I do not know much about the wheels so I bow down to the experts.

If I want to keep the stock Track rays, Is there a way to push the rim out to the edge of the tire well? I would like them to be flush with the car front and rear. Can this be done with the stock wheels?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I didn't even know how to search this.

Thanks for any assistance.

 

I'd keep the stock Rays too.

You may be able to use spacers to do it, but that depends on the length of the wheel studs. You need to have at least the width of the stud inside the lugnut: Figure at least 12.5mm (about half an inch). Spacers aren't really a good idea, as they move the wheel off of the hub piece that fits inside of the wheel, and by moving the wheel away from the hub, it puts much more strain on the studs. A possibility that wouldn't weaken it as much are those spacers with built in studs, but I am not sure what sizes you can get and they are undoubtedly more expensive.

The Z is most likely a 5 on 114.3 bolt pattern with 12mmx1.25 thread studs. Note that a 5 on 5" bolt pattern wheel WILL NOT WORK. Goddamn metric system. The nonstandard thread pitch would complicate the installation of one of those spacers with integral studs--most cars with 12mm studs use a 1.5mm thread pitch which is incompatible with the ones Nissan uses (12mmx1.25). Damn Nissan. Always has to be different.

Pushing the wheels out can adversely affect handling as well, ideally, the centerline of the tire should be the point where the steering pivots. I think it was in Sport Compact Car where I read that the Z is set up so that that steering point is right on the centerline of the wheel. I may be remembering incorrectly.

 

www.performancewheel.com

Good resource for spacers.

 

Thanks for the info

 

Also you might to be carefull as this may change the distance to the sensors for the ABS and TCS/VDC sensors.