DARE350 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Had the 350z for just over 2 months now and I wasn't happy that it was still pretty much standard spec so I decided the biggest change will come from fitting some new wheels. After a quick chat with Chris at Tarmac Sportz at the start of the year I had the exact set in the exact sizes that I wanted (that other suppliers couldn't match) on their way to me along with all new rubber. I decided to keep the staggered sizes and focus on function rather than form as I've made that mistake on previous cars, so these are Rota Torque Drifts, 18" 8.5/9.5 with I think et30 and et12 offsets. The rears especially look staggering and have added a much more powerful stance to the car. Future plans will help to tie together the colour scheme and I should hopefully end up with it looking track ready. The result keeps impressing me every time I look out the window and I had to take my camera along for a quick drive at lunch so that I could capture them in the best condition they'll ever be in. So here's the photos, quality greatly reduced by Photobucket, and I hope they go down well 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteman35 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I toyed with the idea of torques for ages when i was looking at wheels. Look brilliant, lower it a bit and you'll be onto a winner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nice wheel mate, like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I have to say, most 18s I would say you need to lower, but these look fantastic and fill the arches lovely. Good work Mr Chris Tarmac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Loving the combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARE350 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 I toyed with the idea of torques for ages when i was looking at wheels. Look brilliant, lower it a bit and you'll be onto a winner I have to say, most 18s I would say you need to lower, but these look fantastic and fill the arches lovely. Good work Mr Chris Tarmac! Thanks guys, I might lower it slightly in the future but good to hear that it's looking suitable as it is for the time being. Loving the combo! Haha so i'm not the first I'm going to invest in some splitters/spoilers and have them all in black that should tie together the colour combination, as well as colouring the calipers red I think. Fortunately this thing isn't lacking on power so I don't feel bad adding to the looks first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I think with black wheels they look better with a machined lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slosh Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I like the wheels, but the rear looks high. Get it lowered a bit then you're off to a good start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Very nice imo. I see what you mean about the rear alloys ~ they look so much nicer with the spokes dipping inwards like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Looks nice whats the tyre size as wheel/ratio looks what im after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi mate, Guessing this was 8.5 et12 front, 9.5 et30 rear? Look siiick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brsf1991 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Wheels look sick! just get rid of a little bit of the arch/wheel gap and itll look mint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty88 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Great choice! I have been toying with getting Torques since I got my Z, nice wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Z Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybhoy Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Love the wheels. Car looks great with them on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Last Active Offline Oct 04 2014 12:13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARE350 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Last Active Offline Oct 04 2014 12:13 Oh i'm still around, just forget to login usually. Thanks for all the comments, the car looks slightly better nowadays Nissan 350Z Front Lit in the Dark by HE is DARE, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Hi mate was this 8.5 et12 front? 9.5 et30 rear? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveallen1999 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Wheels look great. I will get some for my car in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARE350 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hi mate was this 8.5 et12 front? 9.5 et30 rear? Thanks Yeah that sounds right, Tarmac Sportz on here is where I got them from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Love that picture of your Zed DARE. Fantastic looking car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickcell Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 These wheels look great! Is that completely standard height at the most recent picture?? I really want to stay with 18s for mine but struggle to resist with how good 19s look in comparison to 18s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARE350 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 These wheels look great! Is that completely standard height at the most recent picture?? I really want to stay with 18s for mine but struggle to resist with how good 19s look in comparison to 18s Totally standard yeah, the additional body bits help the looks a lot and there's not much of an arch gap after putting on the front wheel spacers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickcell Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 These wheels look great! Is that completely standard height at the most recent picture?? I really want to stay with 18s for mine but struggle to resist with how good 19s look in comparison to 18s Totally standard yeah, the additional body bits help the looks a lot and there's not much of an arch gap after putting on the front wheel spacers. Looks brilliant mate, well done :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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