It's hard to believe that the stock wheels are +30mm offset. But I've seen TE-37s on a 350Z before, and they looked pretty deep. I want some BBS wheels. I thought +5mm would be okay. What offset do you guys run?

 

+20 all the way around.

btw i think +5 would make your rims stick out quite a bit. i believe most people want to stay around +18 to +25 to make the flush.

 

I heard the deepest offset you can go was a +19 offset. Is that true??

 

My 18' Enkei RPO3's are +18 in front and +22 in the rear. Fronts are 9" wide. Rears are 10" wide.

 

Thanks for the info. I'm so glad I asked the question first because that would be sad if I did that and made my Z look like a Bean-Burner.

Oh yeah, what about rim width? I got one guy here saying 9 in the front and 10 in the rear....

 

Can someone explain offsets to me... I dont understand what they are. I know it has to do with how wheels sit, but.. what else?

 

the width of your wheel and tire play a big role in choosing offsets

the stock 18" rims might be 30mm offset, but they're only 8 inches wide

A rear 295mm tire on a 10.5 inch rim with 43 offset would be practically the same flushness against the body work as a 9.5 rim with 275mm tires and a 30mm offset...

 

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...eelOffsets.jsp

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

 

it depends on the width of the wheel...

if you run a 8" wide wheel in the rim.. and +0 offset will look flush with the fender...

actually...

10.5" wide rim in the rear with +30mm will line up the same with the fender as a 8.0" wide rim in the rear with +0mm

 

what about 8" up front and 9.5" in the rear with 20+ all around.....on 19's ??????

 

19x9.5 F and 19x10.5 R. +22s all around.

Click sig for pics.

 

That makes it flush with the fender, but what if you wanted the wheels tucked in a bit? Then would +25-26 offset be good?

 

8.5" @ +25 245/35/19
10.5" @ +29 295/35/19

5/8" drop with front wheels tucked and rear wheels tucked between 1/8-1/4"

This may help too...
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-tires/86159-f_a_t_t_e_s_t-tires-on-a-19-rim.html

Zquicksilver
ps Click on my sig if you want to see what it looks like...

 

Im running +22 all the way around on Gloss Black LE37's 9.5/10.5". If you wanna see pics GO HERE

 

Alberto, Sweet wheels!!!! I see you got them from Evolution. I am not familiar with them. How was the service? Did you shop around before buying from them?

Finally, can I get some contact info for them? I'm shopping for Volks right now and based on your comments above, Evolution just might be the right place to get them from.

Then I've got to make a decision between the Volks and the Axis Reverbs (pic attached). I hear some folks have had issues with their Axis Hiros (cracking) and I'm pretty sure Volk makes a better wheel, although I bet they are more expensive than Axis.

Thanks!

 

so 17 X 9 wheels with + 24mm Offset using 255's back and 245's in the front
Will that work?

 

18x10 front and rear
+4 front offset -11 rear offset stock fenders
235/40/18 255/35/18 currently

 

8.5" @ +35 245/40/18
9.5" @ +35 275/40/18

 

matt, does that offset make the wheels almost flush with the wheel well? I've read ppl doing +22 all the way around for 8.5f and 9.5r rims.

 

Nismo's:
18 x 8.5 +25
18 x 9.5 +30

To me, these are "perfect" offsets. Aggressive but not too wild.