Wheel Offset Discussion Thread... How far can we go?

[Scottish Jay]

Originally Posted by Bullitt@UAMotorsports

thats a standard fitment you will be fine!

most are running 255/305 tire sizes.

After some serious help guys. I have just bought some Volk GTS alloys 9.5 + 10.5 and they are +17 front and +18 rear. However the front wheels is not clearing the caliper. I thought that +17 on the front would have been fine?
Any info would be great.

Cheers

Jay

[bullitt5897]

Originally Posted by Scottish Jay

After some serious help guys. I have just bought some Volk GTS alloys 9.5 + 10.5 and they are +17 front and +18 rear. However the front wheels is not clearing the caliper. I thought that +17 on the front would have been fine?
Any info would be great.

Cheers

Jay

Jay,

The pad height of your wheels is too low. How much clearance do you need? 2mm, 3mm, 5mm? If that is the case get a spacer to clear your caliper.

Mike

[Scottish Jay]

Originally Posted by Bullitt@UAMotorsports

Jay,

The pad height of your wheels is too low. How much clearance do you need? 2mm, 3mm, 5mm? If that is the case get a spacer to clear your caliper.

Mike

Hey Bullitt, sorry what do you mean by Pad height? I reckon it would need 3 or 5mm to clear properly at the front. The rear alloys seem fine... although I am now worries when I put the tyres on... it may rub etc?

[pwrhsms]

Hey guys I think I am way confused on offsets. I am looking at Volk GT30
20x9.5 +23 in the front and 20x10+24 in the rear. Will this work?

[Volk Z]

Originally Posted by pwrhsms

Hey guys I think I am way confused on offsets. I am looking at Volk GT30
20x9.5 +23 in the front and 20x10+24 in the rear. Will this work?

Yes those will actually not be overly aggressive either. The front will be close to flush and the rear will be sunk in slightly.

Flush would be 9.5 +15 to +22
Flush for rear would be 10.5 +12 to +0

Quick tidbit of info. The lower the number the more it will poke out. If it goes into the negatives it will become an even more aggressive offset. It also has to do with the width for instance a

10.5 width +0 offset would be equivelent to an 11 width +6 offset.


Does that help at all? if so give me some REP

[pwrhsms]

Originally Posted by Volk Z

Yes those will actually not be overly aggressive either. The front will be close to flush and the rear will be sunk in slightly.

Flush would be 9.5 +15 to +22
Flush for rear would be 10.5 +12 to +0

Quick tidbit of info. The lower the number the more it will poke out. If it goes into the negatives it will become an even more aggressive offset. It also has to do with the width for instance a

10.5 width +0 offset would be equivelent to an 11 width +6 offset.


Does that help at all? if so give me some REP

Sweet that's what I was thinking but the more I read this thread the less confident I got.

rep +1

[Grouch37]

I recently sold my G35 and am excited about buying a 370Z. I kept my Volk SF Winning wheels (19x9.5 +19 front and 19x10.5 +17 rear) and would like to know if they will fit. It sounds like I will be fine in the rear (might need a 5mm spacer to be flush), but will I be ok in the front? The tires are Falken FK-452 (245/35 front and 275/35 rear). Does it matter if I buy with the Sport package or not (clearance on brake calipers)?

[johncy2000]

Hey guys I went ahead and ordered SSR SP3's in Machine silver with a polished lip. I got 19x9.5 +25 and 19x11 +11. Will I be able to run stock camber with this setup? Im gonna do 275/35/19 and 305/30/19 for tires. Thanks for your time guys!

[03Z33]

Originally Posted by johncy2000

Hey guys I went ahead and ordered SSR SP3's in Machine silver with a polished lip. I got 19x9.5 +25 and 19x11 +11. Will I be able to run stock camber with this setup? Im gonna do 275/35/19 and 305/30/19 for tires. Thanks for your time guys!

Awesome choice in wheels, and yes you won't have any trouble running stock alignment with this setup as long as you don't go too low. But why the horrible tire sizes? Those won't fit and will look like crap. 245/40/19 front and 285/35/19 rear would be optimal, maybe a bit larger at 255/295 but that's it.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

Those wheels/tires will work just fine on the Z with or without the sport package.

[Grouch37]

Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

Those wheels/tires will work just fine on the Z with or without the sport package.

That's great news! I did not want to sell my Volks! What are your recommendations for spacers? Will I need to install extended studs for the spacers you recommend?

[Volk Z]

Originally Posted by Grouch37

That's great news! I did not want to sell my Volks! What are your recommendations for spacers? Will I need to install extended studs for the spacers you recommend?

Go with a 15MM spacer in the rear. Most spacers will come with lug studs built in so those will act as your new studs your wheel mounts on and your stock studs will link up to the spacer and you will install like a wheel with 5 lugnuts to hold it on.

To get the similar look you had on your G35 with the +17 which was a fairly agressive setup you will need at least a 10MM spacer for it to look aggressive. To see a +0 setup google Varstoen rims they make a knockoff TE37 but they make it in a +0 and you can get the idea of basically how your rim would look with a 15MMZ spacer.

Hope this helps!

Sorry for the rant!

[Grouch37]

Originally Posted by Volk Z

Go with a 15MM spacer in the rear. Most spacers will come with lug studs built in so those will act as your new studs your wheel mounts on and your stock studs will link up to the spacer and you will install like a wheel with 5 lugnuts to hold it on.

To get the similar look you had on your G35 with the +17 which was a fairly agressive setup you will need at least a 10MM spacer for it to look aggressive. To see a +0 setup google Varstoen rims they make a knockoff TE37 but they make it in a +0 and you can get the idea of basically how your rim would look with a 15MMZ spacer.

Hope this helps!

Sorry for the rant!

Thank you for the rundown! I wasn't sure if the front wheel setup would be good for the car. I heard they would stick out too far! But I guess I could just push out the rear wheel setup like you noted. Thanks again!

[Volk Z]

Originally Posted by Grouch37

Thank you for the rundown! I wasn't sure if the front wheel setup would be good for the car. I heard they would stick out too far! But I guess I could just push out the rear wheel setup like you noted. Thanks again!

No problem! Glad I could help

[370Z JT]

Need some help. Not sure if I should get a 5mm or 10mm front spacer to match the aggressive of the rears. The rears are poking while the front sits flush. What size spacer should I get for the front to match the rears?

20X9.5 +25mm (-1.75 deg camber)
20X11 +8mm (-1..2 deg camber)

dropped on swifts.