majik16106 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Hey all, I am going to run a 17x11 rear wheel, 4 inches of backspacing. I was thinking I could could buy some Zg flares, and have them extended, but i was told it might not work too well because of the angle Zg flares are made at, and that to really make that work, i would have to basically build the flare from scratch, and that a better idea would be to use the IMSA flares and modify those because they stick straight out anyway. So, i began to wonder if I should just use the yz rear flares from reactionresearch? Although i know my wheels will fit, i think it would look silly, usually anything less than 18s on the yz looks kind of silly, i think because the yz blisters the entire fender and makes the whole back end look Much bigger. I want to able to lower the car a good bit, and I was hoping maybe some thoughts could be bounced around, plus it might help others in the future. Darius' car runs 17s that look alot like mine and his car looks alright with the flares, although in the picture its slammed. I just hate to spend 650 on those yz's, i like the IMSA style flares and they are considerably cheaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlalomz Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Many of the YZ pictures are taken with a wide angle including this one of mine. In person I think the YZ rear is very good looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest storm280z Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 i was planning on getting some 17x11 ccws. an i got some isma flares from motorsport auto an molded them on an there huge front an back. an i think i spent like 200- 250 on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 is it possible to get a 17x11 1 piece wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToplessZ Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 17x10.5 mustang wheels I believe can be had in a five lug pattern. I have yet to see anything like that in a four lug pattern. Im a big fan of the yz flares and may be doing them myself sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 steve those flares look awesome!!! where can i get some of those? for a minute there i thought the car was resting on books and tupperware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlalomz Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 http://www.reactionresearch.com They are called 280YZ flares. They require 12 inch wide wheels or a very wide track like GT-2 racecars use. (These were made for a GT-2 racer originally.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 could you just use the rear flares, hood and a smaller front flare w/stock front end or would that look funky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlalomz Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 That is exactly what Dan Juday did with his Z. He used the front fenders from the Subtle Z kit and rear flares from the YZ. Look up his posts. His car is also on the Reaction Research website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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