CV3 Wheels
 

Z Group,

One of my brothers in arms just found out he's having triplets and has to part ways with his GTR and is going back OEM to trade it in. He offered to sell me his wheels but I'm not sure if they will fit on my 370z without me making any mods. I have the base model. He has the 20x9 front and 20x10.5 rear. I emailed VOSSEN, but haven't received a reply. If anyone can assist, I would greatly appreciate it.

What's the lug pattern and offset?

The lug pattern is 5X4.5 and the offset is 20 front and 15 rear

They will fit. Lug pattern is same for both cars and unless offsets are in the negatives they will fit without major modification. Vossens are garbage wheels. If you have sports package I'd stick to your forged rays

No problem with those wheels fitting on your car, should be a direct fit.

Appreciate that bro. Honestly hadn't ever heard of them but I was sold on the concave design and how they looked on his car. Why do you say they are garbage wheels?

It's a GT-R and the offsets are fine it will fit a 370z

Thanks fellas!

It's all opinion man, some live and die by Vossen wheels and some like myself think there overrated, not garbage, but there designs are flat with little creativity, but like I said it's all opinion. If you like them, put them on your car, love it and let that be that.

Is that an unsolicited scientific opinion?

I feel you JC. Just didn't know if you had any issues as far as build and reliability of wheel. Looked online to gather info and they are quite overpriced so there is no way I'd buy brand new as I've seen nicer wheels.

Replacing a stock FORGED wheel with an aftermarket CAST wheel is a BACKWARDS move

Unless you only care about looks.

It's still going backwards in quality.

And when would this better quality come in handy?

What's easier to sell on there own,the vossens or the stockers? Maybe that plays a part.

All wheels will break, but I have more peace of mind knowing that that lesser quality wheels will break sooner than my better quality OEM wheels.

But hey we all have our perferences

I have never owned a DD car with forged wheels untill the Z. Never had a brocken wheel. So your argument is not valid.

The world doesn't revolve around you so your argument is invalid.

ROLF.

Second best laugh I had all day.

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forged wheels will bend, while cast wheels will crack.

Also, it's not just the strength, it's also the weight of the wheel as well. Personally I would stick to the stock rays or spend a little more and buy high quality forged wheels, but to each his own.

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We should all be happy like Santa here!:wtf2::tiphat:

I'll ask again, if you don't mind.

If one is buying wheels for looks and they are a good quality cast wheel (because not all cast wheels are the same), for a car that wil never see racing of any kind when, will weight and performance will ever be an issue?

Hopefully dichoi, you can have an adult discussion and not turn it into a personal battle.

I am.

if buying wheels for looks, then yeah there's not really much i can say. if you like vossen's designs, then by all means go for it. then OP wouldn't have to spend money on high performance tires or suspension parts etc...

forged wheels aren't only useful for racing. I have a friend who had vossens on his G, hit a pothole, and cracked them. Not saying all forged wheels would've survived that impact, but they would stand a better chance.

Thank you. Respect to you.

I totally agree that expensive forged wheels are the best thing one can buy, but not everybody has the money, or has the need for the performance.

Can't we all just get along...

He said personal battle lol. All I said is that the OEM wheels are better than any cast wheel and you got butthurt. If you wanna run your wheels fine knock yourself out on the street running over a pothole.

I hope you kept your stock wheels :rolleyes:

OP, CT, lemme throw in my 2 cents.
I agree not all cast wheels are made equal
I think Vossen has some sexy designs, their 5 spoke thing is amazing IMO.
BUT I have probably heard about more Vossens breaking on a DD than friggin Varrstoens.
And I have personally seen accidents involving Volks. Like, guy hits a curb at 30-45 jumps on the curb, and the Volk ends up with a small bend. I have even seen REPAIRED Volks hit the same curb at 30-45 in ALMOST the same spot and STILL be barely bent... Hell, I've hit some big arse potholes at high speed and have yet bent a Volk, the same potholes that bent my buddy's IS250 wheel

Now, taking that into account, IMO there are a few safety features on a car that are owner dictated (in order of importance in my mind.)
Tires, brakes, wheels, lug nuts.

That being said, my goal is function, then form, so for me, I'd rather bleed the extra grand or so to have the peace of mind knowing that the wheels will take a beating over design of the wheel, and if push comes to shove and I hit soemthing and my tire has gone out, I'll drive on them to safety too, lol

^Thank you

CV3 is the sexxxy design :yum:

And hey, different strokes for different folks. (As long as the OP doesn't do hellafuckinretarded stance, I'm ok with the CV3 choice)

I've never had a wheel break, forged or un forged and stock wheels suck, Forged or un forged. Ordered new wheels within the first few days of ownership of my Nismo and the same with my SRT8 which also has forged wheels and neither set of aftermarket wheels have cracked, bent, broke or whatever BS someone can makeup to make them seem inferior. If you want to run nothing but stock wheels and drive on shitty pot hole ridden streets, then Kudos to you, but don't knock the rest.

Not into that silly looking stance ****. Just wanted an opinion on a set of wheels. Do you guys always argue over threads people make? I thought we were a Z nation...

Some opinions turn into personal shots, like what someone else does is backwards because another chooses to do otherwise. It's called my car and your car, do what choose and let that be that, if you don't like something, that's cool too, but don't make it seem like one is lesser than the other or moving in the wrong direction because another suggest so based on personal likes and dislikes.

We try to have adult discussions.

There's a right and wrong way to do things that's all I posted and that's all there is to it. IDGAF what other people do to their cars. It's a free country. This is a discussion forum so don't take things so personally if you don't like someone else's opinion.

Saying someone's point is not valid just because that person never experienced a broken wheel does not mean wheels won't break. My work equips cracked after going over a pothole. I'm sure glad I wasn't riding on Vossens

Good stuff JC! I don't plan on racing it or anything, just something nice and sporty me and the wife can take out on date night.

My current wheels:
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My stock wheels:
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Yep..........I think I'll stick with my aftermarket wheels :)

CV3s are good looking wheels. Just take them for free :tup: tell him it's down payment for when they need a cool baby sitter lol