Justen Posted July 29, 2017 #1 Posted July 29, 2017 Just wondering if anyone has this on their 280z. The car has coilovers and is lowered extremely low but I can always adjust it. Its stock fenders but I'm okay with putting fender flares, if I can go a meatier tire I will. This is is my ssr longchamps, and the other set i want to use is xxr.
sweatybetty Posted July 29, 2017 #2 Posted July 29, 2017 i have 16x8 0 offset with 225-50-16 and the car is lowered about 1" no rubbing yet after about 125 miles
Justen Posted July 29, 2017 Author #3 Posted July 29, 2017 So I would assume the wheels I'm trying to do will stick more towards the fender compared to yours.
sweatybetty Posted July 29, 2017 #4 Posted July 29, 2017 no, positive offset moves the wheel in, towards the brake drum. negative offset moves the wheel out towards the fender http://www.wheelpros.com/page/offset-explained/9 1
gnosez Posted August 2, 2017 #6 Posted August 2, 2017 245/35/16 with a light lip in the rear. GC coilovers sitting at 5.75 inches at the front rocker
ksechler Posted August 2, 2017 #7 Posted August 2, 2017 This debate comes up every so often. Some say they rub some say they don't. I run 225's in my '76 280z and they rubbed in the front and back. Fixing the valence was easy but the back still rubbed even after I rolled the fenders. My car is lowered about 1.5" and I had 0 offset. I cut the fenders and put on flares. Honestly, I sometimes wish I hadn't. You could easily get by with a pair of sticky 205's. I believe that's what Eiji from Datsun Spirit runs on his white z. That car has more than 300 hp and goes 0-60 in 4 seconds or so. I know, I drove it.
gnosez Posted August 2, 2017 #8 Posted August 2, 2017 I took the back rear flat edge and cut the inner portion every half inch then rolled out the flat portion to form a lip. Some FG on the inside and a bit on the edge was all that was needed to complete the mild flare without making a radical change to the exterior appearance. Prior to doing so I took the spring off and found that running 2.25 inch negative camber allowed the wider wheels/tires to tuck up nicely.
Justen Posted August 3, 2017 Author #9 Posted August 3, 2017 Thank you everyone for their replies. It gave me enough info to figured out how to set up my wheels.
madkaw Posted August 3, 2017 #10 Posted August 3, 2017 Yep - this topic has been beat to death- so let the beatings continue!17x8.5" +4 offset . 225 will BARELY rub if I bottom out over a bump full fuel and cargo. What rubs is the inner arch rear quarter which can only be altered with flares. Same wheels with +10 offset I bet I could get 245's not to rub, but you would have to run spacers up front ( this is with stock spring diameter , lowered 1.5")Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile 1
BJammin240 Posted August 3, 2017 #11 Posted August 3, 2017 Yep - this topic has been beat to death- so let the beatings continue!17x8.5" +4 offset . 225 will BARELY rub if I bottom out over a bump full fuel and cargo. What rubs is the inner arch rear quarter which can only be altered with flares. Same wheels with +10 offset I bet I could get 245's not to rub, but you would have to run spacers up front ( this is with stock spring diameter , lowered 1.5")Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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