i have 18x8.5 front and 18x9.5 rear with +24 offset all-around. i'm thinking about buying brembo or a bbk and know for sure that they won't fit with my current set-up. i'm wondering if they will fit if i added 10mm spacers? do you think that's enough clearance?

 

i think what you could do is check your rim manufacturer and see if it would clear Z's with brembos i have a GT ZR and when im searchin for rims alot of them would clarify whether it would clear the brembos or not
hope that helps

 

or you can find a local owner and find out for yourself im sure they would fit, and even if you did use a spacer, i have seen a 18x10 -7 fit on a z..hehe

 

you generally need a High Pad wheel

There are some wheels that the Brembo wont fit under but 13" & 14.1" stop tech's fit under...

 

so you don't think they will fit even with 10mm spacers?

 

is it really a 0 pad wheel?

do you have an image of the inside of the wheel?

you can always print out awheel fitment chart...

www.stoptech.com

 

3 pics of the wheels and stock performance brakes:

 

are those works?

I dont think you will beable to get more then 13" under there if even that!

but it is possible... you have to watch out for the valve stem too...

try the 13" fitment chart from stop tech... since the inside of the rim comes down to connect with the outer rim it might not work with any...

Ive put BBK's under 19" versions of that rim, but not 18's...

 

backside of wheel:



pic of template touching the spoke:



pic of template about 10mm (if spacer used) above the hub. has about 2-3mm clearance over the spokes of the wheel:



so i think it SHOULD fit but it will pretty close. what do you guys think?

 

if 10mm gives you atleast 2mm clearance all around the caliper then you are fine...

make sure it clears the valve stem...

 

btw, i used the 13" template and yah, they're work wheels.

 

this might sound stupid but how might it touch the valve stem?

 

if you wanna try the wheels out on a brembo equpiied 350z, i would volunteer to help ya out. just let me know.

way off topic, but didnt you own a black hachi before?

 

i think those wheels have the L Shapped valve stem... I am guessing since I cant see it in your pix

 

yah dude...didn't i meet you at a club4ag meet about half a year ago? i would really appreciate it if you can test fit my wheels but i want to buy my spacers as well so we can test it w and w/o the spacers. it will most likely not fit without spacers. i'll pm you when i get the spacers if that's ok with you.


jason. thanks for answering all of my questions bro.

 

sounds good. shoot me a pm when your ready didnt you have 5zigens before?

 

yep, sold them to get work meisters. btw, are you going to the meet this weekend? i'm still debating if i should go or not.

 

95% sure im going.