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I think I'll pass on that... with the 35 profile the ride felt a tad firmer than 45 profile tyres. Also I found the V35 has a lot less body roll in stock form compared to a stock R33. Currently the ride height is just right IMHO... the front bumpers just scrape on parking spot kerb and the rear muffler tip clears a parking kerb tyre stopper (to prevent cars from hitting the fence and plunging down 3-4 storeys below) in the parking lot where I normally park the car near workplace. I don't wanna dent the muffler tip by lowering it any further

Here's one for you... sorry only mobile phone quality... as I didn't plan it but happen to found the sun position is in the right spot when on the way to get some milk and bread...

I'll try.... but its a cloudy day today... and I don't use any spacers, Stephen... those offset just bring the rims right towards the edge of guards... unless you mean the hub centre rings? Eldubb, I like the stock 18'' as well but the style of the 19'' give it a bit more oomph look... although I admit I'm still not used to it yet. Might take a few weeks to get used to

After a couple of weeks with all Xmas activity - there was really little time to do anything on the car... finally got some time to sweep the garage (yes I hear you Stephen Thorpe) and founding a squashed, dead, dry frog that looks like a beef jerky already on the concrete where my rear tyres must have run over the poor thingy. No pics - they're just too grose - I had to use garden broom to dislodge it from the concrete. Anyhow, back to the rims topic... Finally got the rims fitted today, yay! Managed to rushed to Bunnings and Bursons Auto to get some sidchrome 13/16" socket for the US-spec McGard 'keys' and a 450mm breaker bar to make my job easier as I don't have any power tools, I need to make sure the bolts are tight! First, I had to order these as I was advised that having these would ensure the rims get centered and preventing any vibrations. Found these hub centre ring from eBay. Got this set 66.10-73 for Nissan-Rays wheels in aluminium for under $40 delivered. Not a bad price. Once the wheel is taken off (with the std jack, the front is bl00dy heavy really with that 3.5L engine), I had a chance to inspect the brake job that Race Brakes did a while ago. It's a good job, all looked solid and nothing dodgy. Still got plenty of redstuff pads left and the rotors are doing good (no cracks no scored grooves etc). The aluminium centre hub ring fits excellent on Nissan's centre hub (66.10 inside diameter of the hub ring), and onto the back of the RAYS (73mm outside diameter of the hub ring). It has a tapered side and being aluminium it'll be tough and durable and will definitely centre the rims and not getting deformed when crushed between the hub and the rims' butt. Once fitted, the new rims reveal more of the brembo calipers and rotors behind it, compared to stock rims. Still not used to the look of the gunmetal after having the std silver rims for a while... but looks OK I reckon... The back rims were a lot easier, as they're a lot lighter to jack up the rear part of the car... but the rims are heavier. I weighed std rims are 22.5kg front & 23.5kg rear with tyres, and the new RAYS 19" are 23.5kg front & 24.5kg rear with tyres. So they are only about 1kg on each corner heavier. So that shouldn't upset the unsprung weight balance of the car/suspension system. Once rims are on, I checked that the offset is still within legal limit (keeping the rims and tyres within the guard width if viewed from the top. They are definitely fine... These are +25 offset (8.5 width) fronts and +30 offset (9.5 width) rears. Now time to take it out of the garage and went for a quick drive in various speed 50, 60, and 80 on the highway for about 5-10 mins trying to feel any wobbling or vibration. All seems good, no vibration was felt, so I came back in, and re-check all the bolts, tighten them all a bit more, and it should be fine... I'll make sure after about a week I will check all the bolt tension again just to be safe. Before: After: You could really tell V35 is a considerably sized car, as going +1 fitment from 18" to 19" doesn't seem much...

VDC only kicks in when you loose traction, I think as long as the increase in rear to front tyres are proportional to standard sizes, don't think that will be an issue. If you have an AWD like GTR, you will need all 4 tyres with exactly the same size to ensure that the VDC system didn't detect speed difference between from and rear and thinking the car has lost traction.

very picky. He'll have more hard times if he add sunroof, manual, brembo on to his must have list. larger spoke std 18" wheels are not uncommon. but if he wants 19" he will have to go with late 2005-06 model but he'll miss out the 04 anniversary full leather opportunity.

www.japanparts.com has some genuine Nissan aero wing. be prepared to get raped by the exchange rate. or you can wait with fingers crossed that the exchange rate will get better substantially for you to consider the price 'reasonable'

