GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well how much drop are you getting out of the tokicos? I love the look of the ZGs and i have a set on my 280Z so im not worried about that. And i do want to make this into a pretty serious street machine, Im looking for 400HP on a boosted L28 so it will have atleast a roll bar and harnesses in it. So i guess it will be more of a track car that i drive on the street haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'd run 245's all around. Staggered wheel set ups aren't good on a Z because of how balanced it is. I will be running 9" wheels on all 4 corners. However I'll be running 225 tires since I fell in love with some wheels that only come in 15" and there's like no decent tires available wider than 225 without having a stupidly tall sidewall. I'm still a little unclear of offsets myself. FWIW, I will be getting -25 rears, and -15 fronts and spacing from there as necessary. Haha that's funny that it's a track car you'll be driving on the street, that's the same thing I'm doing lol! Like I said earlier, you can totaly customize what springs you want to run. You can acctually get softer springs than the tokicos should you want to. I'm sure you can even get some that are softer than the stock springs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah i want to run the Rota RBs, I know everyone runs them but i love how they look. So since i want 9" wide i guess i'll be running 17x9 -13 up front and 17x9.5 -19 in the back cause thats as big as they run on Rota's site . Yeah i want a pretty serious street car so im not too worried about ride quality i just dont want it to shake me and the car to pieces haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Haha the rb's aren't my first choice but my friend here has them on his 260z and they look way better in person. There's a roadser by my school with real panasports and i can't tell the difference between the two haha. I acctually thought they were rota's all along until I was stuck in traffic this morning and glanced over at it like i usually do and noticed the center cap says panasport haha. You sound like you want the same as me. Go with 250# rear and 225# front springs with the aw11 mr2 rear shocks in the front, and 240z front shocks in the rear, and you should be plenty happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Ok so when you say put the mr2 rears in the front are you saying order illuminas for an mr2? or are you talking about the strut tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Haha sorry.. should've explained better. Now this has been covered about a million times but oh well, a million and one can't hurt. For your front struts, order the tokico bz3099 (mr2 aw11 rear strut inserts) and section the strut tube to fit them. For the rear shocks, order the tokico bz3015 (240z front) and section to fit. This is the best set up because you get a new gland nut that fits the stock Z tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oh ok that makes more sense, and now that im looking at it i might just run 16x8s with 245s. I dont think i like the look of the 17s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Haha I can never decide. I love 15's don't mind 16's and kinda like 17's. Sometimes I feel like 17's look best. But idk. I think I'll be happiest with 15's so long as the big brake kit i want will fit under them haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah im gonna upgrade my brakes too, I think the 16s will be fine and i do like the look of a slammed Z so im sure every once in a while i'll drop the coilovers all the way and i think the 16s will fit alot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 What kit are you going with? 16's will clear anything short of like the modern motorsports extreme brake kit. That's the beauty of coilovers! I think you've made a nice decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Not sure yet, I was going to just convert the back to disc and run 4 piston calipers all around but now i might get big brakes now that you mention it. Your a bad influence lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 lol your credit card company will thank me later haha I have decided that the best kit out there for a hot street car is the silvermine stage 4. It will fit under 16's without a doubt. Uses toyo vented front 4 pistons, and vented mustang rear single piston w/ e brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Damn those kits are expensive lol i'll probably upgrade to discs in the back and then i'll get the big brake kit later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Haha for what you get, it's a hell of a deal. But yes it is pretty expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam07 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 You daily drive your car? I have seen quite a few people here from mass but I have yet to see a z on the road in a long time. I just got my 260z registered last week. I drove it 1 day and I get a lot f necks snapping. Sorry for being off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well im a good Hour and a half from you so thats probably why you never see it And yeah there arent many on the road around here but i have my 240 and my dad has my old 280 so thats two in danvers lol. But yeah I get alot of looks. Back on topic though it is a good deal for what you get its just not on top of my priority list. Suspension first then wheels and tires then motor swap and then all the extra goodies haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 So Ive been looking around and Im going to run 16x8's +0. Now since im not putting the flares on just yet will these fit with 225/45/16's on coilovers? or will I have to roll the fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'd re-think that if you're gonna be running flares. FWIW, I'm gonna be running 15x9's with flares and will be getting -25 offset for all 4, and I will still most likely need a 15mm spacer in the back and maybe a 10 in front. If you go with 0 offset, you'll probably end up wanting new wheels when you install the flares. Might as well just install them with the coils, or plan on new wheels after. As far as I know, a 0 offset should be fine with stock fenders. You may need to go at the inner fender with a sledge or grinder... but I think with an 8" wheel you should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRatt13 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah Im probably not going to put the flares on till next summer when i get it fully repainted and gutted. I just need something for now that is better than stock. Im looking at the XXR 532's since they are cheap and look similar to the HRE 505's which I think look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 532's are pretty sick. I say do it and then sell them and get the 505's in a good offset and cut those fenders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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