which tire/size rears?
 

I have the RAYS that come with the sport package (2011)

Stock:
Front: 240/40/19
Rear: 275/35/19

One of my rear tires just blew, so I need to change the rears. I still have some significant life in the fronts so I'll keep them for now.

Question: should I go with 275s, 285s or 295s on the rear (for aggressive driving / track)?

Also, the car came with Bridgestone Potenzas RE050A. Any other recommendations?

Thanks!

I had 305/30 with +0 offset. No rubbing

Just me, but if your keeping the stock fronts i wouldn't go to far pass stock in the rear maybe 285.

Enkei RPF1 18x9 et35 with 10mm spacer. (front) I suppose rear 18x10.5 et15 are ok.

Will it clear oem big brakes?

If someone has good pictures of RPF1:s on a 370Z i accept them gladly. :)

Please share the experience about these wheels in a 370Z as there are many fitment issues about these.. I have read almost every thread about these and still i am not sure about these..

Thanks!

Hi guys. I went and bought these: Rebs RS6 Wheels - 19x9.5 +12 & 19x10.5 +22 350Z G35 370Z G37 and the front tires rub. They sent me to a shop to "roll" the front fenders as they rubbed right away. It's better now, but the main problem is they are hitting the bracket where the edge of the fender is bolted to the front bumper located at about the red square in the pic. I hit it with the dremel and reduced the amount it protrudes, and it's better, but still rubs over a decent road imperfection. The rears are fine and have a 1" spacer with 285's. The fronts have 245/40/19's

I don't really want to run a lower profile tire as "feeling" the road is already at its threshold. If absolutely necessary, I'd do it. Here's what I'm thinking:

Machine inside of wheel to remove a few mm and machine rotor surface to remove a few mm. Hopefully, that would give me the offset to eliminate rubbing.

Your thoughts, alternate solutions, and opinions are appreciated.:tup:

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/bellger/z.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...ger/photo1.jpg

In this next pic, you can see the bit of stretch the fronts have now with the 245/40/19's with the 9.5" wheels:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...ger/photo3.jpg

ok so im on stock rims with 25mm spacers all around and this is how my car looks


19x9 +22 && 19x10 +5(25mm spacers all around)
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4...2022800076.jpg

if i were to get rims 19x11 +0. would it stick out ALOT more? or just 5mm? would the width of the rim make it stick out a bit more or anything? because im pretty much flush right now and thats how i like it but the rims i'm looking at are only available with +0.

Where are you getting your numbers? Use a wheel offset calculator. And obviously the tire is the most important thing. I hope you don't think you can fit stock tires an an 11" wheel.

OEM spec camber? I had a 255-35. +12 on swifts. No rubbing. I bet if. Went 35 sidewall you would be ok

what numbers? the stock wheel offset is +47 front and +30 rear. with 25mm spacers they end up +22 and +5 no? And i'm not running stock tires.

I would def go with 285-35-19.

You don't even need a wheel tire offset calculator. Do the math yourself. 19x10 +5 vs 19x11 +0. The new wheels are 1 inch wider. That's 25.4mm. Half of that is 12.7 on the outside and on the inside. The difference in offset between the two wheels is 5mm. Therefore, your new setup (19x11 +0), without factoring in tire size, will be approximately 17.7mm (12.7 plus 5) farther out than the current setup (19x10 +5). That's where the poster above was wondering where you got the 5mm farther out from. This is only with respect to the rear. The fronts are a completely different issue. If you want to know how much clearance you have, get a ruler and start measuring the distance and see if you have enough space.

19x8 +35mm with 245/35/19 tires.... Stock with sport package and no spacers currently. These rims are taking up space in my garage. Should I purchase new rear tires for them and mount them on the Z or not even possible given the 8" width and offset? Thanks for your help guys.

Sports OEM wheels to replace Base OEM wheels
 

Will the OEM sport wheels directly transfer over to the base car with the correct OEM offset look, as well as re-using the base wheel lug nuts?

Thanks!

Don't machine down your wheels..

You can bend up that fender tab, the bumper being plastic will give a little. Also go to your local pepboys or autozone etc and buy a license plate mounting kit like this:

http://contentinfo.autozone.com/znet...10631/image/4/

I've found that the square plastic piece in that kit fits into the metal bumper tab hole. And if you use a flatter, wider screw it prevents it from rubbing even more.

Maybe a tad bit of camber wouldn't hurt too.

Its a shitty design, its like almost on top of the wheel. I had the same problem even with crazy stretch on the tire.

Hey that is informative. I rolled my fenders and the only place I seem to still be rubbing is on that damn bumper tab. I bent it up I thought enough but I guess not. On one side the plastic is cracked so I don't know how much it will bend and stay in place, even if I use a large washer to hold it. I was trying to think of other ways to keep the bumper in place but haven't yet. Do you have any other ideas?

I would this set look....19x9.5 +12 with 245/35 19x11 +15 with 275/30...

