DaveNunez

It's been days of research and haven't found the right answer.
I'm buying a set of 19x8.5 wheels with +50mm offset.. yes yes I know about the offset being too positive but these are the wheels I LIKE and WANT.

Question is simple, What size of tires on front and rear???? and what size of spacers to have an aggressive look?? I don't want no issues with the TCS/VDC neither I want rubbing PLEASE!

My vehicle 2004 NISSAN 350Z Convertible Enthusiast

any help will be much appreciate it.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

you would have to run a hellava spacer to make them look right

jdmfetish

iTrader: (3)

a 25 mm spacer will still have your offsets higher than OEM wheels

DaveNunez

Thanks for your reply, what size of tires would you recommend?

DaveNunez

Thanks for your response, I was thinking 25mm but I still hasn't quite figured out the math.

Knowing the oem are +30 and +33mm putting 25mm spacers would help?

What would be your recommendation for tire size?

travlee

iTrader: (8)

i would go 9.5+15 on front and 10.5 +15 on rear personally, or second choice 9.5 +15 on all corners. but that is me

what is this wheel you are dead set on?

travlee

iTrader: (8)

putting a 25 on would essentially make you a +25

DaveNunez

19 enkei raijin silver rims

DaveNunez

OK I dont get it, positive offset push the tire/rim IN and 25mm spacers wouldn't help to push it out?

jhc

Wrong wheels if it's +50mm. A complete waste of money. Move on.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

It would... if you put the spacer directly on the wheel off the car, it would put the wheel hub at 25 mm from midline of the wheel, making the effective offset a +25. Right now the hub and spokes be pretty flat. You would be better off getting correct offset wheels and not run spacers

travlee

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They have 18x9.5+15 in that wheel. Price out 19 inch tires, they are more expensive than 18s.....


With the 18x9.5, I would run 275/40 and 255/40 tires on it

rearranged

Even if you're dead set on that wheel and size, why not get +35 offset instead of 50?

MicVelo

Everyone is spot-on in this thread.

But here, do these things to get educated (not meant in a bad, denigrating way, just facts to learn - and a tour of the resources available on this site!):

1. First thing, read this: https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...t-novices.html

By the time you are done with it, you will have a better grip on understanding offset. AND, why a 50mm offset wheel is waaaaaay wrong for your needs. But if that's still not enough...

2. Secondly, go look at your car, take a tape measure or steel rule and measure how far you can move the tire/wheel out before it contacts the inner portion of the fender lip. I tell you to measure it because it ALL depends on your particular car's setup, e.g., lowered, sag/settling, etc.

3. Next, use this tool to tell you exactly how much offset you need to move the wheel outwards towards the fender:

https://my350z.com/forum/tire_rim_calculator.php

4. Tires - on an 8.5" WIDE wheel (don't care if it's 17, 18, 19, 22 whatever, 8.5 is 8.5): Use the "1.2 Factor" (to calculate the optimal/max. width tire on a given size wheel).

Here, I'll do it for you as example: (8.5" * 25.4) * 1.2 = 259mm max. (255 or 265) treadwidth before performance starts to fall off dramatically. That's not much tire for a performance Z application.

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Off the top of my head, for an 8.5 to flush the fender, you'll need an effective offset of around +10 to +15 MAX. That says you'll need a 35-40mm spacer if you opt for +50mm offset. NOT RECOMMENDED.

And THAT'S why everyone is telling you NYET... for good reason.

Look again, Enkei Raijin is available in 35mm offset as < rearranged > said (and < Travlee > said it's available in +15....??) Either way, both are much more manageable to try and flush it out. 20mm spacer on a +35 works OK (or better yet, NO SPACER if +15 is available!)

Oh, welcome aboard.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

19x9.5 +15 is available in those wheels. That is what you should order

GreyZ

iTrader: (2)

^^^ this 100%

DaveNunez

You guys are awesome, whoever you are thanks so much for your knowledge Lesson Learned