New alloy wheels opinions, Help please!

[rickya]

I have decided to bite the bullet & buy some new alloys!! I need some new tyres in approx 500 to 1000 miles & so might as well go the whole hog. Though I am not straying too far from my tight ass roots by going down the not too expensive alloys route! Hoping to get all in with tyres for approx £1k for 18"'s. As I only came up with this master plan today, two questions first (offset questions will have to be looked into closer to the time):

 

1)Which budget make firstly make alloys for the 350z & which design? I have come up with a few (not 100% certain yet if they fit zeds)

 

Inovit Apis Gloss Black:

 

Lenso RS5

 

Fuel 6

 

If you chaps know if these will fit or not, or any others please let me know

 

 

2) 18"s or 19" ?(I tend to prefer 18"s) Will be going for approx 8 or 8.5 inch alloy width on front & 9.5 inch on back, with widest rubber to fit?

 

I am going to wrap these with Nankangs NS2 tyres, which are a very good sports budget tyre that I recently put on the other motor. When funds allow & these tyres wear out, I will put on some Toyos.

 

Please help

[captint]

Are they forged?

[sl114]

if it fits go for the Inovit Apis in Gloss Black, they will look so nice on your car!

[rickya]

Probably not & so may be heavy for the traffic light grand prixs But I will be keeping old wheels for any track days etc.

[rickya]

I am starting to like the black alloy with polished lip look! Makes it more menacing & racer look, rather than a chrome show & shine look?

[Ian]

If you could get the Lenso RS5 in black they would look stunning. The Fuel ones are nice aswell though

[monkfish]

I am starting to like the black alloy with polished lip look! Makes it more menacing & racer look, rather than a chrome show & shine look?

 

Deffo! Go for them!!!

[bigphil]

Although the Inovit is available in the correct PCD as far as I can determine only available in ET42 offset which is no good.

[rickya]

Cheers for the info Phil I also have discovered I think that the Inovits only go to a max of 8.5 inch width.

 

Do you know of any others?

[lomoto]

like the Lenso RS5 , do they do those with a black center, mind you ,you can always paint them black..thats what I did with mine...love the black center with polished edge look

[rickya]

Lookin great Tim Did you paint those yourself? What sizes & offsets are they??

[bigphil]

these are available in 9'' width with the correct offset and PCD

 

http://www.srbpower.com/buddyclub/p1-racing-sf.php

 

The problem you will have is that most of the budget wheels on 18'' are only 8'' width

 

or these in 9.5

 

http://www.rotawheelsuk.com/product_det ... &pcd_id=20

[lomoto]

Lookin great Tim Did you paint those yourself? What sizes & offsets are they??

 

Yes painted the black centers myself (they were a dark silver originally )

 

19" with 20mm offset and 245 /275 tyre sizes

[rickya]

Tim what are the widths of your alloys?

[rickya]

Phil those Rota wheels are very nice, they look a bit like Rays, are they expensive?

[lomoto]

Tim what are the widths of your alloys?

 

8.5 / 9.5 loads of photos on here http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/lomoto/

[bigphil]

Phil those Rota wheels are very nice, they look a bit like Rays, are they expensive?

 

We sell them at £750 a set.

[captint]

Hi Phil

Are they heavy?

[bigphil]

Hi Phil

Are they heavy?

 

They are classed as lightweight rims can check in the morning for exact weights, certainly lighter than the standard 18's that came on the car.

[rickya]

Phil what offsets can you get those Rota Drifts in? Cheers

[bigphil]

Phil what offsets can you get those Rota Drifts in? Cheers

 

8.5 available in ET25 ET30 ET40

9.5 available in ET30

[ir_fuel]

And what tyre size would you put on 18" 9.5 wide wheels?

[bigphil]

And what tyre size would you put on 18" 9.5 wide wheels?

 

265/40 or 275/35

[Removed]

IIRC I have 275/40 on mine? Will have to check

[sl114]

Have you chosen what wheel you would like yet?

 

If you want to get me a side shot of your car, and a picture of the wheels side view on, i can do a photoshop for you tonight