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cooltoy · 08-04-2021, 11:31 PM

You are talking about two different things. Being flush and fitting a brake are not the same thing.

From what I have learned, fitting a wheel to a brake has more to do with wheel construction rather then offsets. By construction I mean how the wheel disk is engineered/designed. For example, you could have two wheels with the same offset, but one has a face that is more bowed out and the other one more straight. The bowed out wheel will fit a certain size calliper and the straight faced wheel in the same offset will not, as the space provided by the bowed out section is just not there on the second wheel. I am probably using the wrong terminology, but I hope I explained it in a way that is understandable.

There was a wheel that I liked, but the dealer told me that it will not fit my brakes. I was arguing that they are the same offset as another brand I was looking at, and that I saw pictures of that other brand on a 370Z. They guy kept telling me that it was about design, not offset, but either I was not listening to him, or he was not able to explain it to me correctly, but I did not understand what he was talking about. I did get it later, after someone else explained it to me.

The best way is to contact the manufacturer or a dealer, and ask them if they fit Akebonos.

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cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	You are talking about two different things. Being flush and fitting a brake are not the same thing. From what I have learned, fitting a wheel to a brake has more to do with wheel construction rather then offsets. By construction I mean how the wheel disk is engineered/designed. For example, you could have two wheels with the same offset, but one has a face that is more bowed out and the other one more straight. The bowed out wheel will fit a certain size calliper and the straight faced wheel in the same offset will not, as the space provided by the bowed out section is just not there on the second wheel. I am probably using the wrong terminology, but I hope I explained it in a way that is understandable. There was a wheel that I liked, but the dealer told me that it will not fit my brakes. I was arguing that they are the same offset as another brand I was looking at, and that I saw pictures of that other brand on a 370Z. They guy kept telling me that it was about design, not offset, but either I was not listening to him, or he was not able to explain it to me correctly, but I did not understand what he was talking about. I did get it later, after someone else explained it to me. The best way is to contact the manufacturer or a dealer, and ask them if they fit Akebonos. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang. Last edited by cooltoy; 08-05-2021 at 03:46 AM.