How to make these fit
 

I made a foolish mistake of buying a set of wheels without proper research. I assumed the wheels I bought from a fellow member would fit my Z.

Front wheels do not fit because of the sports brake. Using a 20mm spacer, I can get the wheels' face to clear the brake but now I have this problem:

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Currently running -1.6 camber front(stock alignment with mild drop). I was told by a wheel repair shop that they can take up to 5mm off the hub. so I'll need to take another 15mm in.

How much of a negative camber do I need to run to make these fit? Anyone dealt with fender pulling/camber thinks this can happen?

I have posted the wheels in FS section in case I can't pull this off :icon14:

Sell them. There is no making them look good on your Z...what did they come off of?

Z...

What size and offset those wheels have?

I guess from a non sport package Z?

19x9.5 +15

With spacers they're -5

Sorry man, but don't destroy your Z with these. Work wheels are very popular and you'll get your money back soon. Put your stock wheels back on and continue with the sale as you are.

That's what I'm thinking too. it's too bad, I really like these

Sell them. The problem is not the offset but rather the backspace spec. These where built with a non sport in mind. Sorry to hear about the outcome. More wheels are always for sale on the forum.
Mike

Thanks for the realistic but positive post, Mike! :tiphat:

These are 2 piece correct? If so couldnt you just get new barrels or faces to change the offset?

If they are a real 2 piece one could, but would it be worth the $$ is the question.

no. Just resell them for the same price. Its actually the faces that are causing them not to fit, not the barrels

Unless youd be ok with running -3 to -4 camber up front. Youd probably need to buy front A arms at that point

Im not pointing fingers but if the seller didnt state they were "O disk" then hes a little to blame. Then again you did admit you didnt do your research so even if he did state the disk type it may not have mattered.

Work has their own disk types. O, A, and T disk. O disk gives more of a concave face and wont fit over any break kit accept a base size. A disk should fit over sport or stock akebonos. T disk fits large brake kits making the faces more convex.

If Im incorrect someone chime in and correct me please :)

Good point, they would still only fit with spacers, even with different barrels. Sell them and move on.

They are welded 2 piece. Meaning you can't just unbolt and replace. I was willing to pay for that but I dont think it's possible.

I didn't ask the question, I just assumed they'll fit :mad:

Definitely make sure on next purchase that they will clear the Akebonos.

I'm not sure what the minimum measurements are for that (someone here might know), but if it didn't come off of a sport package Z, its 50/50 at best that they will fit yours.

I'm sure you'll be able to re-sell -- good luck!

sell them buy mine lol

Not sure if I'll buy used again lol

As others have stated, I would not bother running these wheels

Too many times I have seen sellers assume that wheels can fit the buyers brake setup. It's up to you to do the research prior :eek:

Well i wouldn't exactly go that route, you just have to do more research like you said and really just ask for pics of what they came off. $2500 is a lot to spend on used rims IMO and I know your pissed to have these sitting up when they should be on your Z, but guys tend to flock to these wheels so they should go pretty soon, more than likely after the holidays.

well considering i run them right now on a sport packaged z I think you'd be okay :p but yea always have to do extra research when buying used.

out of curiosity, how much of a negative camber do these front wheels need to fit?

Enough that you need to get one of these to run them:

http://www.the370z.com/suspension-br...pre-order.html

Your stock front arms are very limited in adjustability

Like I said prior, you were told the wrong info from the seller. Just sell them to someone else and cut your losses

I understand that and thank you for the advice(which I am following). I just wanted to know if you or anyone would know the amount of camber required, that's all

just make sure you buy slightly more conservative offsets. Like if the fronts are 9.5" go with +25 to +30 so that if you need to put a spacer on you can.

Most of the time you wont see a seller put the disk type because they dont know either. Just hop on google next time you see a wheel your interested in used and find out from different pics if that wheels fits over BBK or sports brakes.

Youv learned the hard way but youll never make the same mistake again.

Would need to see the car on the ground to tell but it would need alot of negative camber

It would look weird though without doing a similar setup for the rear and you would wear out your tires both quicker and in a less normal fashion.

Just forget it, not worth it

Put it on the ground and you'll be able to tell or take a pic and post it and I'm sure some knowledgeable guys will respond.