i would save the money on spacers and springs and keep it stock until you can do better

What's the point if I'm planning on staying close to stock ride height?

my point is that you don't need to stay at stock height with a cup kit

why would you want to roll around 4x4 status? you have a sports car

My previous z was lowered 3/4 of an inch on kw's with 20" wheels and it sat perfect. A car doesn't have to sit super low to make it a sports car, too low is detrimental to the handling of the car.

Here's a pic of the previous Z.

do whatever you want to your car man. enjoy

Thanks, you do the same.

Just get 19's. 20's look funky on a 370z to me. That's just me though.

I'm not sure if I'll end up with 19's or 20's but I don't think 20's look funky at all on the z. I think they fill the huge fender well better.

Here's what I got from one calculator. Going from a 265 on a 9.5 +40 to a 285 on a 10" +40 would bring the tire 6.4mm closer to the suspension.
https://www.willtheyfit.com/wheels/

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I'm curious, what is it that make those look funky?

Can't tell where the tire ends and the rim begins.

That's because they're both black. :icon17:

No chit Sherlock. :rofl2:

It looks like I found my problem. :tup:

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I just ordered whitewalls. They only had them in 175 75 13. Hope that will look ok.

I ran 285/35/19’s on 19x10+38 without any rubbing...clearance is tight (about a pinky finger) at closest points.
That wheel has 7” of backspacing.
Ran +38 19x12’s out back with 8” backspacing...a bit much/as I had to replace oem traction arm bolt with thinner head bolt & washer.
Mine had only -1.0* camber all over max...you can definitely go more aggressive with offsets if you elect to increase negative camber.
Also I recommend to setup your suspension first & would make a lot easier to measure up for wheel specs :ugh2:

With the taper on the front fenders; they may appear to poke because of visual tread; but looking from the rear...things even up.
I always spoke with Jason/as I’d definitely do suspension first & then you can play around with wheel spacers to determine the outward look you desire & then measure inside from lock to lock with full weight on car...:ugh2:

For some reason, socal is notorious for steep angle driveways, everywhere. Even pulling out of my garage in my complex, Ill need to pull out a little, backup, turn more, then drive off, otherwise i get stuck....on the rain channel..even speedbumps in parking lots are like mini mountains. :shakes head:

Yes you'll be fine. I ran almost the same setup, but 25mm all the way around.
looked good!

Great information. It looks like the fronts are going to tight but should work. The rears with a +22 could be an issue.
Suspension upgrades are in the works right now. Wheel tire upgrade is down the line a little bit.

I spoke with the owner of the shop my car is at last night. When he gets the suspension set up he's going to take measurements and let me know what offsets I'll need.

Sounds like you live in the same complex ad me. :rofl2: I cringe everytime I go over speed bumps no matter how slow I go and how careful I am. And then with the impatient drivers, when you slow down going over a dip, they'll get right on your *** and throw up their arms all pissed off because you're slowing them down. That makes me drive even slower. :driving:

It looks like a damn DONK! Do a search for them if you don't know what they are.

Here, this is what it looks like. RUGLY

https://jalopnik.com/your-guide-to-t...-donks-5974931

So, does that apply to all sports cars with 20's or just the z? :rolleyes:

Just the Z on 20's. The proportions are all out of what with 20's. Just my .02.

I'd say just cars that aren't lowered enough... Yours, for example, has 20s but still has fender gap due to the modest lowering and low profile tires.

On the front I wore through the fender liner where the tab is and the rear I could barely get a finger between the tire and fender. If I had 19's on there it would have had a lot more fender gap because I can't lower it any more due to my driveway approach. That's why I put 20's on there. It give's me about 3/4" more ground clearance and lets me lower it a little more than if it had 19's.

But a 911 which doesn't have that dissimilar body style than the z looks fine with 21's in the rear and 20's in the front?

911 GT3, GT2, and GT3 RS look good. Our cars look like DONKS on 20's if you don't lower them way down and you don't want to do that. It's the body of the car to ground clearance that makes ours look like DONKS if not done properly. It's not the fender to tire clearance that is a concern. You would look better on 19's and the car lowered just a smidgen.

I was thinking the same thing. 20s look good on the Z.

Here is a car setup properly on 20's. The problem is, most folks won't take the time and spend the money.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...5/IMG_0445.jpg

That's my problem. I can't lower it on 19's, even a smidgen, especially with 35f/30r. With 20's I gain 3/4" in ride height from tires and then I can lower it 3/4" to 1" with suspension and get it back to stock or a smidgen lower than stock ride height. If I stayed at stock ride height with 35f/30r 19's the fender to tire clearance would be huge and really look goofy. Just my opinion. One trade off for another. I can't have the best of both worlds. There are a lot more wheel and tire combos available in 19's, I would much rather be on them. 20's just work better in my situation.

That thing is dumped on 20's. Gonna need better coilovers than KWV3's to match this.

Here are his specs.
Fronts: 20x9.5 et12
Rears: 20x11 et -1


http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...y555/image.jpg

You would be better off going with Rusty's setup.

Told you it was dumped. Looks good though.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...7B668D2A1F.jpg

My car doesn't sit as high as it might appear. If I remember right, it measured 26-1/2" from the ground to top of fender arch. Maybe some other's can measure theirs, I'm curious how much higher mine actually sat.