"Kanaric" (Kanaric1)
08/30/2016 at 19:50 • Filed to: None
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"Kanaric" (Kanaric1)
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The first thing I want to take care of with this car is the BASIC appearance stuff. One of the major issues I had was wheels. I have 350Z wheels on it now, from the Base 350Z. They are heavy and these ones in particular are ugly and horrible to look at. So I went on a Wheel Quest.
The first wheels that interested me were Enkei RPF1. The reason why is they are light, I liked the way they look, and it’s popular with autocrossers. They are also inexpensive for what you get. You get a wheel that weighs about as much as a TE37 but at $1000 less in price for 4.
I decided however to spend more money on wheels. I wanted some cool “JDM” wheels. The first I looked at were Buddy Club P1, the QF forged wheel.
They are the wheels I put on my initial build list that I posted here. I found out when I was shopping for them that they have been discontinued.
The next I looked at were Volk TE37V (for vintage) wheels.
I like these quite a bit, however they are expensive. With shipping they are about $3000 which is an awful lot of money for wheels in my opinion. However I still was seriously considering them. The problem is the wheel size I need for the front of this car was not available. I was looking for 17x8 +28-+35 in the front. I couldn’t really find that available, the only place that sold them said I would have to wait 8 weeks to receive them. I was still considering it but decided to look what was on ebay...... where I found my choice.
These are LMGT2s, they were period correct Nismo wheels that were also made famous for being on the Calsonic GTR race car. I found a set on ebay that need mild reconditioning. I simply couldn’t resist them at this point. They are also over $1000 cheaper than the TE37s I was considering, has a similar look, and fits with how i’m building the car. I’m building stock appearance and am more siding with period correct appearance mods if I so choose to do that. So Nismo wheels seem like a natural choice.
The wheels I bought in particular were made for the 240SX or GTS-T R32 as well, the fitment should be perfect. 17x8 +35 in front 17x9 +38 in back. The width is perfect for the side of tires I use which are 235/45/17 in front and 255/40/17 in rear.
Compared to the volks above these are about 2 lbs heavier. The volks are ~17lbs these are ~19lbs. Still FAR lighter than the 350Z wheels I have.
LongbowMkII
> Kanaric
08/30/2016 at 20:00 |
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Sweet wheels. Love them.
daender
> Kanaric
08/30/2016 at 20:44 |
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Nismo LMGT2s? Hell yeah, nice score! I would hunt me a set of those if I ever got a R33!
Hey Julie
> Kanaric
08/30/2016 at 20:56 |
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Also literally everyone has TE37s it's better to go with something unique-ish
chaozbandit
> daender
08/30/2016 at 21:12 |
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Boom
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Kanaric
> Hey Julie
08/30/2016 at 23:49 |
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This is true, these TE37s are a BIT different though in style but yeah more of the same.
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Kanaric
08/31/2016 at 11:04 |
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AWESOME AWESOME choice! WAY better than TE37's
Those wheels refreshed will be absolutely killer on the R32!
DutchieDC2R
> Kanaric
08/31/2016 at 12:06 |
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Man, youre sparking up a feeling again inside me, that wants to get a GTS-T. Nice wheels, nice car!!
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Kanaric
> DutchieDC2R
08/31/2016 at 16:04 |
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They are good cars. They really are just a fancy Silvia.
Silvia has an advantage where it’s stock turbo is good for 300whp so you can do a lot more for the money on that car. 300whp is my goal so I would have been bettered served buying one of those but I wanted a Skyline lol. Plus it’s a standard garett turbo so you can replace it easily with anythig you want.
SR20DET is also a better engine, aside sound, than the RB20. Far less laggier and weighs much less.
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DutchieDC2R
> Kanaric
08/31/2016 at 16:12 |
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Its the sound that makes strange things inside myself happen. I own a dc2 Type R, love the sound it makes, but its just not the same as an RB20det. Maybe some day.....maybe some day..:)
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Kanaric
> DutchieDC2R
08/31/2016 at 16:22 |
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If you want to hear an awesome sound try to find a RB20 clip where someone has the GTS-R manifold or some kind of tube manifold.
This guy has the best stock engine R32 GTS-T on the internet and lots of sound clips. His car’s build is what I envy for mine aside the aero which I won’t need since i’m going for stock apperance. He basically runs a car porn youtube channel.