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I take my dogs for a ride whenever I can. I sound like a crazy cat lady but when I take my yorkie out, he stands up on the passenger seat with his head out the window 80% of the time and when he doesn't, he just sleeps in his seat. The seat is so low to the ground, they sometimes just walk on the floor and jumps back up to the seat. When I carry all of them to like a dog park or a car ride, I throw this giant doggy bed and they just lay there. =) Good times.  |
The Z is so small that my Yorkie would jump from the front and back. She has jumped into the trunk before. The little bar in the back doesn't bother her.
This is my other pride and joy.
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Originally Posted by scruffydog
You said it. I should look at the big picture; 10K is really what I got out of my current set and I only tracked 3 times this year.
If I'm at the tracks, looks isn't my main concern as long as they go with car and simple enough. Ideally, I love the looks of Enkei Raijin in Gunmetal or TE37SL
but I'm just dreaming now when I look back at my budget. What typical offsets would you recommend me going with? I have a buddy with a E92 M3 and he's doing the exact same thing. He bought a set of cheap 18" and runs RS3 he upped the width to 10.5 in the rear. What are the offsets you recommend to go with that'll clear the sport calipers?
Should I go with F:18x9.5 R: 18x10.5?
I am so glad you mentioned that, b/c I almost bought another set of stock 19"s w/tires. 18"s are more common and have more option not to mention are slightly cheaper and better for track.
That's exactly what I wanna do someday. Tow a set of wheels and a small mechanic tool box. Last time I researched on tires, someone mentioned 285 on the forum for the fronts too. A sq. setup right? 285 all around. But I went with 265 because someone told me it'll be more agile with a narrower tires in front.
I also heard RS3s are much cheaper and handles better when warmed up, is that true? I'm also considering over the RE-11s.
Haha, my fiancee isn't too happy about me spending so much on my Z. Esp when my other car is a Toyota Prius. I drove 45K miles and it only cost us less than $400 for a set of tires. We're also planning a wedding right now for August, then kids in a year or 2 - which is why I wanna squeeze in as much of these expensive requests before hand. lol.
I really appreciate you taking the effort in writing back, it helps a lot! Time to hit up the classified sections....cheers! |
I was looking at those Enkei too, but I got lucky and found some cheaper wheels. I don't think you can go wrong with those wheels. For $1000, you can't beat it.
This is what I got.
Regarding the size, ideally I would like 305s all around, but I am not sure if it is possible to run that big on a stock Z or even a mild modded Z without any fender or body modification, plus you would need some crazy wheels to get that. Also just as a tip, a lot of the size in 18s will result in a car that is too low. Car might start scrapping everywhere without the right suspension.
This is how low a car with 285/35/19 can get under braking, imagine running an inch smaller with the 285/35/18s
Yes I run 285s on my car, been doing it for nearly two years now. The car just drives better. The steering might be heavier, but it feels better and it is faster.
The trailer is nice, I don't use it as much as I should as I still don't have the R comps I want yet. I do have to rework it as I might skip on the RE11 next season and go straight to R comps. It all depends on what I have to pay to the government in Feb.
It wouldn't surprise me that the RS-3 is faster, but they don't come in 285/35/19. I do not want to run a tire that is too small as I know the front lip will get scraped every time under braking.
My daily driver was a Prius, the OEM tires lasted 40K miles. Kid, marriage and dogs, I got those. That's why I have to do things on a budget too.
You can ask your fiance if she wants to do this to the Prius
