those of you with ZG flares

[Dreco]

what size wheels and tires are you running? I've been thinking about doing the ZG flare look, and it's obvious I'm gonna need custom wheels.... really not sure where to look, don't even know what size I'll need... I just know I'd like 17 inch wheels...

thanks

[spike thomas]

I have 15'' zx anniversarry rims and I think they would look fine but I don't know for sure because I don't have flare. but their pretty wide.

[Dreco]

I have 15'' zx anniversarry rims and I think they would look fine but I don't know for sure because I don't have flare. but their pretty wide.

well, i'm probably going to go 17's... I'm guessing they'd have to be like a 17X9-10 with about 4 inches of back spacing, but you cant guess when ordering custom wheels hahah

[Arne]

As someone who has ordered lots of custom-built wheels for customers over the years in my former life, I'd recommend installing the flares first so that accurate measurements can be taken. That way you have a much better chance at getting what you want (and what will fit). That said, here's my thinking:

For 17s if it were me, I'd want to go no wider that say 8.0" or maybe 8.5" rims so that I still had a wide selection of tires to choose from. Those sizes of wheels will also be more affordable and have more styles to choose from.

As a best guess (not having a set of ZG flares handy to look at), I think I'd want to have around 5.5-6.0" of "front-space" to fill the flares nicely, but still be streetable. On an 8.0 wheel that translates to a backspace of 3.0-3.5" which may be difficult to come by in off-the-shelf wheels. Another option would be to use more commonly available backspacing and add billet spacers to give the additional width. For example, maybe a 17x8.0 with 4" backspace and a 1" (25mm) spacer. (Subtract the spacer thickness from the backspace to get the effective backspace. In my example 4" - 1" = 3" backspace.) Well made spacers can be a good option if the wheel you'd like isn't available in the backspacing you need.

[zedevan]

i've just ordered myself a set of the same wheels as what toecutter has, but with black centers. he had chosen the size based on what most people with watanabes get

which is 17 x 8.5 -6 for the front with 225 x 45 tyres on the front

and 17 x 9.5 -19 for the back with 255 x 40. which i'm guessing would be the tyres arne was suggesting you could use on the skinnier rims, but with the stretched on look.

they are ROH wheels http://www.roh.com.auand run for around $2200rrp here, and then we also have simmons wheels here in Aus which cost a bit more http://www.simmonswheel.com.au/

[Arne]

Re: the rears - 9.5" wide with -19 offset is 4.5" backside, which gives 6.0 "front-side" - about what I was figuring.

For the fronts - that gives a 4.0" backside, which gives 5.5" "front-side".

As long as the ZG-style flares you get are the same as these, this should work.

[Dreco]

many thanks Arne and zedevan, just the info I was looking for, and thanks for the picture. now for the hard part... justifying it to my wife hahaha, and finding a wheel manufacturer in the States

[Arne]

Centerline wheels will custom build fairly affordably, if you can find a style you like.

http://centerlinewheels.com

[NZeder]

Re: the rears - 9.5" wide with -19 offset is 4.5" backside, which gives 6.0 "front-side" - about what I was figuring.

For the fronts - that gives a 4.0" backside, which gives 5.5" "front-side".

As long as the ZG-style flares you get are the same as these, this should work.

Not quite - 8.5" -6 offset = 4.5" backspace your calcuations are correct for the rears. I have just the same sizing on my zed but in 16" rims.

[2003z]

205/50-15 on 15x7+0 with a 1" spacer

[speedyblue]

http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp/index2.htm

One of the buttons down the bottom is "Matching" Look up 240zG on the Nissan list and it has the sizing for 15 and 16 inch wheels. Should be able to work out the 17 inch requirements

F : R 16-85 -6 　R : Rタイプ 16-90 -13 Mg色　114.3/4　F : 225/45-16　R : 245/50-16