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  1. 46 minutes ago, 350Butcher said:

    Went with those tyres as they are the right sizes for the 8.5" wheel, my choice of Yoko AD08's are available in that size, no issues with traction control etc when on road and work great on track

    what i mean is why the lower profile 40 up front?

    what does this achieve? less understeer?

  2. 4 hours ago, 350Butcher said:

    Have run this set up myself for track work and its very good.

     

    The standard Rays are really light wheels, there can't be much in the weights front to back but 245 is probably max width you wanna run on 8" wheel so I went with all round 8.5" rears for better fit.

     

    Had 245/40 fronts and 245/45 rears and as said it was a good set up.............only down side is having 2 full sets of wheels for the rears only and stashing 4 fronts somewhere!

    Why did you run 245/40 front and 245/45 rear?

  3. Hi,

     

    Bought my zed and it is going to be a 80% track car, 20% road car.

     

    its currently on 245/45/18 tyres (which need changing soon)

     

    had a look today and its got 8j front rays and 8.5j rear. standard.

     

    would it be best if running a square tyre set up to run front and rear wheels the same size?

     

    and if so, would it be best to run 8j all round or 8.5j all round, assume tyre size is kept as 245/45/18.

     

    if the contact area is the same, surely it would be better to run the slightly lighter 8js?

     

    cheers.

  4. I'm going from 17th may - 22nd, convoy will be me in a 350z, a turbo mk2 mx5, Mini R58 JCW, Scooby and possibly a EVO X.

     

    Drive out Thursday, track is open Friday eve, sat/sun/mon all day, drive back Tuesday,

     

    Is our 5th time there, so know the track limits and surrounding area reasonably well.

     

    Welcome to join if you like!

  5. 8 months on since this post and i've finally agreed to buy my next zed....

     

    Should be picking it up next week.

     

    Its 2003 Import, Silverstone, Done 130k, but an engine replacement that has only 80k on it.

     

    It looks tatty. and its a bit of a gamble. But is fairly cheap and as a weekend/Track car - not overly fussed.

     

    Going Ring in may, so will have a good few months to sort any issues and get tyres / brakes sorted etc.

  6. I don't get is why guys like Luke above slams the kit without knowing much about it,I mean not having a go at you bud but this:

     

    - When i was 16/17 i had a Peugeot 106, i put a wide arch dimma kit on it. then spent silly money on wheels/tyres/suspension etc etc etc.

    if i could do my time again i would have just bought a standard better car.

     

    it wont make it go faster. = that is not the point of having a bodykit on

    - yes, but as the saying goes 'all show, no go'. Would personally have something that increased performance.

     

    it will be a pain in the ass. = is that even a reason?=

    - parking, leaving it unattended - it will become a headache as youll be concerned that it will be damaged.

     

    youll spend more money on wheels to make it sit right. =yes you will need the right wheels but that is never money lost as custom wheels are keeping a good value=l

    - Wheels/tyres loose money. I had a set of mint condition 19" wheels that were over a grand, not including tyres. i think they sold for approx £500.

     

    the bodykit will crack and either then look awful or again have to spend money putting it right. = why would the bodykit crack if it is done right? =

    - as soon as someone opens their door and cracks it/catches it in a car park (i assume the bodykit is fibreglass unless you're spending silly money on plastic/metal rear quarters?) then it will need to be repaired or it will just look awful. unlike normal bumpers/rear quarters that are plastic or metal and doors / other cars will 'bump' off.

     

    honestly why people are just being so negative if they don't like something...just let it go

     

    as for your Zed,I am thinking why not...always cool to see something different being done and if you need any insight on doing it I can share with you details I know from doing mine,although I am still working on it :)

  7. it looks awful imo.

     

    it wont make it go faster.

    it will be a pain in the ass.

    youll spend more money on wheels to make it sit right.

    the bodykit will crack and either then look awful or again have to spend money putting it right.

     

    im assuming everything in total will be about 10k? (inc sus/wheels/kit/paint/labour etc etc etc)

     

    just put it towards a better standard car.

  8. I ran 30mm spacers that were from china and non hub centric.

    The wheel only fell off once - and that was because i didnt tighten it properly.

    Done mallory park and a trip to the nurburgring and about 15k miles. - Think ive still got them somewhere actually...

     

    So buying cheaper ones are fine.

  9. Yeah - Single veh RTC. Came off the road for unknown reasons.

    Male driver taken to hospital with serious injuries.

    Unknown at this stage if likely to prove fatal or not.

    Silver 04 DE. Wont disclose reg number for obvious reasons.

  10. Hi guys.

     

    I'm back....again!

     

    On the lookout for my 6th 350z...!

     

    1st - nailed it into a fence

    2nd - sold to go travelling

    3rd - bought for a ring trip and sold after

    4th - HKS supercharged 350z which my mate decided to set on fire on the 'ring.

    5th - bought off mate ^ but never drove as had just moved house - didnt have time / space etc so sold it on.

     

    Now on the lookout for a Black DE GT with documented history and sub galactic miles.

     

    Also will be looking for a vortech kit :ninja:

     

    Anyone know of any for sale then let me know!

     

    Cheerssss.

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  11. GT-R.

     

    Just spent two weeks in California and i must have seen over 700 Mustangs. They're everywhere, they look and sound good. But as someone pointed out - Its under 40k for a BRAND NEW car. Which sounds great - but you have to question what corners they cut in order to get it to under 40k. i believe it is going to plummet in value in the next few years. Whilst the GT-R is holding firm/rising slightly.

     

    Cayman is nice - But thats it - Doesn't really 'WOW' me. If i was spending a lot of money on a car - i would want to be like a little kid at christmas everytime i was going for a drive - and the GT-R for me - seems like the car to be able to do that.

     

    Its got 4 seats, a boot - and very easy to get more power out of if thats what you want.

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