Whats up. I just purchased my first wheels for my Z and at an incredible price from a local. They are 18x8.5 in the front and 18x9.5 in the rear. The offsets are +35 in the front and +40 in the rear. What size spacers do you recommend and what brand. By the way I dont really wanna roll my fenders also. If there is anything else i would need let me know. Thanks
Edit: They are +30 in the front and +35 in the rear

 

20mm spacer front and rear. as for brand, i will not comment as i have never purchased a spacer that thick before.

 

$200+ in spacers could have been used for better wheels

 

I suggest Ichiba as a spacer brand. They always seem to be the cheaper of the brands and have superb quality.

 

cool thanks man. do you know if i need longer studs too or do they come with them?

 

Dear lord the offsets are terrible.

Put the wheels on the car. How far do you want to move them? 10 mm? 20 mm? There you go.

 

my bad they are +30 in the front and +35 in the rear

 

Ichiba comes with everything needed. I run them on mine

 

aight cool thanks. as soon as i get the tires for them im gunna measure and see what size spacers i need

 

any1 else have a input on what size/brand spacers?

 

Buy a set of wheels that fit the car. Spacers are lame.

 

Thanks but i bought the rims for $100 from a friends dad who i did audio work for in his NSX. They are Kazera KZ-A's 18's 8.5F and 9.5R with +30F and +35R. Im going to be running them on Falken 452's 245/40/18F and 275/40/18R. Heres what they look like. Basically nismo replicas.

 

You may or may not need spacers. I have those wheels on my car and it seems to be fine without spacers.

Les

 

^^ what size tires are you running and what year is your Z? I have a 2003 and it looks lower than others Z's. I have the stock suspension though and running OEM 17's. Upgrading to 18's will i have to get an alignment right after installation?? Sorry im a noob when it comes to wheels and sizes

 

I hate rims that need spacers too, but for $100 I dont blame you.
15mm front spacers and 20mm rear spacers are what I would guess (or 20 and 25).
To make a better estimate: put them on and measure how much further out you want them to sit.

 

KornerCarver your wheels are sunken and look bad. Spacers would help tremendously.

Seek, no you don't need an alignment when changing wheels. Just a wheel balance when the tires are mounted. Get an alignment if something feels 'off' like the car pulls to one side.

 

dude save yourself the money and don't buy Falken 452s! I had a set of those on my car with my old rims and they were crap. The ride felt like junk and they wore out pretty quick.

 

20mm FRONT

25mm REAR

done and done..

 

So that would put him +10 front and rear, wouldn't he need to roll the fenders? Thought you couldn't go much past +20 without rubbing depending on tire set up.

Would look sick but he said he didn't want to have to roll the fenders.

 

^Do your math correctly.

It would +15 all around. And fenders would not need to be rolled.

I run +12 with a 245F and a +15 with a 275R and I do not rub. Granted I am not that lowered, only on S-Techs, but it still does not rub.