18's on a 370z
 

After being on the forums for a little while im a little disappointed to see that very very very few people are running aftermarket 18's. I am a big fan of 18's due to the cheaper tire cost and many more options for <3k. I test fit my Work CR Kai's on my 370z that I had on my 350z and was really pleased. I need a little taller tires to fill the wheel well but I needed tires on them anyway.

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Not the best pictures (iphone) but just to give an idea. Are there anyone else currently running aftermarket 18's?

Also they are much lighter than 19s if you care about that.

I'm debating whether to go with 18's or 19's whenever I upgrade my wheels. 18's are more functional (assuming the widths are the same), but most 19's look better. I'm leaning towards the Forgestar F14s in 18's.

If you are considering handling dynamics, a taller sidewall will likely mean less precision as there will be more sidewall flex.

Good work dragonbreath. I'm not a fan at all of these oversize heavy as **** "bling" wheels people put on their cars. All show and no go. I was starting to think I was the only one.

I plan on going with some lightweight aftermarket 18's whenever I have enough cash set aside.

doesnt look that bad but I am happy with my 19s... I just feel 18s look to small even though you do save weight and they are ideal for a track rim.. my 19 TE37s are still very light though.

Anyone happen to know the weight of the stock Nismo rims? I know they call them "super lightweight" rims or something like that but just curious...

18s are awesome.... Enkei PF01
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Man, i too was debating for the longest time. Thought about the Forgestars F14s TSWs, Enkies, Stance and many others. Since i was going to spring for new tires also, i had to go with 19s. More options and better offsets. I also plan on keeping the 19s wheels for my next Z when they re-do a new model.

Very nice! Specs on the wheels and tires please.

18x10.5 +15 f +5(10mm spacer) rear with 275/35/18 295/35/18

Corbin that looks awesome! And man I thought I was the only one lol. Dont get me wrong, I love the 19's, however they are just so expensive.

Also there are WAY more options as far as 18s go. Almost every wheel you can get in 19 is available in the 18 inch as well. Then there are a few WedsSports that are only available in 18's. Enkeis, the Work Emotion line, etc. I do love the TE37's, CE28's, Work Meisters, Advan RS-D, etc but they are mostly around $3500 and up. Yeah I could save that money up over a few months but its hard lol. Plus that is around $1500 I could put else where, and still have a nice quality wheel.

I hear you on the side wall flex with a higher profile. I didnt even think about that. Right now there are 245/40 on my Works. That will probably suffice. It would look a little better if my Z were lowered just a tad more. Right now im on Swifts. I plan on getting coilovers in the future I just wanted something to close the wheel gap for now. Thanks for your input guys!

Anyone else with 18's feel free to post pics. Im interested in seeing all the combinations that you guys have come up with.

All the 18s in this thread look good!

I like those wheels and I just checked Tire rack.com and the options it's giving me for the front are 18x9 and rear with 18x10.5, would that be right?

I would try to buy the wheels from a vendor who will let you pick your offsets. I just checked tirerack and the fronts are +45. Thats really high. The wheels will be sunk. I would shoot for a +20ish for the front. The rear sounds about as good as you will get with those wheels.

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18s checking in

He is running 18x10.5 all the way around. I'm probably going to buy the same wheels but I'm thinking i'm going 9.5 +15 in the front. I'm going to order them from OAKOS Automotive - STi & WRX Performance Parts . They are a vendor on My350z but not sure about here. I've ordered from them before, great company.

Red that looks great :tup:. Can you give us wheel and tire specs, and what are you lowered on? Thanks buddy.

I love my 18's

18x9.5 et12 front and 18x10.5 et0 rear with 245 45 18 and 275 40 18

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oh ok, gotcha'. The prices on the OAKOS site look pretty good, maybe I'll give them a shot too. Just gotta do some more research on spacers, I'm complete noob on that stuff that the moment.

Well if you run a pretty aggressive offset like +15, you probably won't need any spacers.

Yeah, I noticed the offset on the set from OAKOS are +15. I guess I should be ok with that for daily driving, right?

Its funny how a lot of people on here say 18's on our cars look to small. I think with the proper stance, and meaty tires, 18's look just as good IF NOT BETTER than 19s. Take CCastro's car for example :tup:

I ran 245's all around before, the after some measuring and calculations and tad bit more camber I threw on 275's and it looks 23123124132321324 times better

I wouldn't see why not. I ran +15 on my RPF1's for my 350z with no issues. If I order the PF01's, I'm going +15 all the way around.

Ccastro drooool. That is sexy as hell! I'm glad I started this thread lol.

My Works are 18x9.5 +12 are super aggressive on front without spacers. I was really surprised lol. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the fitment.

That's what I wanted to hear:tup: I would've reconsidered if there were any rubbing issues with that kind of offset, so I'm glad to know there won't be

Does your setup set flush up front? Do they stick out beyond the fenders at all?

The wheels arent on any more :( However they did poke a little bit. Not too much but just a little. Ill try to get a picture eventually. Ill have to put the wheels back on. I need tires for them lol.

Any rubbing in the front Corbin?

Wheel and tire specs?

:eek2: I looove it!

That's a tall tire!!

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no rubbing here.

Can you guys with the aggressive offsets in the fronts (ie.. +12, +15) post any frontal shots of your Z's? I'm thinking I want to go with PF01's with +15 all the way around. I'm alittle worried that the wheel is going to stick out a bit for the fronts... and don't want to have to run some crazy negative camber to try and compensate to make it look flush.

MJB ill get you a pic in a little while. Mine does have some poke, and camber.

CCastro, what's the drop? Looks great!

CCastro's on BC coilovers.

255/40/18 295/35/18 (this is a shorter tire size than stock)
SSR type f, +22F, +15R

Dropped on swifts

I'm still researching the hell out of these wheels but I saw these two (old) threads and it got me worried I'll have to pass on these wheels.

http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...-rpf1-18s.html

http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...-5-wheels.html


I know it's from a few years back but I haven't seen any updates, so has anyone tried these recently?