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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Default Wheel/tire setup WITH Brembo brakes

I've already done the search...came up with inconclusive evidence.

I read that the Z32tt wheels do/don't fit.
FD Rx7 wheels do fit, but only one person mentioned it...that's not conclusive to me.
Alberto mention the Weld XP Pros, but they aren't made anymore.

So what are my options? In the past, I used BFG 265/40/18 DRs on my stock 18" wheels. I want a bigger sidewall and would prefer a wider wheel for a better contact patch.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Pm Ray @ PFS

He has Brembo brakes and uses slicks but Im not sure what wheels his uses.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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Z32TT wheels do NOT fit over Brembos rear calipers in all stock form. If you are set on using them, you might be able to file just a tad off the wheel spline assuming the balancing weights are not in the way. I did not try this, but it seems plausible, as it's just a couple of mm too small. If you can make that work, you can run the 16x10.5 or x11.5 MT ET Streets. That's what I use for much more HP.

This was discussed much here: https://my350z.com/forum/drag/214771...-wheels-2.html

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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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good info
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 98intrigue
I've already done the search...came up with inconclusive evidence.

I read that the Z32tt wheels do/don't fit.
FD Rx7 wheels do fit, but only one person mentioned it...that's not conclusive to me.
Alberto mention the Weld XP Pros, but they aren't made anymore.

So what are my options? In the past, I used BFG 265/40/18 DRs on my stock 18" wheels. I want a bigger sidewall and would prefer a wider wheel for a better contact patch.
FD wheels do fit although they offset is a little bit too far in, I used them last year. This year I had a 17 inch Mustang cobra wheel that worked as well, but i need more sidewall

I would also be interested to see what kind of skinnies would clear brembos in the front
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird CPV35
FD wheels do fit although they offset is a little bit too far in, I used them last year. This year I had a 17 inch Mustang cobra wheel that worked as well, but i need more sidewall

I would also be interested to see what kind of skinnies would clear brembos in the front
I thought the center bore of the Cobra wheels is not correct for ours?
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by scotts300
I thought the center bore of the Cobra wheels is not correct for ours?
it looked a bit large, but i dont think hub centric matters much when ur only doing a 1/4 mile pass at a time
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