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Well guys I am now the proud owner of an 02 NM35 250t RS Four. Just have to wait for it to come from Japan and get complied. It has the factory aero body kit with the roof spoiler. Silver in colour and factory tv.

Now im trying to decide on what size rims to order. Im tossing up between 18" and 19" and sizes from 8.5+30, 9+30, 9.5+35 or 9.5+30. They will all sit pretty much the same within 5mm, as far as I can work out. My main problem is I want to keep the over diam as close as possible to factory and want a reasonable side wall for comfort.

What tyre size are guys running with 18" and 19" rims?

I have a mate "Rex Kelway" that customs makes manifolds, dumps, roll cages and so on, making a dump pipe for it, he will also soon have them for sale. Next on the hit list is the language conversion done and tv tuner to run a set up for the iphone.

No other power mods will be done to it as it will be our daily car.

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Congrats on the new car purchase. I look forward to see pics when it arrives. I'd go with 19's given the chance, but only if the cost of ownership doesn't increase too much, afterall you're the one who's going to be buying tyres for it.:rolleyes: And don't worry too much about keeping exactly to stock size. They are notoriously optimistic in the speedo department, so a slightly bigger rolling diameter will only help the cause (5-10% would be acceptable IMO) & help with comfort also.

I run 245/45 18's, but if I could find a /50 profile for similar money I'd choose that size.

Looks like another guy making dumps. That will make 4 by my count. I'm not sure the market is that big....:happy:

Since you are in SA, you should contact Brad (ducati02) as I think he still has a couple of TV tuners on hand. But don't leave that for too long as there is a small supply now & I won't be getting another shipment for a while.

Cheers, Leon.

Congrats mate :thumbsup: now for the waiting...

I'd be looking 19's personally; 19x9" +30, or 19x9.5 +35 would be my pick. Plenty wide, and most will have clearance for decent brakes if you decide to go that way later.

And as Leon said; standard, the speedo reads almost 10km/h low at 110km/h, so an increase in rolling diameter will definitely help, and it doesn't blunt performance at all.

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Thanks guys. I cant wait to drive it!

I just emailed Streeter to price up some rims for me in a 18x9+30 and 19x9+30. These should fit nice and flush, I hope!

Commsman, what width an offset are your 18's? Im also leaning towards running an 18" with a 245/45-18, this should help keep a nice ride comfort once lowered to keep the other half happy confused.gif

Ill contact Brad about grabbing a tuner asap.

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Thanks guys. I cant wait to drive it!

I just emailed Streeter to price up some rims for me in a 18x9+30 and 19x9+30. These should fit nice and flush, I hope!

Commsman, what width an offset are your 18's? Im also leaning towards running an 18" with a 245/45-18, this should help keep a nice ride comfort once lowered to keep the other half happy confused.gif

Ill contact Brad about grabbing a tuner asap.

I'm running 18x8 +30 with 245/45/18 and the speedo is only out by 2 km/h at 100km. An 18x9 +30 would be spot on for offset. Ride is great with the 245/45/18.

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I run 18s on my M35 with the low profile tyres and they look a bit small definately go 19s. Could you get Streeter to put the mags on the car before it leaves and throw the stockies in the boot.

Got any pics of the new car?

I run 18s on my M35 with the low profile tyres and they look a bit small definately go 19s. Could you get Streeter to put the mags on the car before it leaves and throw the stockies in the boot.

Got any pics of the new car?

I thought of fitting the new wheels to the car but the wheels I like are made to order, this takes around 3 months. Ill post a pic as soon as I can.

Im in the middle of discussions/arguments with the finer half regarding 19's. She is firm on NO bigger than 18's.

The quote from Streeter for the 18's is about $2200 delivered via sea freight but the same wheel in 19" is $3100 as they can only be sent via EMS, not the cheaper sea freight due to size and just over the weight limit for sea freight. Bit weird, I would have thought sea freight would allow heavier items than EMS.

