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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 05:30 PM
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Guys, im so so sorry, I know and I feel really bad cuz I will get a lot of negative comments, yes ive been reading here and there, but at the end I think a made a mistake

First of all, Im New To Wheels and Tires!!! Take it easy with the comments, now I will explain...

About a month ago I had a flat tire on my way to the gym, I had no spare tire, I had to go to a tire shop about 3 blocks, when I get there trying to fix my flat tire, guy told me I had a crack on the front driver wheel, btw I drive a 2007 350z San Martino Blue, he putted on air into the tire and I did make it back home, the I decided to get a new set of wheels, guys I swear I thought this was easier, that's why I need some serious help in here, so I went online, tbh ebay, " 350z wheels" , I wasn't looking for anything "expensive" I don't race, I don't drift, I just drive home to work and back, about 24 miles a day, so I finally found some cheap wheels, and I bought them, I have them at home, now I know I didn't play smart on this one. Ok so when I was looking for the tires and looking around similar Zs with similar setups I couldn't find anything like it , I will try to post the links, but if it doesn't appear cuz im new here, I will post the wheels specs:

Circuit Performance Wheels

Front: 18x8.5 +18 Offset ( I cant find anything here like this )
http://www.nlmotoring.com/Circuit-Pe...5j885fb-18.htm
Rear: 18x10.5 +22 Offset, ( I know the RPF1s are the same width and offset) but my wheels are different, im still pretty lost about Offsets,
http://www.nlmotoring.com/Circuit-Pe...5j805fb-22.htm

But that's not all, then I went online and ordered some tires, I ordered 265/35/18 for the front and 285/35/18 for the rear, front tires are Nankang: NS-20 and rear tires Sumitomo: HTR Z II

Please all I ask is, if anyone can figure out how I can run all this together, or if I have to return everything cuz I bought everything wrong

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My Z is drop, ( Eibach Sportline Springs ) I bought it 1 1/2 year ago, never had a problem since now.

Update: Wheels mounted w/o tires




Front caliper







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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 05:43 PM
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Dude your good. The tire combo you ordered is also good.

My only suggestion 245/40-18 front tires and 275/40-18 rear tires. They are closer to stock height , and will probably be cheaper
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Bro you've brought a smile back to my face are you sure im good? cuz ive been looking everywhere and most people are running everything so different from mine, that's what scared me the most, you know what, I had the 245 40 and 275 40, but I called and switched them for 285 35 cuz I thought 275 would be stretch on a 10.5 wheel, so I also changed the front for 265 35 to not have a taller sidewall on the front, either way, ive read a lot of your comments, so glad I had a response from you, thank you very much brother
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:14 PM
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when it comes to wheel, tires, and suspension.... i would trust terrasmak more than any other on here

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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:38 PM
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Thanks, and yeah so glad a had a response from him
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 08:32 PM
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With either tire you decide to run out back, you will be on the edge of rubbing without a roll. Basically it's a crap shoot if it rubs or not, a slight roll is cheap and easy if you do rub.

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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 09:24 PM
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Thank you very much man, i will be posting pics soon when im done, i cant wait
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$400 for a set of 18s........ wow, that IS cheap!
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cyc5181
$400 for a set of 18s........ wow, that IS cheap!


At $105 a pop, I couldn't even get a set of steelies up here for $400.
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 11:51 AM
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^^^ That's why I pulled the trigger on these, and they weight the same as OEM, I will post pics when im done, ive seen people on Facebook running the same wheels in old foxbody 5.0, nothing negative yet, and since I don't drift or race lol, couldn't find anything cheaper than these
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 07:13 PM
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Installed yet?
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^^^I returned the from tires, im getting 245 40 18 now, that's all I need, then mount them and do whatever to make them look good
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Old Feb 4, 2016 | 03:23 PM
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Mounted and rolling so exciteddddd
Any comments on how it looks? cuz im loving it :P
im in love lol














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Old Feb 4, 2016 | 03:44 PM
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Yes OP those look dope! Good job.


In addition I would like to say that the people who responded to this guy were really polite and helpful. It put a smile on my face too = )
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Oh I'd paint the lettering on the tire though. That'd look dope!
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Thank you very much yeah this forum really helped me, I was so scared lol, my first time and experience getting wheels and tires. Thanks for the input, any easy tip to paint the letters on the tires? I got some cheap tires to be honest lol
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Looks like it came together well.
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I would have gotten matching tires. Otherwise they look good
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Thanks terrasmak, better than I thought, now im waiting for the hub centric rings, didn't even know about that either until I went to balance the tires
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Originally Posted by iideadeyeii
I would have gotten matching tires. Otherwise they look good
I will, when I replace the tires again, all I wanted for now was getting the car ready, I will also save up to get some Enkei RPF1s those were the one I wanted from the beginning but my budget was low
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