheels in a heartbeat.

 

Yes, the offsets are not bad...my Axis have same. w/o spacers my fronts are almost flush (could use a 5mm) but the rears require about a 10-15mm spacer.

It is not easy finding wheels that offer an offset less than 20 except real high end such as Volk, Work, iforged, etc. As long as you can stay no more than 20 fronts and no more than 25 rears (assuming 8.5-9.5) then you will be fine.

As for the wheels, they are not horrible, but you can def do better. If you want to go cheap, look into Rotas before you get these.

 

thanks for the pics and help fellas


well the reason for me picking these up are because i just got laid off. If u guys dont know i was just into a accident so i need new wheels, i have bigger priorties in life right now , like trying to pay rent, bills and what not. When i do get back on my feet i will invest in better wheels.
but from the looks of it, they seem like nice wheels. In the pics it looks like the setup was not right making them even look worst , i.e the stance, wrong tires , kit , etc. you guys think with the right tires and stance it would be able to pulled off. i personally think its the tire that will make the wheel look good, for example i nice stretch on the wheel

 

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Running a stretched tire on those size and offset wheels will not look good IMO. I think with that wheel fitment you would be better off getting fat tires, unless of course if you plan on getting huge spacers.

I'll leave that choice up to you.

 

Just buy some stock wheels until you get on your feet or sell off some bodykit pieces.

You will regret buying such cheap wheels when the cashflow gets rolling again.

At least with stocks you can always resell them and recoup what you paid, those cheap-*** wheels will have a hard time selling later.

Thats what I would do in your situation..