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You're in luck - I do still have it! I'll drop you a PM.

Hey morgs, hope you don't mind me pimping out your photo! These wheels are still pretty rare it seems and I'm keen for people to see what they look like, yours being such a great example.

It's Friday so here's another inspirational photo for you lovely people sitting on the fence to ponder over.

I think I'd be tempted to go for ET35 on the rear, that way when you decide to upgrade again you can sell the set as a whole and it will be suitable for more cars and not just those that will take low offsets. In the meantime you'll still have a 5mm lower offset than the alternative.

Given that the 370Z expects the diameter of the front tyres to be slightly larger than the rears (unlike the 350Z) wouldn't a 19" front, 20" rear combo look a bit unbalanced? I guess something like 275/30R20 rears with 245/40R19 or 275/35R19 fronts would probably keep ESP/VDC happy though.

Even the French like them.

It depends what look you're going for but generally if you aim to buy wheels with offsets in the 15 to 25 range then you won't be needing spacers. For non-stretched tyres you'll need to drop to 40 profile, something like 245/40R18 front, 275/40R18 rear.

I had my first modified car with Adrian Flux about 20 years ago and have used them on and off since, never had any cause for complaints although I've not had to claim through them. Having said that I was with them on my Zed last year and the renewal for this year was about £500, that might not sound too bad except Chris Knott managed £360 so I went with them instead. The year before I was with Chris Knott and their renewal price was ridiculously high and Adrian Flux was massively cheaper which is why I switched. I really don't understand why these companies take the **** with the renewal price, surely offering something reasonable would be the best way to retain a customer which must be just as valuable as a new customer!? For what it's worth, when I did have to claim with Chris Knott and Highway it was pretty smooth so I'm happy to be with them again.

Here's a US thread where the guy replaced his front bumper and asked the paint shop to just not paint the fangs at all, looks good I think. Black fangs on Blue: No paint and no overlays......> I'm not suggesting it's the most economical way of doing it but I'm sure I read somewhere that paint on bumpers could be stripped without damaging the plastic using graffiti removal spray so it got me thinking.

Yeah, they're not cheap but it's a great way to get these gorgeous premium Yokohama tyres already fitted and balanced for the price of cheap Falkens.

Look great on an Azure too.

Thanks for the positive comment veef13. These are still for sale. In case people aren't sure what they'd look like on the car here are a a couple of pictures courtesy of other forum members.

These are the only ones I've seen recently: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361290070883 Unfortunately they don't seem to be in the best condition and winter tyres aren't ideal either.

I think they're RVS Classic. RVS wheels seem to be more commonly marketed under the AVUS Racing brand these days, avusracing.com. Your photo of the back of the wheel shows ET25 which is the offset, can't see a mention of the width though. Check all four wheels and when selling just quote the offsets and tyre sizes in the absence of the actual wheel width. The brand and tread on the tyres will have an effect on value because to replace the tyres with decent new ones would be pretty expensive.

Apparently (so I'm told anyway ) having 17 wheels for one car is too many so I'm reluctantly putting these up for sale. Bought from a friend and have been stored two years already. The plan was to put them on my car once I'd worn all the tread off the current tyres but it's taking too long. They are brand new wheels and tyres costing over £2,000, a couple have been test fitted but never been driven on. The wheels are in as new condition except for two spokes on the NSR that have one small chip each as you might be able to see in the last photo. You have to look close to see them and they could easily occur in the first mile of driving but I wanted to mention them. The tyres are also in as new condition with zero signs of age having been fitted and balanced a few years ago. Included are matching centre caps, metal valve stems/caps and the correct spigot rings. The wheels are in Steel Grey and the sizes are 19x9.5J ET20 on the front, 19x10J ET20 on the rear. Tyres are super sticky, super sexy Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08 and are the usual 245/35R19 front, 275/35R19 rear. These are a perfect fit for a 350Z but I don't have any photos of them on the car obviously, if you search around the forum I'm sure you'll find some. I know at least one 370Z on here that runs them too, my guess would be that a change of front tyres to 245/40R19 and some new wheel nuts would be needed for that though and maybe a pair of 15mm rear spacers just for looks. I'm looking for £1,600 which is a bargain given how expensive these tyres are! I would prefer collection from Watford but I can get Paisley Freight to deliver for an additional £43.50. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

The studs on a Zed have a thread which is M12x1.25 and you'll need to use 60° taper seat nuts for the standard alloys and most aftermarket. I think the standard locking nuts are Nissan part number 999H1-A7009 or McGard 24154.

Do you have spigot rings fitted?

Still available...

I noticed Balanced Motorsport have some good prices at the moment: Balance Motorsport Coilovers

The closest to a 19" OEM setup for the 350Z is the Nismo LM GT4 which I believe are 8.5x19 ET25 front, 9.5x19 ET30 rear with 245/35 and 275/35 tyres respectively. They look good on a G35 too:

Don't forget that the original differential was 0.5" for a tyre width difference of 20mm or just over ¾". Whereas with the wider 245/35 with 275/35 tyre option the difference front to rear is 30mm which is not far off 1¼", that's why most people chose a wheel width difference of 1".

If it was me I think I'd be looking for 8.5" (or possibly 9.0") for the front and 9.5" for the rear, both with a low 20s offset. That way you can fit your existing tyres without stretch and still have the option of the more popular 245/35 front, 275/35 rear tyres at a later date. Would also look good whether lowered or not.

I thought that the OEM wheels were 8.0x19 ET30 on the front and 8.5x19 ET33 on the rear running the same size tyres as you've got. Keeping the tyres you have I would think you could go up to an inch wider than OEM without too much stretch, although you say you're already wider than that on the front now. I suppose it depends why you're changing your wheels, what look you're going for and whether you're considering lowering or going for wider tyres next time.

In case you haven't found it this is the other thread where this car was discussed: Interesting car for somebody

Says 38 in the Item specifics. Would look good I think.