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Originally Posted by nismo 1234
is the scraping b/c of the 5mm spacers u have on?
and i think ill let the owner do the repair and decide if ill take the rims after he gets it fixed. the bronze rims have curbage on 1 rim.
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Yes I am pretty sure its from the +5mm spacers. The +22 on my Tanabe drop springs were perfectly fine. If you are planning to use coilovers (Hawaii DMV laws are stricter here) then then +22 will tuck in even more due to the natural tendency towards negative camber from the lowering.
The +12 rears are perfectly fine. I have it at +7 with the spacers and 285 tires. Close....but with 275's I could possibly go another +5mm.
Its also about tire choices when you are really going to "push" the aggressiveness of the offsets. Not all sizes are the same in widths and appearances. Some have a more rounded corner and others are more square. Obviously the more square ones will be possibly a little wider such that that extra 2-3mm will possibly cause some rubbing.
This is the same (sort of) as the older G35's and 350Z's with the exception that the front suspension can not handle too much of an aggressive offset versus like before. For the older generations it was the rears that could not go past +22ish without having to roll the fenders while the fronts could go into the +12 range a lot easier. Its rather reversed now with the suspension "geometry" changes.
As for the repairs, I would think that you might get a better deal if you buy them BEFORE he repairs them since it can be used as your leverage as a buyer. Also, you will be able to choose who and where it gets repaired at (assuming the damage is not too bad AND repairable). If he is going to sell them, then he might not really care on the repair quality and might raise the purchase cost to cover the repair and now since it looks "new" he can justify the increase in costs. I don't know...but just my opinion on that.
Maybe I should state that I am using 245/35 19 fronts and 285/35 19 rears on the stock OEM Nismo 370Z tires.