UPDATED! Z and G wheels on a 240sx picture thread! 350z g35 z33 z32!

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I don't think 370z wheels would look good on an s-chassis, 19s would be hard to make look good


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So I just went and bought some G35 18" rims yesterday and threw them on my car lastnight, Kouki. No pictures yet.

I had a question to see if you guys know the answer. I believe all 4 rims are 18x8 +30, they also said 18x8 and 30 inside of the spokes. The rear rims also said "Rear" and the front rims also said "Front" inside of a spoke. Do you guys know if the fronts can be used for rear and rears and be used for front? Any idea why they marked them? Maybe just because of the staggared tire fitment? I plan on using same size tires all around, maybe 225/40 or something.

Also, I still have the stock 225/45 and 245/45 on the rims. The front rims sit pretty close to my coilover. The rears sit fine. The rim is maybe about a half inch away and the tire is probably a little closer since it sticks out a little over the rim. Will I be okay as long as it's not touching?
Modified by vangj at 2:27 PM 3/18/2009

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mine =D

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vangj wrote:So I just went and bought some G35 18" rims yesterday and threw them on my car lastnight, Kouki. No pictures yet.

I had a question to see if you guys know the answer. I believe all 4 rims are 18x8 +30, they also said 18x8 and 30 inside of the spokes. The rear rims also said "Rear" and the front rims also said "Front" inside of a spoke. Do you guys know if the fronts can be used for rear and rears and be used for front? Any idea why they marked them? Maybe just because of the staggared tire fitment? I plan on using same size tires all around, maybe 225/40 or something.

Also, I still have the stock 225/45 and 245/45 on the rims. The front rims sit pretty close to my coilover. The rears sit fine. The rim is maybe about a half inch away and the tire is probably a little closer since it sticks out a little over the rim. Will I be okay as long as it's not touching?

Modified by vangj at 2:27 PM 3/18/2009
As per the link on the first page of this thread, those wheels are the same size. Nissan just put different sized tires on them. That's a pretty lame way to stagger a setup IMO. I don't see any reason you couldn't switch them around provided that you used to same size tires all around...

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thanks for all those pics. I love stock wheels and but i like so many of them i didn't know which ones i like the most but now that i see them on 240s i can get a better visual. thanks

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damn thats nice!!!!!!

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simmode1 wrote:
As per the link on the first page of this thread, those wheels are the same size. Nissan just put different sized tires on them. That's a pretty lame way to stagger a setup IMO. I don't see any reason you couldn't switch them around provided that you used to same size tires all around...
I was about to ask the same thing, just picked up a sweet set of Touring V.1's for $300 with staggered tires, but will be running the same tire size eventually, once I get it lowered too.

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I can finally post mine! Here ya go!

Specs:Tanabe Sustec Pro-5 coiloversz32 BrakesNo spacers


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this thread is awesome

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Those wheels look good on the red kouki !! Very sharp

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Finally got my 350Z Touring V.1 wheels on, they are factory staggered 225/45 in front and 245/45's in back. 18 x 8's all around with a +30 mm offset. Picked up a clean set for $300 with tires. Tires have some rot from sitting out in the guy's back yard and have 70% tread on them, so I will need to buy a new set soon for safety's sake. I'll probably run the same size all around so I can rotate them, but until then the staggered set up will have to do. AND I KNOW I NEED TO LOWER IT!!!!!!!!! Saving up for some coilovers too, no worries

Before

After

And now for some other angles aka whorage.

Sits pretty flush, no roll, clears stock suspension, some jerk scraped my bumper a few months back and didn't leave me insurance info, I'm just glad it wasn't worse.Left side.Right side

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Please do keep this thread alive

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DRO916 wrote:Please do keep this thread alive
It needs to be stickied, IMO. I get tired of having to look for it when ppl when questions...

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^^^ Now thats what I'm talking about. Very sexy.

What suspension and tire sizes are you running?

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Will sticky the post ASAP. That first car is lookin good !

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Hahaha I love that first car!

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jaek wrote:
Looks almost like mine...but mines lower

17" Z wheels before drop

18" Z wheels before drop

18" Z wheels after drop

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Here's another

Need to roll my fenders before I add spacers


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^lookin hotttt

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here's my contribution



not to happy with the fitment yet but i'll roll the fenders some day

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bump for:

-18" g35 wheels

-18" 350z track edition wheels

will any of the z/g35 wheels fit without rubbing on lowered suspension?

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bm3r wrote:bump for:

-18" g35 wheels

-18" 350z track edition wheels

will any of the z/g35 wheels fit without rubbing on lowered suspension?
um yes, 245s are about maximum if you're running coilovers with the high offset of factory z/g wheels. anything much bigger you'll need spacers.

if you wana see 18'' g35 and 350z track wheels on an s chassis look on the previous pages..

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Traded my 962's for these (Thats right, TRADED)


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k_c_b wrote:here's my contribution



not to happy with the fitment yet but i'll roll the fenders some day
What size tires are you running?

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245/40/18 all round

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bump for 300zx tt wheels on a s14

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k_c_b wrote:245/40/18 all round
And what suspension mods? Coilovers? Springs? I got the same wheels on stock suspension looking to drop it soon and am looking for setup ideas.

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350z Track Rims - Ray Engineering Edition18x8 up front, 18x8.5 in the back. I'll get the tire specs up later, I don't remember them.

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DRO916 wrote:Here's another

Need to roll my fenders before I add spacers
What all suspension parts did you buy to sit like that. I am curious because we are on a pretty much identicle setup. Are you running factory z tire sizes? You have not rolled correct? Thanks and sorry for all the questions I love your car by the way!


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