Mk350,
can you tell me the specs on the boyds wheels you have, what size and offset and more importanly do you know what they weigh. Also who carries them and what price range. thanks

 

vitaminZ - Awesome wheels. Couple of questions:

-How much do they weigh?
-How much lip is there in the front?

I have a G35c and am interested in the exact same.

 

grapela,

Front are 18x9 +22
Rear are 18x10 +25

I was told the front weigh 21lbs and the rears are 22lbs. I never weighed them. Discount tire direct carries the Boyds and they were around $2100 for the rims. DTD has excellent service and would recommend giving them a call.

Marc

 

Saw your wheels that you posted back in April. Which model are those wheels and where did you buy them. I was trying for that look without going to 19". Also what should they run.

Thanks,

 

here is a thread started by DiscountTireDirect about the weight of the front and rear ENKEI PK6 wheels. this info is coming directly from the distributor.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthr...&threadid=61623

front lip 1.5"


rear lip 3.5"

 

My 18's.. TE-37's Merc Silver... 8.5 front, 9.5 rear +35 offset

Lowered about .75 inches in front and ~1 inch in rear.. Tein Basic coilovers with Hotchkis sways.. 13" stoptechs yada yada..



--mike

 

This is a good thread! I iwsh I saw this a couple weeks ago...great for ideas.

I'll post pics of my gram lights when I get em on next week...assuming the stock tires look ok on them. Will eventually go to 245/40 and 275/40....18x8.5 and 18x9.5 (Come to think of it, will the stock rubber fit ok?)

 

The model is Boyds Forged F07. I bought them from Discount Tire Direct for aroung $2,000 without tires. Pm me if you want a better pic.

Marc

 

I just found this thread...excellent. Has anyone put 275/40-18's on 18x8.5 rims? I'd like to keep the stock Track Rays rims, but would like to "supersize." 255/40-18 should be ok on the fron 18x8.

If tire choice makes a difference, I'm thinking about Eagle F1's.

 

Volk Racing GT-U
9"f & 10"r

 

BBS RGR, Black Diamond finish. 18x8.5 and 9.5, Toyo 245/275/40/18 before the 350Z Tien S-Tech drop.

 

 

18" ENKIES

 

Nismo LMGT4s...

 

I put 275/40/18 Pirelli PZero Nero M+S with a section width of 10.8 inches on my G35C 18 x 8.5 wheels (flange-to-flange was 8.5") in the rear. The sidewall bulges a bit, but the tread appears to be sitting flat on the road as measured from contact patch--spray tread with tire cleaner and roll over paper. The contact patch is significantly bigger than that of the 245/45/18 Michelin Pilots.

I'm still debating what to put up front, but I will make the change soon since the car is now *extremely* unbalanced. It pushes like a pig in turns. The rear has so much more traction relative to the front tires that I've severely altered the cars balance in turns. The OEM Pilot 225/45/18 fronts are 8.8 inches wide vs. 9.6 in the rear for OEM 245/45/18 Pilots, yielding an 8% stagger. I now have 10.8" wide tires in the rear, yielding a 19% stagger. I'd actually like to eliminate the stagger (same at front and back) to make the car understeer less and to allow rotation of the car under trail-braking.

I see from searches that some other G35C and 350Z have run 275's all around on the same wheel (usually 17 x 9 or 18 x 9 track wheels) without problems from VDC.

 

Couple of more pics

 

Another

 

another lmgt4

 

here are a few pics of my 18" enkei PK6's with my big brake kit installed. the brake kit really sets the wheels off!

 

great taste you have
i just ordered
a similar package from Discount tire direct
PK6 all 18 x 9.5 24mm ofset
with Pirelli P-Zero nero 275 / 40/ 18 (all 4)
for 1520 wth hardware/ and all that

great choise!
looks good