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JZNx 09-01-2011 07:45 PM

Offset recommendation
 
So most likely I am going to be getting a volk gts...
Now what offsets you guys recommend?
For both front and rear.
Like whats do you consider like an avg offset? lol =)
Also are there any offsets that I should watch out for, like in case of not clearing certain breaks and shizzz.

Thanks =)

nmjaxx9 09-01-2011 08:12 PM

This should help-->http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...can-we-go.html:tiphat:

djpathfinder 09-01-2011 11:22 PM

Can't answer properly without considering a few factors:
Are you at stock height? Are you planning to lower? By how much?
Wheel widths?
camber correction after lowering, or no?
What look or functionality are you after (slightly tucked, flush, hellaflush, street, track)?
Tire widths?

Trips 09-01-2011 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djpathfinder (Post 1294013)
Can't answer properly without considering a few factors:
Are you at stock height? Are you planning to lower? By how much?
Wheel widths?
camber correction after lowering, or no?
What look or functionality are you after (slightly tucked, flush, hellaflush, street, track)?
Tire widths?

:iagree:

JZNx 09-01-2011 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djpathfinder (Post 1294013)
Can't answer properly without considering a few factors:
Are you at stock height? Are you planning to lower? By how much?
Wheel widths?
camber correction after lowering, or no?
What look or functionality are you after (slightly tucked, flush, hellaflush, street, track)?
Tire widths?

Its currently at a stock height, and I dont think I will be lowering the car but I am planning on getting some front lips, side skirts, and rear lips.
The spec of the wheel is pretty regular, 19x9.5 front and 19x10.5 rear.
As for the looks I dont mind the regular look but slightly flush is fine too.
Like for volk gtc, do you know starting from what offset it looks flush?
In my mind I am assuming that range of +0~+10 offset is going to be bit flush...
+11~+20 is around regular look?
+21~+22 is bit tucked?
so and so forth?
Or am I off by a mile?! -.-;;
Thanks for helping out again =)

JZNx 09-01-2011 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nmjaxx9 (Post 1293823)

This does help but its still all numbers...
Like I am having hard time converting mm into real life applications...
So like example would be really helpful but I will keep on reading! =)
Thanks for the link =)

djpathfinder 09-02-2011 12:05 AM

The OEM 19" Rays are:
19x9 +47, 19x10 + 30

At stock height it is popular to go with 20 mm front and 25 mm rear spacers to get a flush fitment. That makes the "effective offsets" F: +27 and R: +5. If you are keeping the suspension stock, and going to 19x9.5 and 19x10.5, the offsets you need to achieve the same look as what I stated above is: F: +33 and R: +11. For easy calculation, for every 1/2" increase in wheel width you are pushing the wheel out by 6 mm (equivalent to 1/4"). Therefore you must add 6 mm to your backspacing to compensate.

JZNx 09-02-2011 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djpathfinder (Post 1294047)
The OEM 19" Rays are:
19x9 +47, 19x10 + 30

At stock height it is popular to go with 20 mm front and 25 mm rear spacers to get a flush fitment. That makes the "effective offsets" F: +27 and R: +5. If you are keeping the suspension stock, and going to 19x9.5 and 19x10.5, the offsets you need to achieve the same look as what I stated above is: F: +31 and R: +11. For easy calculation, for every 1/2" increase in wheel width you are pushing the wheel out by 6 mm (equivalent to 1/4"). Therefore you must add 6 mm to your backspacing to compensate.

So this is how I have it translated in my little brain =)
So for stock height it is common to go with +20 in front and +25 in rear.
And adding a spacer in the rear to make it a flush fitment.
I am still bit confused about the effective offset =(;;
So if you want a regular fitment you wanna make it as close as to +31 in the front and +11 in the rear? Am I bit off?

Also how would like... 19x9.5 front and 19x10.5 and like +18 all around would look?
Sorry for keep asking but I still have hard time differentiating in between of flush and regular look=)

djpathfinder 09-02-2011 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JZNx (Post 1294061)
So this is how I have it translated in my little brain =)
So for stock height it is common to go with +20 in front and +25 in rear.
And adding a spacer in the rear to make it a flush fitment.
I am still bit confused about the effective offset =(;;
So if you want a regular fitment you wanna make it as close as to +31 in the front and +11 in the rear? Am I bit off?

Also how would like... 19x9.5 front and 19x10.5 and like +18 all around would look?
Sorry for keep asking but I still have hard time differentiating in between of flush and regular look=)

First of all, sorry, I made a typo...I meant F: +33 (not +31). My original post will be corrected to reflect this.

OK, what do you mean by "regular look"? Are you referring to stock offset (wheels are slightly sunken into the wheel well)? By "flush", I mean pushing the wheels outward so that the edge of the wheels/tires line up with the edge of the wheel wells.

If you go 19x9.5 and 19x10.5 +18, your front wheels will stick out about 15 mm beyond the edge of the wheel well (too aggressive), and your rear wheels will be recessed approximately 7 mm from the edge of the wheel well...the rears will look OK, but the offset could be a bit more aggressive. Front and rear offsets in this case will be mismatched.

F: +33 and R: +11 for a 9.5" wheel width at stock height and camber will yield desirable results. Of course, give or take a few millimeters is acceptable.

djpathfinder 09-02-2011 02:22 AM

Here's my car as an example of flush:
http://www.the370z.com/members/djpat...ure38283-a.jpg

Juruki 09-02-2011 11:52 AM

^^ that looks perfect :tup:

djpathfinder 09-02-2011 04:58 PM

Thanks! :driving:

Chan Chee Hoe 09-03-2011 02:45 AM

I wonder what rims in the market will flush with our fenders without using spacer.??

djpathfinder 09-03-2011 03:13 AM

1. Custom-built wheels that you can specify the exact offsets.
2. manufacturer with designs that allow for a range of offsets, not just 1-3 preset offsets to choose from.
3. Some people may adjust camber to help make the wheels fit a certain way. But be careful adjusting camber for looks because it may affect function. Plus you'll need aftermarket camber and toe kits to make these adjustments.

People have different ideas and tastes, so "perfect" fitment is subjective. And, like I stated in post #3, many factors will affect offset for proper fitment.

kenchan 09-03-2011 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JZNx (Post 1294037)
Its currently at a stock height, and I dont think I will be lowering the car but I am planning on getting some front lips, side skirts, and rear lips.

for stock height consider running anywhere from +30 ~ +40 for the front 19x9 or 19x9.5; for rear +15 ~ +20 19x10 or 19x10.5.

anything more aggressive will not look right in stock height, especially the front.


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