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are you tracking your car, Fairlady_Zeto? Or just wanting the square setup? Camber plays a huge role in selecting the proper offset wheels/ pending the occasion. As for me (mostly

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Old 01-09-2017, 06:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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are you tracking your car, Fairlady_Zeto? Or just wanting the square setup?
Camber plays a huge role in selecting the proper offset wheels/ pending the occasion.
As for me (mostly straight line acceleration) I choose to run minimal negative camber-so a 18x9+15 would poke almost 1/2" on my Z...also,the stagger built in these cars would require a 25mm spacer on rear to sit in the same relationship to fender as front.
A lot of variables.
Go to [official 370z wheel fitment guide] pics specs only & take a peek at what other members are running & their camber setups.
Hope this helps.
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are you tracking your car, Fairlady_Zeto? Or just wanting the square setup?
Camber plays a huge role in selecting the proper offset wheels/ pending the occasion.
As for me (mostly straight line acceleration) I choose to run minimal negative camber-so a 18x9+15 would poke almost 1/2" on my Z...also,the stagger built in these cars would require a 25mm spacer on rear to sit in the same relationship to fender as front.
A lot of variables.
Go to [official 370z wheel fitment guide] pics specs only & take a peek at what other members are running & their camber setups.
Hope this helps.
Im only running the square setup to rid myself of the terrible offset and width of the factory base front wheels lol I do plan on eventually tracking my car once i get a few more supporting mods (oil cooler) which is why im trying to get the right offsets so i dont need to run spacers. Yeah ive got my camber down for the most part so its both function and form.. Yeah ive looked through every page of that thread already and got some good info just not exactly what i was looking for and most of them dont say if they rub or not or have enough info.. Also thank you for the contact as well i appreciate the help
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Im only running the square setup to rid myself of the terrible offset and width of the factory base front wheels lol I do plan on eventually tracking my car once i get a few more supporting mods (oil cooler) which is why im trying to get the right offsets so i dont need to run spacers. Yeah ive got my camber down for the most part so its both function and form.. Yeah ive looked through every page of that thread already and got some good info just not exactly what i was looking for and most of them dont say if they rub or not or have enough info.. Also thank you for the contact as well i appreciate the help
Well Im let's see if this help haha! My last set of wheels was the Gram Lights 57DR. Best wheels I have installed on my soo far and Im planing on buy the again or move to the new Gram Lights 57CR. Anyway... the specs that of my Gram Lights 57DR was 18x9.5+12 & 18x10.5+22 (the offset arrive in +22 by a mistake) with 20mm spacers on rear. The front sit perfect with the 255/40/18 tires that I have up front... of course you have to give some camber, but nothing crazy... I have the Oem camber arms, etc. never rub on the fender or liners... they work perfect with the correct alignment. On the rear works perfect to... I use the 20mm spacers on the rear to make them flush with the Z body. The offset of the rear wheels suppose to be +12 too like the front. The specs of my rear tires was 285/35/18. I hope that helps something If you have any questions about my Gram Lights setup let me know... Those wheels are soo great that if I keep my Z, im going to buy them again hahhaa!
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Well Im let's see if this help haha! My last set of wheels was the Gram Lights 57DR. Best wheels I have installed on my soo far and Im planing on buy the again or move to the new Gram Lights 57CR. Anyway... the specs that of my Gram Lights 57DR was 18x9.5+12 & 18x10.5+22 (the offset arrive in +22 by a mistake) with 20mm spacers on rear. The front sit perfect with the 255/40/18 tires that I have up front... of course you have to give some camber, but nothing crazy... I have the Oem camber arms, etc. never rub on the fender or liners... they work perfect with the correct alignment. On the rear works perfect to... I use the 20mm spacers on the rear to make them flush with the Z body. The offset of the rear wheels suppose to be +12 too like the front. The specs of my rear tires was 285/35/18. I hope that helps something If you have any questions about my Gram Lights setup let me know... Those wheels are soo great that if I keep my Z, im going to buy them again hahhaa!
Thats good to know.. And that did help a bit i appreciate your info ive been lurking on your build and setup it looks dope I dont think I would be able to run that wide in the front with my height but its good to know with proper adjustment and tires i can.
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