Hi guys

Here are a couple pics of our new NM35. Will have some better pics when it arrives, hopefully this will be in 4-6 weeks.

Should be ordering wheels and suspension for it before the end of the week.

Cant wait until I can take it for a spin!!!

Hi guys

Here are a couple pics of our new NM35. Will have some better pics when it arrives, hopefully this will be in 4-6 weeks.

Should be ordering wheels and suspension for it before the end of the week.

Cant wait until I can take it for a spin!!!

Good job! Look very nice, looks to have a modified standard grille, very tidy.

Isn't it funny how stagea owners start the modifying process before they even receive their cars?:thumbsup:

Looks like a nice blue NM35 in the background of your last shot too...:whistling:

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That's nice. I particularly like it with the black grill & no huge Nissan emblem.:thumbsup:

Interesting also is the Stagea badge is removed at the back but they left the 250t RS Four. I'm going the complete opposite on mine.

I see they left you with no fuel, and I wonder who got the blue one?

Edit- geez Dale, you were too quick for me. My comments look lame now pinch.gif

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That's nice. I particularly like it with the black grill & no huge Nissan emblem.:thumbsup:

Interesting also is the Stagea badge is removed at the back but they left the 250t RS Four. I'm going the complete opposite on mine.

I see they left you with no fuel, and I wonder who got the blue one?

Edit- geez Dale, you were too quick for me. My comments look lame now pinch.gif

Lol Leon! as you can see; I'm busy at work...:whistling:

Thanks guys. We are very happy with the purchase. The blue M35 is still for sale, think it has 80k on it and 655,000fob and dont forget the nice bronze 19" TE37's.

This is one of the wheels I'm thinking of. Pity they only come in 18" largest. Of course it needs lowering but its a quick photo chop to think about.

Thanks guys. We are very happy with the purchase. The blue M35 is still for sale, think it has 80k on it and 655,000fob and dont forget the nice bronze 19" TE37's.

This is one of the wheels I'm thinking of. Pity they only come in 18" largest. Of course it needs lowering but its a quick photo chop to think about.

You could do worse than those...:thumbsup:

I see you are looking at suspension?

Not to blow my own trumpet (toot, toot) but if you're interested; I can help with Sway Bars, a mod well worth doing. Some very happy campers at the moment.

Check the link in my sig if you like; I'm doing an order for V35 bars at the moment, but if you were quick, I'm sure I could squeeze one more in...

Cheers, Dale

I need new suspension for mine, going BCs I think. Also getting Dale's sway bars and I have adjustable rear toe arms to go in.

From all my research, BCs seem to be the best bang for buck, and if your car is anything like mine, the shocks will be stuffed! So soft, total crap! Should be better with the sway bars and toe arms, but the BCs should fix it.

Also bidding on a front strut brace :D

I need new suspension for mine, going BCs I think. Also getting Dale's sway bars and I have adjustable rear toe arms to go in.

From all my research, BCs seem to be the best bang for buck, and if your car is anything like mine, the shocks will be stuffed! So soft, total crap! Should be better with the sway bars and toe arms, but the BCs should fix it.

Also bidding on a front strut brace :D

I thought you were doing the runner spacer.....If so I'm not sure the strut brace will fit.

Better off getting the under carriage brace's IMO

http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.oxmotorsports.co.jp/&ei=c4wYSv70O5PY7AOl_OCvDg&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=11&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DOX%2Bmotor%2Bsport%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

I'm hoping my smaller aluminum spacer might just fit with the strut brace. If it doesn't I'll work out what to do then. Guess I'll find out in a couple of weeks.

Under carriage bracing is heaps more expensive.

Hi guys

Here are a couple pics of our new NM35. Will have some better pics when it arrives, hopefully this will be in 4-6 weeks.

Should be ordering wheels and suspension for it before the end of the week.

Cant wait until I can take it for a spin!!!

that looks awesome!

nice Aero with driving lights. great combo, nice colour too :P

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