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I just got my new rims and tires. Hyper Black Rota RB-R 16x8 +10 with Hancook H105 225/50/16 96V XL tires($110 each buy 4 get one free). I have a 73 240z. I went back and forth between the 16x7 and the 16x8 since for every one person that said the 8's would fit there was someone else that said they don't fit. I called 18 racing and they told me the 16x8 +10 would work. The rears fit with no spacers and I probably don't need to roll fenders at all but I probably will before I paint the car. The gap is around 3/16 to 1/4 inch from the tire to the perch. The fronts I read needed a 5mm spacer but I had some 3mm spacers from when I purchased the car so all I did was sand down the spring perch until I hit the spring on the front face of the perch and they fit. There is plenty of room from the fenders. The gap is around 1/8 inch from the tire to the perch. If I could have purchased the 5mm spacers at the tire shop I would have but I improvised. I also just got an alignment done. I was a little scared because I have complete disasembled the car and cut out the frame rails and welded in new 2x2 inch square tubing for the frame rails because the old ones were bent, cracked and there was a lot of rust, then I welded the tension rod mounts back in. I also have the bushing camber adjustments. The caster(tension rod length) was close enough that they did not do anything and the camber was spot on from just me eye balling it. The only thing they changed was the toe which was also very close from me just eye balling it. Now I need a paint job.