Any expert wheel fitment people here?

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

Hi guys, new here. I currently drive a 93' Z32. I have been looking around online to find out more information about wheel fitment, because I can admit that I am not an expert in that field. I'm looking for someone who has done wheel fitments for z's before and can help me out. I'm looking at getting a set of Enkei Raijin's 18x9.5's rear with an offset of +35 and 18x8's front with an offset of +40. I don't have HICAS and was thinking about doing a slight camber (which might actually naturally happen with damper kit). Can anyone tell me if this will fit, the camber angle, and what width/ratio they would recommend for a nice clean look? I don't need hellaflush, but would like it to look nice on the street and perform well on track days! Thanks! Also, if you have any input on how you think they'd look on a z32 here is what they look like:


here's my z:

[Ace2cool]

They'd fit about the same as the stock wheels, and more sunken in the front. That's terrible fitment. With that offset, it'd look good on a Honda or a Toyota Celica.

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

They'd fit about the same as the stock wheels, and more sunken in the front. That's terrible fitment. With that offset, it'd look good on a Honda or a Toyota Celica.

Dang... Cause I really like the way these look. What would you say is "prime" fitment for a Z32? I guess I'm mainly looking for the ideal "Front Spacing", that way I can search for different widths with various offsets. Thanks btw!

[Ace2cool]

You'll be looking more toward +15 to +10 offset if you wanna get a really good fit. They make those wheels in 9.5 +15. That would be a decent setup. Not too aggressive. I'm a fan of square setups.

Check out rimtuck.com for ideas on fitment. People post up their setups on there to show them off and so others can get ideas for good fits.

[skywhine]

18x9 +25 18x10.5 +30 does the trick. I personally wish i had more aggresive fittment, but to be honest this is still technically flush. I couldn't fit these wheels before i rolled the fenders.

Im one of those guys...

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

Thanks guys! @Ace2cool I was literally just on that site! lol @skywhine Does aggressive fitment still work at the track? I just started taking mine out there and I'm enjoying it a lot!

[Ace2cool]

Depends. If you camber it too much, you'll lose your contact patch. If the wheels are heavy (Enkeis are usually pretty decently light) then you'll gain a ton of unsprung weight. How big of a tire are you wanting to put on it?

[Ace2cool]

Here's a 9.5+35:





He's stock ride height. If it were any lower, it'd be sunken in. Not to mention he's running 295's out back, which makes up for the slightly sunken wheel.

9.5+15 in the front, 9.5+22 in the back:



Way more aggressive fitment, but not to the point you're gonna have to mod a lot other than rolling fenders.

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

Aw man, that light blue one looks nice... I found a calculator I'm going to check out and report back. Also, I'm thinking Rota P45R's cause I know these have been done. I'd like a 10" on the rear, but I haven't looked it up in available sizes/offsets yet.

[Ace2cool]

As much hate as they get on here (for being a knockoff design), Rotas come in awesome sizes for the Z32. Just know that since you did mention track duty, Rotas are cast, and not forged. End result is a very heavy wheel that will break, instead of bending.

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

Oh dang. Well I don't track often. I went this weekend and will probably go once every few months for fun. Haha, let em' talk, I can't afford TE37's or LMGT4's. Still in college, lol. I will just have to keep an eye out for forged wheels with similar styles, but cheaper cost then all these Ray's engineering wheels.

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

I think I found what I want. Now, I just got to find them on sale! Varrstoen ES 1.1.1 18x9.5 +22 Front/18x10.5 +30 Rear AMAZING.
Pic:

[Afi]

OP, here are couple of websites website if you ever want to do all the "math" behind wheel/tire fitment:
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalcul ... t-emty-str

[ChaseOfSpadeZ]

Thanks for everything guys, I think I found the perfect fitment for me. The website I found for a lot of help was:http://www.fitmywheels.com/
Here's the images it outputs.

Front:


Rear:

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Shockingly, that's actually not a bad set up. Minimal work will get those to fit. Front and rear fender rolls, but no pulling (maybe a bit in the rear).