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Finally got my car back today after its 10 week holiday to 360 Motorsport. It originally only went in to have an oil leak checked over but ended up having a few more bits done * Nismo Coilovers were replaced with HSD coilovers * Cusco rear camber arms fitted * Attain Hicas lock out bar fitted * Spare rocker covers painted in HOK Wild Cherry with HOK cobalt blue base coat * ARC Catch can had an 2 AN fittings welded onto it, rocker covers had AN fittings welded on & some braided hose * Plenum, TT pipe & rear turbo pipe were polished * Cusco CF front strut brace fitted and then today I also fitted the Zealou5 Titanium bonnet stay It will be going back in to 360 in a few weeks to have Tomei cams, HKS cam gears, fuel system, MAF delete pipes & either Garrett -5 or -7 turbos fitted & then off to Abbey for mapping

They are Varrstoens, They are pretty much flush, I think the ET0 would have been perfectly flush, I'll try and get some close up pics of it next time I'm in the garage

I have ET2 on my GTR. I wanted the 0 Offsets but they were out of stock for about 6 weeks at the time. Mine are 9.5" though

19 x 11 ET15 19 x 9.5 ET2

After parting out my Supercharged 350Z I narrowed down my search for a new car to 2 cars. A Maserati Gran Sport & a R34 GTR. After a few test drives in a Gran Sport I decided that it wasn't for me, It drove nicely, handled well & sounded insane - but it was a bit too old man for my liking. Besides, I had wanted a GTR since I was a kid I contacted a UK import company that had imported for a few friends before & we discussed my requirements. White, Bayside or Black cars only As stock as possible - no cages, ECU's or turbo upgrades Less than 100K Km After around a week of searching, my new R34 was found! It was pretty much standard. The only mods were an Apexi exhaust & downpipe, white Nismo dials & Carbon Superior leather seat covers. The car had done around 110K KM but it had a full Japanese history book with it. 10 weeks later & it had arrived in the UK & was read to be collected. Once it arrived in the UK, it was undersealed, an alarm/immobilizer was fitted & the wheels were refurbished in gloss black. The first thing that I did was install the Pioneer head unit that I removed from my 350Z. The previous owner in Japan had removed it before auction - I had a 5 hour drive home with no music I also installed a HKS turbo timer, because I'm lazy I also had a few other parts off my Z that I wanted to install, the main ones were Bride Cuga seats. Unfortunatley, I needed the HL models for the GTR and the Z used the regular models so the rails wouldn't line up Next I installed an Apexi filter kit, Baffled twin turbo pipe & the ARC oil & radiator caps also removed from my Z Then I installed a HKS SSQV, polished fuse box cover, Nismo floor mats & a HKS gear knob I also installed my HKS AFK V2 that was also removed from my Z I then got the car serviced. All fluids were changed along with the timing belt. At this point I needed some new tyres & since I was planning on upgrading the wheels to 19s I decided to do that instead of just replacing my tyres In hindsight, this was a mistake I decided to go for 19x11 ET25 Volk Re30s after I was offered them at a cheap price. I had always planned for RE30s to be fitted, just not this wide. After mounting the tyres, I fitted them & they were rubbing against the suspension arms. Some 10MM spacers later & they were on Over the winter I spent the money I had saved for parts on the following Nismo S-Tune suspension KTS Inter cooler hard pipe kit HKS SPF intakes & hard pipes Mac Audio Speakers ARC Oil catch can HKS Engine plaque Carbon lip & diffuser Tomei Ti Expreme exahsut Decat pipe HKS EVC 6 Boost Controller Nismo smoked front & side indicators I also fitted some footwell lighting - Not everyone will like it, but I do After Christmas it was time to fit my suspension. Started with the rears, got the first shock in place & put the wheel back on but the Nismos are a bit thicker than stock & the wheel would not fit. Even with a 10mm spacer it still wouldn't fit It was either change the coilovers to something a bit slimmer or change the wheels to something a bit narrower. I chose to change the wheels & I went for a set of Varrstoen ES2.2.2. 19x9.5 ET12 with 10mm spacers to give me ET2. I also had them painted in midnight purple Once they arrived, I got some new tyres mounted & fitted my Nismos Then got my Tomei exhaust & decat fitted Thats pretty much my first year of ownership. As soon as I can shift the RE30s & a few other unwanted parts then I can start looking at my next batch of upgrades. Next on my list is HKS 272 Cams Sard 800CC injectors HKS 2860-5 turbos Tomei fuel pump Maf delete pipes I also have a set of replica Nismo skirts & spats that I need painting & fitted, I also have a HKS Fcon Vpro Gold ready for fitting once I can afford the above bits

