i finally put my rims on after having them sitting in my garage for almost 9 months now... now im kicking myself for not putting them on sooner... they're 17" SHU 4s wrapped in 225/45ZR17 yokahama AVS ES 100s

 

heres another shot for you guys

 

just one more

 

Whoa looks good! Very nice man. What's the offset for those rims? Are they 7" wide? I really gotta start saving up for rims too cause that looks killer.
John 82ZXT

 

thos are 7" wide with a 42mm offset.. i think thats the largest offset i can go with.. lol i got the spacers from modern-motorsprts and got the rims for a deal on E bay.. when i put them on this weekend i was kinda scared cuz they are a lot bigger then the wheels i had on before.. i wasnt sure they were gonna fit.. but they came out perfect.. no rubbing or anything...

 

cant say ive takin it to 130 but it handled well on the freeway going around 80mph..

 

...and do you just have the Motorsport 1 inch lowering springs? Did you do anything else to the springs? Your car's ride height is just perfect. Not too high in the front like the 280zx is stock.

 

actually im using the whole tokico package with springs and struts. when i was rideing with origional 14" rims my car would scrape everytime i went up the driveway.. once i went with the 17s it raised the car back up at almost 3/4" but it didnt take anything away from the look.. the car rides and handles better with thease huge rims.. not to mention they look awsome.. i didnt do anything else to my suspenson other then the springs and struts.. i do need to change all my bushings and get a camber kit for both front and rear.. and for tickwons question on my valve covers.. all i did was paint them with hi temp aluminum paint.. but on my next engine i think im gonna try getting chrome..

 

thanks man..... the headlight covers are from motorsport.. i bought 2 pairs.. one i painted the same color as the car and the other are my smoked ones... they werent that hard to install.. took me no more then 30 min.. i wanted to make sure it aligned well.. then usesed a sharpee to mark where i needed to drill..

 

are they the same wheels as the ones MSA offer the Racer ones??
cuz i was gonna order a set of the ones they have...

 

yeah.. i just found out that MSA started selling the exact same Ris as i got... kinda pissed me off cuz now theres gonna be a lot more Zs with my style rims...lol oh well... at least i i got mine a lot cheaper then what MSA is selling thiers for and i had mine before MSA sold them... BTW i got mine for $100 a rim...

 

yeah thats a nice deal i dunno if im gonna go for those i might get something different altough i like em i dunno
i just ordered the msa kit and they gonna call tomorrow with the freight rate and if its any less then last time they told me ill throw in the whale tail.....gotta love that tail

 

nice deal ya got yerself
yeah i just ordered the msa kit now they gona call monday with the freight rate and if its any less im throwing in the whale tail
no not trying to copy you i just love that tail...

 

wow you must have money to spare.....it looks clean and sharp but i payed for the rest of the kit so im keeping it

 

..on your Tenzo rims..are those the 8 lug hole or 10? You got a good price for $100. Best $ I have seen is $159 new and as high as $197.

MSA offers the Konigs for 3 bills (includes offset). Yikes !!

 

those are the shu 4s they're with the 8 holes.. the shu 10s come with 10 holes.. heres the knock offs that motorsport sells.. and they come with the wheel spacers i belive.. which isnt a bad price.. jsut sux cuz now everyones gonna be getting the same set up as me on thier Zs.. its cool though... the rims match my car better.. hahah. heres the link
same rims as mine and cheap too

 

Like they say...copying is the best form of flattery. You have a sweet ride.

However, in your area there are a lot more Z's running around and the competition for looks is tough. Not so in New England. Z's are like Elvis sightings...not too many.