Winter Setup Question?
 

Hi all,
I am looking for a reasonably cheap winter rim/tire setup and so far have no luck in finding a similar spec and offset rims for a reasonable price. My question is would it be okay to mount 2005 350z Anniversary wheels on my 2016 base 370z?
The specs are 18x8 front and 18x8.5 in the back i believe, I know the offsets are different but would this work? I would ideally like to hot swap between my two setups but surfing craigslist and no luck so far any input is appreciated.

I see you are in Vancouver BC.

I'm a bit south of Seattle and have been surfing craigslist for at least a month for a set of factory 19" Rays sport wheels and haven't had much luck.

Not much out there locally. Maybe our weather up north here discourages a lot of people to own/buy/sell/ 370Z stuff?

On ebay there is several sets of wheels/tires I would be interested in but shipping is expensive. Seems a lot of 370Z stuff is farther south in Cali, Florida, Texas, ect.........

I use a set of 350Z wheels with the same width combination for winter; I'm unsure if they were from an AE.

Thinner wheels are better. Your stance might go to ****, but it's better than spinning out or damaging a wheel you care about. Do you have the wheels already? I use 370Z base wheels as my winter setup.

I have bought them yet, I heard that you should use the same spec wheels as your car came with? I have 370z base wheels right now looking st putting on 350z wheels for winter


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For sure, the shipping is even worse here in B.C along with Canadian to U.S exchange rate so it's not a good option for me... will keep trying Craigslist I suppose


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Did you need spacers on the rear?


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any other input if this setup for 350z rims on 370z is possible would be appreciated

350Z wheels will fit no problem. The rears could use a spacer for looks, but that's about it.

Nope. A spacer increases the leverage in the suspension causing ride height to sag slightly thus reducing ground clearance needed in winter driving. Forego looks in lieu of function.

Consider using oversized (OD wise) winter tires to boost ground clearance. My rule of thumb is one-inch oversized OD.

Wheels don't matter as long as they have clearance and are the proper hub size/spacing.

What matters more is making sure the tires meet the same specs in outer diameter as stock.

Use this to figure out what size tires you want. Making sure they're matched front to rear as stock will keep your traction control from freaking out.

Having the tires outer diameter match or close to stock will keep your speedometer and odometer, as well as your gas mileage true.

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

Use that ^

My winter setup is a 2010 Hyundai accent beater with studded snow tires.

Cool thanks, still on the hunt for rims and tires will update if I find any... for a reasonable price anyway...


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Here is a few tips. As far as size, go with 235-255/50/18, it's approximately an inch taller than OE OD and it allows rotation to optimize treadlife. This is the time to buy as large tire stores like Discount Tire is having a Black Friday sale. Regarding looks, just take a deep breath, car would look like a body builder with chopsticks for legs.

My preference is single-compound winter tires (most Dunlop and Bridgestone models are dual compound) and I look for the cheapest one because the snow and ice precipitation in the area where I live can be considered fair. This way, the overall cost is minimized since the very-soft first layer in dual-compound wears very fast in the dry and wet.

Last thing. Winter tires offers markedly different driving characteristics. While they provide excellent traction in snow and ice, dry and wet are a different story. Their compounds are very soft and so are their inner structures meaning sidewall is prone to rolling; taking a ramp at a speed a tad too high in the dry and the car would "walk" sideways (not sliding). I maintain a higher tire pressure to reduce the sidewall rolling, try 38-40 psi.

This site is great as well, can compare size and chart will show difference in speed for original vs replacement size. Automobile Tire Wheel Size Comparison and Conversion Calculator

Continental DWS are all I will run on my FWD Acura TL in the winter. Excellent tires.