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Old 08-08-2004 | 07:01 AM
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Got them mounted yesterday after the initial problems I had with the wrong lug nuts and the stupid spacers on the front rotors!

I really like the mesh design on a roadie, it looks real classy!

HP Racing Evo's
18 x 8’s on the front with the stock 225/45/18 Bridgestone tires
18 x 9’s on the back with the stock 245/45/18 Bridgestone tires

When the OEM tires wear out I will replace with 245/40/18’s and 275/40/18’s.

I think that I made a pretty good choice based on the bling factor vs. price. Less than $800 dollars for the wheels, lugs, stems, key, shipping, mounting, balancing and I can keep my OEM tires for hopefully 20K more miles
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Looks nice, goodluck with that 20k mile thing though.

Congrats onthe clean ride and enjoy
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Very sharp--especially for the price!
Any idea how much they weigh?
Old 08-08-2004 | 03:57 PM
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looks nice. pic from the front. i want to see how those ofsets work.
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Where did you get those wheels? I love them. I gotta get some this week
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Very sharp--especially for the price!
Any idea how much they weigh?
They are cast aluminum and weigh about the same as the stock wheels.
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Where did you get those wheels? I love them. I gotta get some this week
I bought them from a dealer in Miami, you can PM me for the email address. They are also available in 19 x 8.5's and 19 x 9.5's
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wow first time i've seen these on a Z... look nice!

but just an FYI... the 245/45/18 on the back is a little out of spec so for safety, you might not want to track/autox the car
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Looks good
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Originally posted by Strife350z
wow first time i've seen these on a Z... look nice!

but just an FYI... the 245/45/18 on the back is a little out of spec so for safety, you might not want to track/autox the car
Guess that I am not quite following you on being out of spec with my wheels?

I have kept the stock 18" tires and the offset was pretty similar to the stock only differance is that the rear wheels are now 1" wider. The 245/45/18 will support up to a 9.5" wheel based on the info I found.
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ordman: send me the info about the dealer. if you have address that would be great too.

do you know what they were charging for 19's?
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sveeeeet!
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Mine will be here Friday with the 275 and 245 NItto's After seeing them in your first post I had to have a set.
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Well they came in on Friday but sent 2 of them the wrong color. The shop said they would have them on this Wednesday. I will post pics as soon as they are on the car
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That is amazing that they could have screwed that up like that! How can you mount and balance four tires on wheels and not notice that they were differant color wheels!


Originally posted by TreyBone
Well they came in on Friday but sent 2 of them the wrong color. The shop said they would have them on this Wednesday. I will post pics as soon as they are on the car
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Very nice. Now it's time to lower that baby!
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I did not order them with tires on them already. The place I bought them from here locally just ordered the wheels and they put the tires on and mount them. He said that there might be a chance they come in today. I hope so. But for sure tomorrow.
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I have them on my roadster too. They are a nice wheel for the money and really look mean, especially in the hyper silver which I have 19 inch of course, LOL. I am actually going to sell them this week to make room for some new shoes. They onlt have 6000 miles on them. I am torn if I will go with a mesh style again or 5 spoke, HELP. I have them on Hankook Ventus tires. Nice tire alternative to the Toyo's we see everywhere.
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