I thought all coupes are the same? And how much BP Ultimate is dearer compared to BP regular? I'm a coupon monster, went to Shell for the 4c off Coles discount dockets... but at around 14c dearer minus the discounts, the V-Power is still about 10c dearer than the regular...

at the needle indicator around 'E' and with the TV screen complaining something in Japanese (refusing to show the # of kms left) - which I believe is a danger/SOS message in Japanese to get to the gas station ASAP, I managed to fill up almost 74 ltr.

agreed. I sent mine to City Nissan for servicing. They're quite excited to see the other 'gentle' side of 350Z :-) If you want to get an aftermarket, just find a V35 that doesn't come with Bose, unfortunately majority of this means no premium leather, and you won't have the audio control on the steering wheel. So aim for at least a manual with Brembo so at least there's something to make up for loss of Bose, leather, and audio controls. Then chuck in a nice 2-DIN head unit that has everything, bluetooth, dvd, disc changers, you name it... After all the things I've added onto the factory Bose, the only thing that I think would be nice to have is bluetooth, although I hardly take calls when driving (it's not good talking and driving at the same time anyhow) so I can live without it.

So youre the lucky one.. I can't see why not, if you read about the history of Skyline, a Skyline 4-door Sedan is THE ORIGINAL skyline after all...

Ok, Alfa Skyline... mine is tiptronic. there is a bit of gearbox whine when cruising and adding a bit accelerator... unsure about manual gearbox, but from experience, Nissan is not the quietest engine/drivetrain out there... they're still considered cheap mass produced car in Japan... basically they are Japanese taxi

I reckon, i haven't check again, but even if it is, I reckon anything starts with GTV is more suited to Alfa Romeo owners...

Probably your is MYV35? That was the only one left when I checked... GTV35 was taken I reckon too... not to mention the more popular GT350 as some Mustang owners would have had those too

did you reset the trip computer, Max? cos otherwise I would have thought the average incl your 6.4km/L would be somewhere around 8

NSW's euro plate N-IS-54N or N-I554N both taken? If not then it'll be even more correct in terms of spelling of Nissan

HEY! How on earth did you get that? That's my number plate!!! Unless if the 1st 2 letters is different to mine! If not then we have a problem with VICROADS...

If thieves want your car badly, no matter how good you protect it, they'll get it... That's what insurance are for. I do hope for your own sake you get yours fully covered. If you are not doing anything illegal, why are you scared of the cops?

mine is around 7,5km on the screen but at 3/4 tank it is always around 460-490km left. so i don't really trust that screen... if I reset it, and drive slowly i could easily get 10+km/l but as soon as the car is switched off, the next day it started it will start from 3.5km/l and slowly averaging back up to around 7.2-7.9 km/l

Yeah, anything you fancy basically... if you're rnb / hiphop fan no point cruising down the highway with delta goodrem or kylie minogue screaming on the CD player... If you like Jazz then no point listening to Snoop Dog, just play some light Stan Getz pieces... But sometimes too slow a music can make you drowsy on long trips, so just mix it up with some fast beat... If you don't know what type of music you like... hm.. you haven't found yourself yet... keep diggin'

LOL.... Try porn background music for a little bit joy and excitement when cruising... ROFL....

early r32 gtr 89-93 uses 296mm front. same with r33 gtst but thickness or hat height is different. so will need to check dimension if you're keeping ur gtst caliper I'll have to get you the same rotor thickness otherwise your caliper may not fit it in. the group buy is oem size, if u want an upsize I can get u gtr size (after new year) but u'll have to custom fit it yourself, local brake mechanic (get a good one) may be able to fabricate some adapters etc. Just Jap sell the adapters if you want something "off the shelf".

None at the moment, back after new year. R32 Gtst front oem size is only 280mm, not 297mm. looks like you may have a custom brake on your car?

pvt import. GTA Spencer St has a gungrey one - I went pass everyday to work. unsure if they import that one under scheme that allows compliance or not (some are imported under motorsport scheme only - means for CAMS level 3 holders for Tassie Targa etc). There is already compliance holder in QLD, unsure about in VIC. just go to RAWS website and have a dig around.

Looks like more mods to do! My wife's been complaining how 'fuzzy' the radio is... having 101.1 FM & 101.9 Fox stations converted on 81.1 & 81.9 positions, combined with 91.5 Vega in the middle at 81.5 position, 3 stations so closely together is not very good. Vega comes out best (91.5 Mhz on 81.5 position), with the other 2 rather fuzzy or 'ghosting' effect...