Wheel Questions
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Wheel Questions
Hey guys just picked up an 03 enthusiast with 38000 left stock by previous owner. Of course I need wheels so My question is
If I get 18x9.5 +15 front and 18x10 +20 in rear will any fender rolling be required. I don't want to mess with rolling them so if anyone could suggest a combo of numbers that wouldn't require fender modification I would be greatly thankful to you.
If I get 18x9.5 +15 front and 18x10 +20 in rear will any fender rolling be required. I don't want to mess with rolling them so if anyone could suggest a combo of numbers that wouldn't require fender modification I would be greatly thankful to you.
Anything other than stock wheel size/offset will require thousands of dollars in fender work. The phonebook or baseball bat method may save you $500 but only works on the front fenders. The rears will need aftermarket flare kits and paintwork, or 370z rear fender swap(bolt on, done ever day). Dont go too wide though, the rear bumper may not fit.
The increased wheel widths will require camber arms and toe bolts to correct the caster issues the 350z experiences when changing out the stock wheels. Since the 350z is rwd you will want wider tires on narrower rims in the front and skinny tires on wide rims in the rear....at least if you want to make it in the scene here.
I could be wrong, you may want to search.
The increased wheel widths will require camber arms and toe bolts to correct the caster issues the 350z experiences when changing out the stock wheels. Since the 350z is rwd you will want wider tires on narrower rims in the front and skinny tires on wide rims in the rear....at least if you want to make it in the scene here.
I could be wrong, you may want to search.
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Thanks cux wasn't what I wanted to hear but I know that's how it goes I've had EVO MR and an S2K so I've had these issues in the past, just not to familiar with the Z thanks a lot just want something with a more aggressive look than stock, it's only a daily driver. FOR NOW 
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since you have to spend so much money on fender work anyway i say you go for broke and get some 27x20 in the rear, slicks only custom order about $1000 bucks each saw em on a hemi cuda once just need to find some pimp 15x18 rims(thats 15 inch diameter 18 inch width). its the baller thing to do 
mayby some 25x15's up front custom as well that way you can get awesome handling as well as the dragster ballin look.
mayby some 25x15's up front custom as well that way you can get awesome handling as well as the dragster ballin look.
Last edited by jerryd87; Feb 12, 2012 at 09:45 AM.
since you have to spend so much money on fender work anyway i say you go for broke and get some 27x20 in the rear, slicks only custom order about $1000 bucks each saw em on a hemi cuda once just need to find some pimp 15x18 rims(thats 15 inch diameter 18 inch width). its the baller thing to do
mayby some 25x15's up front custom as well that way you can get awesome handling as well as the dragster ballin look.
mayby some 25x15's up front custom as well that way you can get awesome handling as well as the dragster ballin look.
lets not get ahead of ourselves now.
Anything other than stock wheel size/offset will require thousands of dollars in fender work. The phonebook or baseball bat method may save you $500 but only works on the front fenders. The rears will need aftermarket flare kits and paintwork, or 370z rear fender swap(bolt on, done ever day). Dont go too wide though, the rear bumper may not fit.
The increased wheel widths will require camber arms and toe bolts to correct the caster issues the 350z experiences when changing out the stock wheels. Since the 350z is rwd you will want wider tires on narrower rims in the front and skinny tires on wide rims in the rear....at least if you want to make it in the scene here.
I could be wrong, you may want to search.
The increased wheel widths will require camber arms and toe bolts to correct the caster issues the 350z experiences when changing out the stock wheels. Since the 350z is rwd you will want wider tires on narrower rims in the front and skinny tires on wide rims in the rear....at least if you want to make it in the scene here.
I could be wrong, you may want to search.
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WOW my first post and already the doucebaggery begins, please let me apologize for not being as educated as some of these NASA scientist here. And for the people trying to help it's greatly appreciated thank you.
The info you needed can be easily found by reading the Top 100 Questions thread here:
https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-n...questions.html
Specifically at the bottom of this post:
https://my350z.com/forum/2487452-post8.html
You could have also searched here to see what people have been running before in the 18" wheels thread:
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...el-thread.html
So yeah, it's not rocket science
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