Guest jim@speednation Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Sorry for the dumb question, but I didn't find a solid answer when using the search function. What size wheels are people running with ZG flares? I'm planning on installing a full set of flares later this summer and I'm sure that both sets of wheels that I have now (15x7 and 16x7) will look be too small to fill out the flares. Could anybody with ZG flares tell me their wheel size and offset? Pictures or links to them would be nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShelbyZ Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 I'm running 16x8.5 neg 6 offset front, 225/45/16 tires. Rear 16x9 neg 13 offset, 245/45/16 tires. I'm running stock diameter lowering springs front and rear. The fronts have 2 1/2 coils cut off of them. I have plenty of room between the tire and spring, strut housing. Pics go to: http://www.wheelchoice.com Or you can email me for pics. Also the flares I'm running I bought from MSA in Orange CA. Keep ZZZZZZZing, ShelbyZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 I have 17x9 -20 offset on the rear, Ground Control coilovers, and a 1" spacer to push the wheel out. The tire is still not flush with the lip of the flare. Here's a pic in my personal gallery. http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/album_personal.php?user_id=7 Tire squat caused the fender to rip a gash in the tire so I had to roll the lips. I think John Coffee recently posted some pix on his new wheels and flares. See the second page for the flares http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7853&highlight= Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 John has 16x10"s with 275 Hoosierdaddys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim@speednation Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Pics go to: [url']www.wheelchoice.com[/url] I MUST have those wheels! Wow, they're just what I was looking for. Dare I ask how much for the set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShelbyZ Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Jim, talk to Joji at wheel choice. 1-562-427-0611. This is a great place to deal with. I wanted 16x10's in the rear but, there just aren't many street tires available and the one's that were found. Are just too tall I thought anyway. The 245/45/16 Bridgestone S03's are the maxed out on the 9" rim. Also the same with the fronts. See tire racks spec page. I was running the same tire sizes on 16x8 Compomotive MO wheels and the handling of the car now is much better. I did cut the rear fender wells to get plenty of clearence for the rears. I had done this already before getting the Watanabe wheels. I talked with Kinesis wheels and I liked the sizing available but, I didn't like the wheels as much. Just trying to stay time period correct with everything on the Z. Let us know what you get. ShelbyZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 15x8 all the way around on mine with 205/60's in front and 225/60's in the rear. The width may seem small on paper but they fill the flares out nicely. See my album for pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zachb55 Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 i think my tires are 245s (not sure on rim width?!?) im assuming that the big number is the width of the tire, anyone know the relativity of the two? well i have only tested my flares without the welting in but the tires seem to do the trick, although they are bald but imma get some new ones of the same size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 im running 15x10 with 5.5 inch backspacing on the rear with AZC coilovers and 275 50 15 bfg drag radials and they come right to the lip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Stony, when your car squats down does it tuck in or will hit the flair?? I want he tire to come to the edge but just tuck in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 with a 245 rear tire on a 16x9 would the tire have a streched look to it? i want my Z as low as i can get it with the ZG flares...(im going for a real killer JDM look) im wanting to run 16X8's up front and 16X9 or 10 out back in a nice set of Watanabe's mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 The 245's will have a slightly strethed look but not much. Go with 235's if you want the stretched look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 i think my tires are 245s (not sure on rim width?!?) im assuming that the big number is the width of the tire, anyone know the relativity of the two? well i have only tested my flares without the welting in but the tires seem to do the trick, although they are bald but imma get some new ones of the same size. 245s would work fine on an 8" wide wheel. 245 is mm, so yes thats the width, the next number would usually be 45/50 if this is on a 16" wheel, thats the profile which is in relation to the width. I believe a tire of this size is going to be 25.6"-26.1" or thereabouts tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim@speednation Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Okay, it looks like I'm going to have to get different sized wheels (with different offsets) for the front and for the back. I was hoping to get four similar wheels to allow for rotation front to back. No chance of that, huh? I found these new (for 2003) Konig wheels: http://www.konigwheels.com/catalog_subcategory.cfm?CategoryID=1&SubcategoryID=25 They look a LOT like the RS8 wheels we all covet. I think that they'd be perfect for most of us Z car owners if they were wider and in 15", 16", and 17" sizes. They also sell for around $100 each which makes them very affordable. I'm doubting if the 14x7 rims would look good under a set of ZG flares though. I also found these Speed Star wheels: http://oldschoolwheels.com/ They're fairly expensive compared to the Konigs but they are not as bad as the RS8s are. The biggest size most of them come in is 15x8 and that may be hard (in the future) to find a decent tires in. The Professor SP1 wheels are listed in 14" through 19" sizes, but no widths are mentioned. I haven't gotten an answer yet to my e-mail inquiry. I prefer the Reverse Mesh in black since they kind of remind me of the Enkei look. These should look good under ZG flares with the right offsets. So here's my big final questions: If I bought a set of four 15x8 SSR wheels to put under ZG flares, what common offset (for all four wheels) would you suggest? Could I just use spacers on the back wheels to make them fit better? Is this is the half assed method? AND If I bought the same set of 15x8 SSR wheels to put under ZG flares, what offsets would I need for the front two and the back two? Is this is the correct method? What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 i had the same question. would 205/15 or 215/15 work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Z Bushido Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 droooooool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 ohhh yeah, nice wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DattoZG Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 i run 15x10 watanabes rear and 8.5 fronts. front tires are 195-50 and the rear 225-50, has 4.5in back spacing no rubbing so far since i run the stretch tires. the rear wheels actually go a bit past the flare but doesnt hit,i might sell my fronts to get a different offset to push the wheel out more. heres a link to some pictures of the car http://www.geocities.com/coolin550/Oldschool_Racers.html http://www.geocities.com/coolin550/flare7.html mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 81na ZX Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Better late than never... According to the RS Watanabe web site, a S130 can fit 14/80s front, 14/85 rear. OR 15/85 & 15/90. OR 16/85 & 16/90. Thats stock, with a -6 offset front and -13 offset rear. Now, if ZG flares will add 1.5" of wheel/tire space, we can assume that 10 and 10.5" wheels will fit. *note* measure first A 10.5" R-Type Watanabe has a -32 offset (~1.25"), so 4" Backspacing. Ofcourse I didn't write down anything about s30's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zline Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 16x8.5 -6 16x9.5 -13 240ZG..basically Z with ZG flares and G-nose run a 195/50 on the front 205/50 rear if you want the streched tire look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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