19 x 8.5 in front 19 x 9.5 in the back
yeah.. call Discount Tire back and tell them they're ****** stupid.. +20 offsets will not rub with an 8.5" front and a 9.5" rear.. even with 245 and 275 tires.. my ex's brother was running that type of setup on his Z and had zero problems.. and he was within stock camber specs
^^ Yes. The tire dealer is being overly conservative here.
Alan, Here’s the way to go with your new wheels (as terrasmak mentions in Post #16):
20mm offset, front and rear wheels
245/35-19” Front and 275/35-19” Rear
That setup is fairly conservative, looks good, and won’t rub. In fact you can drop the car at least a ½” and not worry about rubbing.
--Spike
Alan, Here’s the way to go with your new wheels (as terrasmak mentions in Post #16):
20mm offset, front and rear wheels
245/35-19” Front and 275/35-19” Rear
That setup is fairly conservative, looks good, and won’t rub. In fact you can drop the car at least a ½” and not worry about rubbing.
--Spike
^^ Yes. The tire dealer is being overly conservative here.
Alan, Here’s the way to go with your new wheels (as terrasmak mentions in Post #16):
20mm offset, front and rear wheels
245/35-19” Front and 275/35-19” Rear
That setup is fairly conservative, looks good, and won’t rub. In fact you can drop the car at least a ½” and not worry about rubbing.
--Spike
Alan, Here’s the way to go with your new wheels (as terrasmak mentions in Post #16):
20mm offset, front and rear wheels
245/35-19” Front and 275/35-19” Rear
That setup is fairly conservative, looks good, and won’t rub. In fact you can drop the car at least a ½” and not worry about rubbing.
--Spike
ok the FINAL VERDICT IS! after much researching and a ton of learning about all of this offset and everything lol.....
the tenzo cuzco version 1 in matte black with the 20mm offset
front
19x8.5
245/35/19
rear
19x9.5
275/35/19
i like the way this looks, idc if you do or not, just any other opinion on this setup about rubbing or anything??? i have seen many people say that this will be perfectly fine.. anymore info i can squeaze outa you guys is much appreciated
the tenzo cuzco version 1 in matte black with the 20mm offset
front
19x8.5
245/35/19
rear
19x9.5
275/35/19
i like the way this looks, idc if you do or not, just any other opinion on this setup about rubbing or anything??? i have seen many people say that this will be perfectly fine.. anymore info i can squeaze outa you guys is much appreciated
save your money. with those wheel and tires sizes you are going to create more gap and later be upset you don't look "flush" find a used set of G35 rays with tires and save yourself the money and trouble
haha yea he was like, " 20 offset will rub!!" i was like ummm i dont think so buddy so thats why i asked on here just to get my story straight about the offsets lol
I suggest also buying 10 or 15mm spacer for the front and 5 or 10mm spacer for the back if you are going with 20mm offset and staggered rims of 8.5/9.5. the spacers will give you the flushed tuck that everyone desires without rubbing. Trust me on this, I tried your setup and theres was still too much room for more offset. I did 15mm up front and 10mm in back to get it where i wanted. Even then I could have just done 15mm all around since I cut the rear fender lip (most people roll the fenders since cutting must be precise).
The better option is to go with 9.5 front and back (10.5 rear if it exist). with 9.5 front, it wil be perfectly flush sitting on 265 tires and 20mm offset, NO RUBBING. With the back you can just add 10mm spacers and be super happy with the rear because it will be flush with 275 tires (no rubbing if you roll fenders).
The better option is to go with 9.5 front and back (10.5 rear if it exist). with 9.5 front, it wil be perfectly flush sitting on 265 tires and 20mm offset, NO RUBBING. With the back you can just add 10mm spacers and be super happy with the rear because it will be flush with 275 tires (no rubbing if you roll fenders).
Last edited by power2rice; May 14, 2010 at 01:58 AM.
ok the FINAL VERDICT IS! after much researching and a ton of learning about all of this offset and everything lol.....
the tenzo cuzco version 1 in matte black with the 20mm offset
front
19x8.5
245/35/19
rear
19x9.5
275/35/19
i like the way this looks, idc if you do or not, just any other opinion on this setup about rubbing or anything??? i have seen many people say that this will be perfectly fine.. anymore info i can squeaze outa you guys is much appreciated
the tenzo cuzco version 1 in matte black with the 20mm offset
front
19x8.5
245/35/19
rear
19x9.5
275/35/19
i like the way this looks, idc if you do or not, just any other opinion on this setup about rubbing or anything??? i have seen many people say that this will be perfectly fine.. anymore info i can squeaze outa you guys is much appreciated
It will look good and won’t rub. I say forget about spacers for now, and “mount ‘em up” and see what you think.Once you have the wheels and tires mounted, you can decide if you want to add spacers, drop the car a little, or do both. And, you might (probably will) decide to just leave them as they are.
You can go crazy and spend a lot of $$’s trying to fit just a few millimeters more for the “perfect” flush look. And, if you get it too perfect (with a drop and spacers), you could end up needing to roll your rear fenders.

I’m certain you will enjoy your new tires and wheels. You have chosen a good setup.
--Spike
Yes but I recommend wheels with the correct offset rather than incorrect offset with ghetto spacers.
yea thanks for all the good info, instead of quoting everybody i just wanna say thanks for directing me towards the right way. there is so many people out there that are pretty rude to a first rim buyer, glad i got some nice dudes commenting on this thread, thanks!!
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