As some of you may have seen, my 350Z is slammed and stretched (bought as is). However, driving around a lot around town I scrape my exhaust and it's only becoming more inconvenient and frustrating. Here's a pic:


I'm wanting to go with fatty tires in the rear at least and if possible to remove spacers and retain somewhat of a flush appearance. My current set up is:
Wheels: Work XD9s (18x10 +18 all around)
Tires: 265/35/18 all around
Spacers:Unknown size... (haven't bothered to take a wheel off to take a closer look)


I'm also lifting the car about an inch or so to see if it is possible to remediate the scraping issue as it is my daily driver and becoming a pain in the a$$. Figured to go 285 in the back, any input from people with similar set ups is appreciated, i don't have the time or $ to be experimenting with different tire set ups. Looking for something like this fitment:

 

Everything you plan to do should work just fine. Raise it, take off the spacers and 285/35 in the rear. Good luck.

 

No real way to know until you know what size spacers are on the car. Are they ones with built-in studs? If they are slip-on spacers on stock studs, they shouldn't be more than 5mm anyway. Do you know what suspension you are lowered on?

 

i believe i talked to you over at CRSX.

run that fat tire !

 

Might have B, I don't remember the username tho.

Lowered on Cusco Coilovers, so I can lift it just fine. The spacers, I don't know what brand or size they are, but the previous owner did give me a "key" (if you will) to be able to take them off. Either 285 or 295 on a 10" rim?

I don't think the front would be able to handle anymore than 265 tho...

 

If you have a key with 4 prongs on it, probably Project Kics bolt on spacers.

 

Once you go fat you never go back.

 

Just remove the rear spacer, throw a 285/35 on it, raise coilovers to a decent ride height and align.

 

I'll lift it before this weekend... As for the tire... I'm looking at new wheels... Advans, TE37s... hell even Rotas.

 

Agreed

 

explain what type of scraping your having?

cause you might now like how you car looks afterwards...

can we get a pic from the back...

I say raise a full inch in the rear.

new tires being 285/295 would fill that inch of space.

so raising it and new tires will bring the car up two inches roughly.

you also quit being a bish and learn to roll low

 

^^lol!! I like how it looks low, feels amazing... I love it...

Also, the most scraping I have is my exhaust sits about 1 1/2" from the ground. It scrapes on most places... I'll upload pics once I get home.

 

Shot of the exhaust. Scrapes...

 

damn that exhaust is really low lol

 

thanks! for such a quick response with the pics...

car is very low and single exhaust hangs lower than normal hence your situation...

I suggest you take it to an exhuast shop and do the bumper tuck while having the shop shorten those hangers...

should raise it an inch or more!

that's mine recommendtion! should cost less than a $100 if that

 

So I bought a set of Rota SVN (Re30 replicas) off a member here. 18x9 F 18x10R both +20. I'm going 265 front (would it fit fine?) and undecided about 285/295 in the rear, which would be better/fit? P.S. I'm trying to get potenzas re11s since I'm going turbo soon.

 

I have xd9s w 285/35 if you want a more visual of it. 255/35 in the front. I do run 15mm spacers x4. But let me know and I can post pics when I get off work.

 

Nitto NT05's work great for FI cars and are available in 285/35 and 295/35 for the rear. They also have 265/35 and 275/35 for the front. Any of the tires i just listed can be successfully used on a Z.

 

295s on 10" + 20 mil

 

if that's the greddy tic which i believe it is then you're mostly scraping the resonators just like I am with mine


yeah just go ahead and post em! i have xd9 as well. i love looking at others