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kenchan

03-09-2011 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun (Post 977849)

um...none I think, I know jackshit about rims, I just bought them from the guy with the rally 370z.

front is 245/30/19

rear is 295/30/19

I went back to stock as the thin tires meant having to snail over speed bumps or I would ruin the exhaust.

I am only going to use those wheels on the track since the tires are the yokohama advan neova AD8

hummm... maybe when you have time you can peek at the back side of the wheels and there should be a number near your wheel size.

your wheel size would be like "19x9" and then there should be a 2 digit number near it... should be between "35" and "50". That's your offset.

i think that's a +40mm but not sure.

Vegitto-kun

03-09-2011 04:35 PM

Offset, what does it do?

Is it like the thickness of the actuall piece that bolts on to your car? hard to describe what I mean.

always wondered why the rims were pretty much to the limit of the fender.. technically there should be a larger tire on it since the rim sticks out abit but if I do that the tire would skip out of the fender.

kenchan

03-09-2011 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun (Post 977888)

Offset, what does it do?

Is it like the thickness of the actuall piece that bolts on to your car? hard to describe what I mean.

yah, kinda like that. easy example is the more + numbers the more sunken in your wheel is, the less more flush to the fender.

aggressive setup would be like +20 on the front where as a very conservative setup would be +47 like stock.

im sure you can read about it more in the tire section if you do a search on 'offset.' there's some diagrams there too.

Vegitto-kun

03-09-2011 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 977899)

cheers mate. now I finally know what the hell people are talking about in the tire section :roflpuke2:.

I was actually wrong. front is 235. I only noticed it after I bought them. So yeah awesome rear tires but skinny front tires. I wanted to put the front tires on the stock rims but I am worried the rim will stick out too.

295 neova AD8 on stock rims would be :yum:

kenchan

03-09-2011 04:55 PM

yah, 235/30/19 may not support the 'load rating' for the 370Z. might want to check the manufacture specs online for that tire and see what load rating it has. it could potentially sheer off your wheel or burst at the track.

wilsonp

03-09-2011 05:04 PM

I believe one of the goals of the 370Z redesign was to increase the family resemblance to the GT-R, hence the similar roof line. Wish they had taken it to the door handles.

Toyota had the MR-2 and the Supra and the Celica, Honda had the NSX and the S2000 and the Civic Si and the CRX Si, so both companies were once worth considering.

Today, though, Nissan and Mazda seem to be leading the Asian sports car race.

kenchan

03-09-2011 05:46 PM

Mazada is japanese hyundai.

ProfessorDave

03-09-2011 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by epod86 (Post 33928)

I'm curious to hear Clarkson's take on the 370Z. He panned the 350, but practically hemorrhaged with love for the GT-R. with more GT-R blood in it (and all the refinements that fix it), I think he might like it. Plus, who doesn't love what that man says about cars?

Crap, who has Clarkson's quote about the 370 in their sig?

Anyway, when the 370 was compared to the BMW Z4, Clarkson said that even though the Z was faster, lighter, cheaper he recommended you buy the bummer...I mean bimmer.

FL 4Motion

03-09-2011 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by herzog (Post 977583)

Hey,

I used to own a 1992 300zx and loved it.

I was hoping you all can help settle a debate which started when a friend was recently talking about the GT-R and I asked "Does it look anything like the new 370Z?" "No, its completely different," he said. I thought I had seen the GT-R at some point but then thought I must be mistaken. I asked if there are any similarities and he said its 100% different.

After looking up some pictures, I thought the GT-R looks like a 370Z on steroids. The hood and headlights are similar. The overall shape of the car is similar. The tail, however, is very different. Overall, I think they are at least somewhat similar.

My friend said that they are not even 1% similar... and also that if I said the GT-R somewhat resembles the front of an Eclipse, he would agree.

If we are comparing sports cars, if I was to list cars that are 100% different versus the GT-R and from each other, I would say 911, Corvette, Audi R8. These are all 100% different, but I dont think the GT-R is 100% different than the 370Z.

What do you think?

although they're both nissan's and of course have a few vague similarities b/c of that, I'd have to say your friend is right and you are wrong.

Red__Zed

03-09-2011 09:41 PM

kind of an interesting piece.

chuckd05

03-09-2011 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 977658)

i think im going to make me a nice pepper steak tonight. :yum:

pepper steak is the shlt , im jelous.. but now I know what's for dinner tomorrow night

+rep

also my girl used to say the gtr was ugly in pictures... when she saw one in person the first time she took back her statement and said I have the girl version of the GTR... lol so from someone totally unbiased to that question, she brought it up that the gtr was a manlier 370z. I suppose shes right but what manly car doesnt come in MT :stirthepot: :bowrofl:

LunaZ

03-10-2011 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by chuckd05 (Post 978784)

but what manly car doesnt come in MT :stirthepot:

I didn't want to take the rap for stirring that pot, so thanks for bringing up the most obvious point on which to compare the two cars.
It makes things much, much clearer! :tup:

herzog

03-10-2011 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun (Post 977795)

lol old post.

but the Z and GT-R do have parts that resemble eachoter.

mostly the roof line.

and the door windows

The same bloody thing

sorry but the Z's lights are sexier.

Thanks... I couldnt find any old threads as my friend was laughing and saying "oh you couldnt find a single person that agrees with you".

Vegitto-kun

03-10-2011 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 977934)

meh drove the entire day on francorchamps spa and even though the tires were all sticky and stuff it didn't burst.

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave (Post 978173)

He does that once in a while "A is cheaper better and lighter....so buy B" its more a joking quote.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckd05 (Post 978784)

I suppose shes right but what manly car doesnt come in MT :stirthepot: :bowrofl:

you really want to :stirthepot:again?

Pagani zonda R

woman car

http://static.vroom.be/images/news/2...onda-c12-r.jpg

b1adesofcha0s

03-10-2011 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun (Post 979285)

meh drove the entire day on francorchamps spa and even though the tires were all sticky and stuff it didn't burst.

He does that once in a while "A is cheaper better and lighter....so buy B" its more a joking quote.

you really want to :stirthepot:again?

Pagani zonda R

woman car

http://static.vroom.be/images/news/2...onda-c12-r.jpg

:owned:

The Zonda is a beast. :tup:

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