Zmeflyby

man..i wish i had the money for rims

Brad4rdHay

Another:

roberto350z

Didnt someone insist that the TE's were indeed NOT 22+ but 30/25? How is the 22+ doing on those guys that *bought* the VOlks and have not posted any pics?

SKiDaZZLe

my volks are ordered as +22 front and rear. mackin is not importing the 10.5's, so i am going 8.5/9.5...

+22 is the recommended setup per RAYS fitment chart/ and size chart.

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/...modelName=TE37

notice the +22 for the Z33.... plain as day to me!


http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/...modelName=TE37

the ones with the "hollow star" can fit the 350Z. i am guessing the 35 and the 22 are there because of the brembo v. non-brembo...

i know this is probably the case as TXStyle needed 8mm spacers on his 19" +35mm when he put the Stoptech brake kit on....


i dont think anyone as 19" te-37s on thier car yet... thats why there are no pics.


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roberto350z

thanks dood. Actually, I went back to find what thread I was thinking of, and it turns out that someone said that the 22+ would not be imported...and thats obviously not true...since yur ordering them!

Are you sure TXstyle ran 8mm spacers? Sport Compact car said that they tried to use 5mm, and there wasnt enough thread left to be safe (front tires). I hope TXstyle changed out the bolts too!

SKiDaZZLe

i am sure he is runnning the spacers... i saw them

goes to show if he and SCC needed spacers, these 32-35mm offsets wont work with big brakes (or beefy coilovers, probably)...

also, i am pretty sure the stock track rims are +22... and those are only 8" and 8.5"...

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sdpearso

Actually the stock Track rims are 30 & 33 offset in 8 & 8.5 width.

roberto350z

just so you arent confused....offset should have little to do with the relationship between the hub mounting surface and the outer spokes, and thus have little bearing on the ability to clear big brakes. The design of the wheel has a greater importance. If the wheels you buy will not clear big brakes, wishing you ordered a different offset is no good. Youll need spacers...

all Im saying is that if TX used spacers, then it would be important (as far as SCC is concerned) to have changed the bolts too, cuz 5mm spacers did not leave a minimum of turns for the bolt

SKiDaZZLe

so, youre saying if you have a +30mm offset rim and the brake caliper is interfering with the spokes by 4mm, then getting a spacer of more than 4mm would clear the spokes.... BUT if you got a rim with less offset +22mm, the calipers wont clear the spokes....?

if so, that makes no sense to me... the spacer is basically moving the mount point on the hub outward, but getting a rim which has more "outward push" wont...?

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roberto350z

Yes spacer clears the caliper. As far as offset:

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/TireWheel/wheeltech.htm

go down to offset and caliper and read why changing offset does not affect the clearance. Offset will move the outer rim inrelation to the spokes, hub, mounting surface etc. The rims needs to clear the shocks, but the outer rim never touches the brakes...

tm7sw20

I see that there are ALOT of Volk questions in this thread - If you guys have any questions feel free to contact us at Mackin - or you can email me and I'll make sure there is no speculation on the 19inch Te37 -

Here's what's coming in December -
19X8.5 22 5-114.3 BRONZE
22 5-114.3 SILVER
22 5-114.3 G.META
29 5-114.3 BRONZE
29 5-114.3 SILVER
29 5-114.3 G.META
43 5-114.3 BRONZE
43 5-114.3 G.META
19X9.5 22 5-114.3 BRONZE
22 5-114.3 SILVER
22 5-114.3 G.META
34 5-114.3 BRONZE
34 5-114.3 SILVER
34 5-114.3 G.META
43 5-114.3 BRONZE
43 5-114.3 G.META

The Lower offsets are for the 350Z - you can still run the +29 and +34 offsets - and the look will be a little more OEM - not as much out towards the fenders -

the high offsets are for the Supra boys.

All sets that are coming in November are sold - so new orders are for December and later on........

We CAN special order 10.5 width for the hard core people - but the look will be the same as the 9.5 with +22 offset.

All special orders take 60-90 days -

LE37T colors might be available someday - but probably not until end of 03 - even into 04

We also have the GTC availale in 19inch now for those that like PHAT lip - 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 - just like the one on the Greddy 350Z

- Thanks Gabe for showing me the site - looks good - and I had alot of fun driving that car (in our booth) from Los Angeles to Vegas for SEMA

Thanks guys!

tm7sw20

In regards to offset and brake clearance


The guy above was right -

Offset doesn't have as much relevance to brake caliper clearance as the spoke design.

That is why many wheels for todays cars have different type of wheels - for example we call wheels that are made for big brakes high pad wheels - where the spoke design is pushed out and the pad height is larger to compensate for larger brakes -

That is why on some wheels if you get an 18x9.0 et40 that might have a nice 3 inch lip as opposed to a high disk 18x9.0 et 40 that will have no lip.

Check w/ your wheel manufacturer or rep to find out the right fit.

Lucky for the Z guys the fitment is similar to mustang - badd *** lip.
in the rear

roberto350z

Lip.. I love lip! GT-C's BOOOYYYYYEEE

Brad4rdHay

Are offsets pretty much set, or are they as customizable as the wheel size? By saying you can run them at the stok offset or at 22 sounds like it makes little difference. Can you get the TE-37 (19) in anything ther than 22mm offsets? Im really stupid when it comes to this topic.

I think the stock is to inward, but that 22mm offset is a tad to extreme looking.

tm7sw20

you can check out our site @ www.raywheels.co.jp

you can choose whatever offset they have listed.

The 350Z has alot of room in the rear so on a 9.5 inch wheel on the rear you can theoretically run anything from a +40 offset (sits inward towards the suspension) to +12 (with some fender shaving of course)

It just depends on how you want the wheels to look on the car.

I like these little chat thingies

Driven

So...if I wanted to run 305's in the rear on a 10.5" wheel, what offset would I want to run? I want the tire as close to the fender as possible without rubbing on full compression of the springs (or at least as far as they will ever see on a severe bump) In order to accomplish this, would I have to have the fender rolled? Lastly, what offsets would you recommend on the fronts if I wanted to once again push the tire to the outside while running 265 or 275's? Opps...one more question, would this setup be a disadvantage if I wanted to do some autocrossing? I'd like to check into it, and want a certain look, but not to the extent of costly performance and cannot justify two wheel and tire setups for both purposes. Thanks for whoever can comment.

tm7sw20

We have a fitment we call special fitment -

TE37 19x9.5 +22 front
TE37 19x10.5 +22 rear

This will require fender shaving on the car to get this to work

I wouldnt run this on the 350Z but people do already in Japan.

Autocrossing - well first check to see if you are limited as to what size you can run in your desired class -

Performance wise, you will be running ALOT of tire on the car and it should lend to some good performance, but every driver drives well to his liking.

The look will be pretty buff, but then again you have to do the fender mods.

I personally wouldnt run that large of a size.

tm7sw20

Also sorry above the website for RAYS wheels is

WWW.RAYSWHEELS.CO.JP

my apologies

Driven

TM7SW20,

I'm open to feedback. Is there a specific reason you wouldn't go that wide? Cost of replacement tires? What? I've heard of someone else running 295's and he didn't mention anything about shaving or rolling his fender lips...could they be run without fender mods? If so, what offset would you recommend? And what size tire up front would you compliment them with? Would you run 265's on a 9"...or 9.5"? Thanks for the education.