How*****

I fixed the bunper tab problem by bending the metal up as far as possible and using zip ties or "cable ties" instead of screws and trimmed a little more plastic out of the way. No more rubbing. : D

Hey guys Im planning to get new tires for my sport 370z, but I would like to go with a bit "meater" tire..

Sport wheel and tire spec:
F 19x9 245/40
R 19x10 275/35

I want:
RE-11
Front 255/40
Rear 285/35
or maybe even wider..

I'm not lowered at at so rubbing not a concern, I want as bit wider without daily drive issues. Any recommendations?

You can buy whats called a bumper repair kit.. comes with a little piece of mesh and some epoxy. I've had to use that to basically re-create the tab after ripped thru the hole.. It held up for me for a few months. Worth a shot.

Worst case a body shop too should be able to fix it too.

Hi everyone... new owner here - just got a 2012 Z - GunMetal...
In a month or so I will be starting to mod the car...
I already have my eyes on the following (let me know what you think):
Linea Corse LC818- Matte Black
19x9.5 +15 - 275/35/19 Brigestone RE11
19x11 +20 - 305/30/19 Brigestone RE11

i'd put a 20mm spacer rear
front....hmm might be alittle bit too aggressive with that offset.

Are you lowering the car? Wanna run camber or what?

I am looking at Enkie NT03+M's in 18x9.5 front and 18x10.5 rear. Offsets will be 27 front and 30 rear with 275/40/18 and 295/40/18. I was using the calculator and I am unsure about the rear sidewall and the front set up said it would stick out 1.6" farther and be .4 closer to the suspension. I wont be able to measure any of these distances since I wont be near the car anytime soon but they offer a 18x9.5 with a +40 offset that will only stick out 1.1" and sit .9 closer. I am at stock height and suspension. Will the 1.6" it sticks out plus the tire cause the set up to stick out past the fender? I know the gap is not small but I honestly don't remember. I have no problem getting front camber arms if needed plus it will help a little on the track.

You won't be able to use 40mm offset in front. It wouldn't fit. It will be about about flush. I would look for a lower offset for the rear or use spacers. Not sure how much more clearance there is in the rear but you want it flush with the front anyway. I'm not sure about your question about camber arms if you are staying stock height. I wouldn't install camber arms and add more negative camber just to make the top of the tire flush while pushing the bottom out. Since you are at stock height it isn't a big deal and can't tell since there is a big gap. 15mm spacers in rear I would bet but you can measure once you get them on.

See if there is a higher offset you can get in front. Will stick out/rub bad if lowered.

I'm thiking this wheel and tire setup will have a square look.

F 255/35 19x10
R 285/30 19x11

What offset, front vs rear, would get the wheels to line up with the outer edge of the fender?

On Swifts with -1.3F -1.6R camber.

The 27 should work for the front then? I can see how the rear looks and add spacers if needed. I know the Nismo's run with a 19x9.5 40 so that's why I thought the 18x9.5 40 would work but I guess its the tire size that would cause some issues.

Why don't you find a wheel you like and see what offsets they offer in 5x114.3 before you ask us these questions?

Yeah those are wider tires. I know with the base yokohama tires I had less than an inch of clearance to the control arm. If you use the wheel tire calculator it should tell you how much closer it would be. Not sure if you have a sport model so those tires would be wider already. I have 285 on a 10" et 30mm and it just barely clears. Go ahead and plug my wheel and tire in and then use the one you are considering and if it is any closer then you know it won't fit. Use rimsntires.

27 offset with 275 tire will work.

I have a 20x10 + 27 with 275/30/20 tire running oem camber arms. never rubbed. with aftermarket camber arms and a lil better camber setup, i could even run a 285 and maybe a 295 up front.

Perfect, I know they are going to clear the AP's that I am putting on and these will save me a lot of money. I may still get set of Nismo's but I still need to save for two sets of tires. Thanks for the help.

The size calculator says 100% clear for everything, I used your size as the OEM and 275/40 on a 18x9.5 et27 as my new set up. Hopefully it works!

I admit my inexperience here and probably haven't read widely enough.

I figured if I could get an 'ideal' measure for offsets that represents "outside of wheel lines up with outside of fender", for a specific wheel width, then I would use that as a baseline. From there I'd never have to ask again since I could do the math myself to convert that ideal to any other wheel width.

Maybe it doesn't work that way so i'll keep reading.

Thanks for the heads up though.


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I suggest
 

Go to getyourwheels.com and ask for Eric. I have 255/35/19 and 295/30/19s with Avant Garde 9.5 with 20 offset and 11 with 18 offsets. Perfect!

Nice setup, how much of a drop are you running and what's your camber like? I've got a set of GS4's 19x9.5+20 and 19x10.5+0 on swifts and want to run 255/35 & 295/30 like you but don't want a huge amount of neg. camber.

All stock specs
 

Ihave not lowered. I prefer the look as it is. Not a fan of lowering simply because i like the look and any possible scraping. Go to my picture album for more shots.Attachment 48422

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Thanks for the assist Rebe!