Insane wheel fitment Q

[docwra]

Ive got a 350Z that had an unfortunate incident with a hedge, ditch and roadsign recently

Due to this Ive ordered up a few new parts (Chargespeed kit for starters) but still need to get some new front fenders and possibly rear ones as well. I thought this would be a good opportunity to look into some insane wheel fitments with a view to buying fenders to match.

Ive found some Work Meisters but they are pretty wide with a 10.5 ET-9 front, 11.5 ET-22 rear. Now bearing in mind the fitment currently looks like this:



and the rims Im considering are 48mm further out front and 56mm rear, is there any overfender or similar that would allow me to fit them??

[K03sport]

and the rims Im considering are 48mm further out front and 56mm rear, is there any overfender or similar that would allow me to fit them??

That's crazy. If you can't find aftermarket, you can always weld in and blend extnesions into the existing stock fender.

My question is, what about the bumper(s). The car is going to look off as the wide fender tapers back to the stock bumper. It will be hard to make the OE bumpers match up.

[docwra]

Bumpers are already on their way from Japan:



assuming I can find something fenderwise that goes back to a relatively OE position I should be OK - the kit is all being fitted by a very good bodyshop.

I would take the extension route but I mashed both front fenders and dented one of the rears with aforementioned hedge/ditch/roadsign/Z33 interface

[DeepBlueHR]

Nice bodykit. I have the same one myself except with the type 2 front bumper. You'll love the kit, it fits like a glove. What is the reason you want such a wide wheel? If you want the deep dish look, you can achieve this with a 20x10 and an aggressive offset. You don't want your wheel sticking out of the wheel well unless your going widebody. ChargeSpeed makes a widebody kit for the Z. If you just widen the fenders or put on fender flares it is going to look awkward. Just my thoughts. Good luck with the project. Post some pics when your done

[redsx13]

Ive got a 350Z that had an unfortunate incident with a hedge, ditch and roadsign recently

Due to this Ive ordered up a few new parts (Chargespeed kit for starters) but still need to get some new front fenders and possibly rear ones as well. I thought this would be a good opportunity to look into some insane wheel fitments with a view to buying fenders to match.

Ive found some Work Meisters but they are pretty wide with a 10.5 ET-9 front, 11.5 ET-22 rear. Now bearing in mind the fitment currently looks like this:



and the rims Im considering are 48mm further out front and 56mm rear, is there any overfender or similar that would allow me to fit them??

those wheels you mentioned will not even come close to fitting, dont waste your time. I have seen a few crazy people with 19x10 -10 offset, but that about all you can go. 9.5inch +30mm offset will come close , if you dont plan on rolling you fenders. If you do roll your fenders, you can shoot for somewhere around 0mm offset on say a 9 inch rim but you may need some negative camber to keep from rubbing.

[docwra]

9.5inch +30mm offset will come close , if you dont plan on rolling you fenders.

Ummm ......... thats 9J ET20 on the front and 10J ET15 on the rear with a standard arch in that picture

I dont want to go that insane with the fitment but want a set of Meisters and these have come up at a good price. Ive decided against it now - I reckon it could be done but youd be ruining the lines of the car (and probs the handling) to get them on.

For the record I know my wheels and offsets - IMO F 9.5J ET5 and R 10J ET-10 would be perfect, but how often do you find wheels in those sizes??