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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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Default Rim offset / suspsension / camber questions.....little help all you guru's

Alright I'm really close to making a purchase on the Top Secret Widebody kit and before i do so i want to make sure i have all my ducks in a row. I need new tires on my car as i stated in a previous thread due to me not getting a camber kit when i lowered the car ( novice error ). Right now i have a 8.5 front 9.5 rear 245/35/19 275/35/19 setup for my wheels with Tein S-Tech springs. What i'm aiming for with the widebody is a 9.5 front 10.5 rear with Tein Flex w/ EDFC on some larger front and rear tires. What is the biggest i can probably go since the kit adds 2 inches to the cars width? I would assume maybe 265 front 305 rear but i dont want any buldge i want it like a 245 275 setup on a stock Z. Also before i go buying a camber set i want to make sure it would work with both my present setup and future setup because i may not be installing the kit of new wheels right off the bat. Please give me your two cents on this issue. Does it matter if its a full suspension kit or springs? Let me know im trying to learn as much as i can via searches but there are so many different scenarios out there and it doesnt look like anyone has been in this type so far.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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If I'm not mistaken the optimal sizes for the Top Secret Kit with Volk Wheels is something like the following:

20x9.5 offsets from +0 to +10 (depending on tire size)
20x10.5 offsets from -5 to +10 (again taking into account tire size)

For instance, if you were interested in running GT-C's, I would recommend 20x9.5/10.5 +9 all the way around... for tires I would recommend 275/30 fronts and either 295/30 or 305/30 rears... you're really not sticking any fatter tires than you normally could, you're just pushing them further out to accomodate the fatter fenders...

This is a setup similar to what the TS 350Z is running, and I like it alot - but what's even better is the setup the new Widebody CV35 GT-R (g35) is running - 20x10.5 +9 all the way around with 285/30's all the way around - made for neutral handling...
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