AndyG350z Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hi all, Newbie here - recently bought myself a Nissan 350z HR - had it around 2 months and loving it so far! I used the buyers guide and forum to find out what to look out for and it was really helpful Ended up buying from Evo Motors if anyone is familiar with Mark - great service! Some pics below - its all pretty stock at the moment and will be largely keeping it that way. One purchase i have made is - Bilstein b12 pro kit which i hope will give it a bit better handling and improve damping. I also want to have the wheels set more flush with the body. Therefore i had a question regarding spacers. Iv'e seen alot of people running these on the forums (largely 20m all round). With the new suspension is this sacrilege to then run spacers? I think longer term ill be looking at some new wheels with ET15 offset as i know this is the better way to go - but obviously costs alot more than chucking some 15mm/20mm spacers on with the standard Rays. Be interested to hear your thoughts for those who do use spacers - do you notice and negatives running these and do you think its a worthwhile stop gap until i invest in some new alloys? Cheers, Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Car looks nice, Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Androlyn Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Welcome on board, another great looking Z. I went for spacers, 20mm Front and 25mm Rear, bought from Tarmac Sports the Japan Racing ones and I have not had any issues. In my opinion makes the Rays sit better, fills the arches more as they looked lost before. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG350z Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, Androlyn said: Welcome on board, another great looking Z. I went for spacers, 20mm Front and 25mm Rear, bought from Tarmac Sports the Japan Racing ones and I have not had any issues. In my opinion makes the Rays sit better, fills the arches more as they looked lost before. Enjoy. thanks alot, yeah they look a bit lost at the moment too! Thats great to know, will check out Tarmac Sports thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Welcome along Andy. Nice looking motor. 20mm spacers all round are fine for the Rays without compromising the handling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hi and welcome from Bristol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoht Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 When I was looking I saw a car for sale with 25mm spacers all round, and it looked great. So that's what I would do personally. Think I saw that car for sale when I was looking, was definitely tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndyG350z Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 14 hours ago, ShortPaul said: Hi and welcome from Bristol I am cheltenham based so not too far away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG350z Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 14 hours ago, andy james said: Welcome along Andy. Nice looking motor. 20mm spacers all round are fine for the Rays without compromising the handling. Thanks alot for the feedback - very helpful! Think im going to go for 20mm all round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Schwier Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Welcome, lovely spec! I was also a bit sceptical about spacers but I spoke to a race engineer and he assured me there would be no difference. I went with 20mm all round and have been very happy since. Bought mine from Torqen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG350z Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, Lewis Schwier said: Welcome, lovely spec! I was also a bit sceptical about spacers but I spoke to a race engineer and he assured me there would be no difference. I went with 20mm all round and have been very happy since. Bought mine from Torqen Thanks Lewis - more good stuff to hear! Are you also running an aftermarket suspension out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee370Z Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hello and welcome. A very nice Z. Enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Schwier Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 8 hours ago, AndyG350z said: Thanks Lewis - more good stuff to hear! Are you also running an aftermarket suspension out of curiosity? I am not, plan to be in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoker11 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Welcome, lovely looking car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Hi and welcome along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndyG350z Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG350z Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Im getting my Rays refurbed soon - what recommendations do we have for colour? - im thinking a metallic gun metal or dark bronze, haven't seen many with anything other than the stock silver - thoughts welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelda Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Think mine was called shadow chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irn Bru Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 "Some pics below - its all pretty stock at the moment and will be largely keeping it that way". Aye ...... keep telling yourself that bud . Zedititus is highly contagious, best stay off here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG350z Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 45 minutes ago, Irn Bru said: "Some pics below - its all pretty stock at the moment and will be largely keeping it that way". Aye ...... keep telling yourself that bud . Zedititus is highly contagious, best stay off here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG350z Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, zelda said: Think mine was called shadow chrome. This style looks very nice i think! Good shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, AndyG350z said: This style looks very nice i think! Good shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald ~ Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 29/05/2020 at 15:37, AndyG350z said: Im getting my Rays refurbed soon - what recommendations do we have for colour? - im thinking a metallic gun metal or dark bronze, haven't seen many with anything other than the stock silver - thoughts welcome Hi Andy, What a great looking car! I couldn’t help having a look through some 350z pages as I had a few (rare) spare minutes this morning. I recognised your car.. well the number plate. I sold it to Mark and you’re quite right.. what a great guy. I miss that car now; it’s really nice to see it so cared for. I looked after it. My favourite car owned still now. I want another car with a cassette player. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I particularly enjoyed the fact my friend had a non-HR model .. we’d argue about all that for hours. All the best to you both Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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