I've got Front & side indicators Floor mats 320 KM/H cluster Fuel filler cap Did have an Oil cap but sold it & replaced it with the ARC one off my 350Z

I have both I prefer using the Mac though, takes a while to get used to it when you first start but makes so much more sense once you get into it

I'm running a +2 on a 9.5" wheel with very minimal rubbing against the liners. I did remove the ones at the bumper side to give more clearence

I think they would stick out too far, I had 19x11 ET15 on my R34 & they sat pretty flush. 18x10 -15 would sit out a further 17mm I've changed them now for 19x9.5 ET2 which is pretty much perfect

Skyline model = R34 GTR Wheel diameter = 19" Wheel width = 9.5 Wheel offset = ET2 Tyre size = 265/30/19 Modifications to fit =None Lowered on Nismo S-Tunes, slight rub on the front guards when on full lock and also on rough road surfaces

With the new wheels fitted Wheels are midnight purple

I went for purple Muteki nuts I had the RAYS nuts on my last car & both sets of them faded Hopefully these will hold up a bit better

Nismo coilovers have been ordered to get rid of the off roading stance

Skyline model = R34 GTR Wheel diameter = 19" Wheel width = 11" Wheel offset = 15 Tyre size = 295/30/19 Modifications to fit = None

At the moment yeah. I'll see how it goes with them set up like this and go from there Thats just what I wanted to hear I'm also running 295/30 and planning for Cusco coilovers (Had them on my 350Z and they were epic!) Yup, lowering will be next. I'll take the car off the road over winter and get it ready for summer (coilovers, hardpipes and a few carbon touches )

Wheels are now on properly Wheel specs are Front: 19 x 11 ET15 Rear: 19 x 11 ET25 295/30/19 Yokohoma Advan V103 tyres all round Next tyre change I'm gonna drop it down to a 285 tyre to give me a bit more clearance, Coilovers to come in the new year along with a probable arch roll and Z-Tune front wings to give even more movement I know it needs centre caps - I just cant find any I like & I know the silver nuts looks silly but I've got some black ones due anytime from Adam @ Z1 Proper pics to come over the weekend assumming it stops raining at some point

That looks awesome How much are you lowered by? Have you had to roll the arches or remove the guards? What tyre size?

Any pics

With a 10mm spacer it sits pretty much flush with the arch. There will be some rubbing, especially once lowered. I think it will be a case of rolling the arches or possibly even Z-tune arches to give a bit more clearance

Solution found with 10mm spacers Just need to order some extended studs and I can get them fitted

I finally got some tyres fitted to these today & I can now confirm that a 295/30/19 on a 19 x 11 ET25 will NOT fit on a R34 GTR They fit perfectly & look amazing - unfortunatley the car is undriveable as on even partial lock the inside of the wheels are knocking against the suspension I'm hoping to get hold of some 5mm spacers & see if it pushes them out far enough to avoid the arms A couple of pics of them fitted though, stock wheels have been refitted now though while I search for a solution Ignore the white tyre fitting crap around the wheels, I need to give them a wash

Yeah seen that a few nights ago and got in touch with him He said they only had to trim the rear liner a bit to get them to fit comfortably Quite excited now about recieving mine

mine are Volk RE30s

It is yeah I loved the noise my Z made, although it was probably a bit too loud by the end I couldn't hear a word my passenger was saying due to the noise

Hi, my name is Ian & I'm from the UK I bought a R34 GTR back in July after years of putting it off - I really should have bought one a LOT sooner Its pretty standard at the moment , It just has Apexi filters, downpipe & exhaust, a baffled twin turbo pipe & a HKS SSQV - I do have a HKS FCon Vpro gold sat in the wardrobe though aswell as the new HKS EVC6 boost controller to set up once I can afford to get the ECU setup. Heres a few pics of it And a few pics of my old money pit - A Nissan 350Z fitted with a HKS supercharger - running 420HP & 350 ft/lb torque