Looking for fitment help on 20" wheels

k67p67 · 09-04-2024, 05:09 PM

If you are considering purchasing aftermarket wheels, why on Earth would you choose such poor fitment? Your goal shouldn't be to find wheels that will look nice with 20mm spacers. You goal should be to find wheels that fit the way you want without spacers. And why would you run a narrower front wheel than your stocks?

MartinR · 09-06-2024, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by k67p67

If you are considering purchasing aftermarket wheels, why on Earth would you choose such poor fitment? Your goal shouldn't be to find wheels that will look nice with 20mm spacers. You goal should be to find wheels that fit the way you want without spacers. And why would you run a narrower front wheel than your stocks?

My initial thought was to "play it safe" with the new wheels and keep the spacers so that I have the opportunity to adjust the fitment if I need to when lowering the car etc. It feels risky to go for the flush fitment when changing a lot of the parameters. But maybe thats just me being anxious.

As for the narrower wheel in the front, I really dont like how stretched they are, and I think that 245 is enough for the front, therefore going down .5 in wheel width seems like a reasonable thing to do since tire width and grip will stay the same. Why would that be a bad thing to do?

k67p67 · 09-06-2024, 02:13 PM

I suspect that you will regret playing it safe. Plus sizing wheels and tires is the perfect opportunity to improve appearance and performance. Rather than using spacers, find wider wheels and wider rubber. There are endless examples on this site of how owners accomplished this. Estimate how much drop you anticipate adding in the future and what kind of alignment specs you prefer.

MartinR · 09-10-2024, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by k67p67

I suspect that you will regret playing it safe. Plus sizing wheels and tires is the perfect opportunity to improve appearance and performance. Rather than using spacers, find wider wheels and wider rubber. There are endless examples on this site of how owners accomplished this. Estimate how much drop you anticipate adding in the future and what kind of alignment specs you prefer.

That might be the case, I'm going to go for a better fitment. Many wheels have a lot of ETs to chose from. But my main question was if anyone had the same rim and tire size so I could see how that looks in the wheel well. But thanks for your input!

OptionZero · 09-10-2024, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MartinR

That might be the case, I'm going to go for a better fitment. Many wheels have a lot of ETs to chose from. But my main question was if anyone had the same rim and tire size so I could see how that looks in the wheel well. But thanks for your input!

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k67p67 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 314 Drives: 2017 Nismo Tech 6MT Rep Power: 3938	I suspect that you will regret playing it safe. Plus sizing wheels and tires is the perfect opportunity to improve appearance and performance. Rather than using spacers, find wider wheels and wider rubber. There are endless examples on this site of how owners accomplished this. Estimate how much drop you anticipate adding in the future and what kind of alignment specs you prefer. ZontheRocks likes this. __________________ SOLD2017 370Z Nismo Tech 6MT PART OUT IN PROGRESS Work \| Motordyne \| Powertrix \| Swift \| Michelin \| Takeda \| Hotchkis \| RJM \| Voodoo13 \| SPL \| SPC \| Z1 Motorsports \| ZSpeed \| Morimoto \| Craft Square

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