New 91 300zx TT owners need wheel advice please 18x9/10

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slow02gt
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Hey guys i know this has probably been beat to death lol.Im looking for the specs needed for 18x9 in front and 18x10s in rear with a nice lip in the rear. The wheels are going to be 3piece custom wheels so they can be any specs i need. I do not want to roll fenders or a super aggressive fit something really clean and nice looking. I am assuming running a 275 or 285 tire on the rear. Car is a TT car

I goggled it one day last week and found a bad a** thread that had the wheels sizes and tire sizes and what was needed to fit them and lost it. I am ordering the wheels from True Forged wheels, they have bad a** wheels with tons of custom options so wheels look really nice. Thanks for the help guys :dblthumb:


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Welcome to NICO!

Wheels are my weak point.

Someone else that knows about the subject will be helping you out shortly.

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http://www.rimtuck.com.

Most people put their specs in their profile sheet.

A 285 can go out back with a little camber and a roll. Probably need to trim the bumper bracket too.

slow02gt
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ok can i do a 10in wheel without doing negative camber and rolling the fender? i just want something that sits clean with no issues.. with a nice lip..

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Nah, you'll need to roll the fender for sure. A little camber looks good on these cars too. What's your current suspension setup?

slow02gt
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Stock suspension..not lowering or anything..so nobody bas good specs?

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Not with stock ride height IMHO. I'm going 18x10+25 all four, but I'm also lowered and cambered. Will also be rolling fenders.

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ok i do not mind rolling fenders.. Car is alot lowered almost an in with the eibach springs..

so what sizes for 18x9/10 with no need to worry about camber and what tire sizes.. please Thank you all for the help!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm running 18x9/10 on my Z. Front has 18x9 with a 24mm offset and 245/35 tires. I don't have any problems with fitment. I do have some rubbing, but that's because I'm lowered 2". The back is 18x10 with a 22mm offset and 275/35 tires. This is an aggressive wheel with 5" lip. It sticks about 3/4" out past the fender. It requires more than a tuck. I pulled my fenders for now, but I'm going to go back and make some fiberglass flares to make them fit right.

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ok yea thats really aggressive.. what specs would i need to keep them in the stock fender lol.. And why stuck a little tire up front?

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18x10 +35-40 and 18x9 +25-30 will let you run a 255/285 with a roll in the rear.

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ok good deal so anything in between those specs? any pics of that setup?

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Here is mine with a 18x10 +35 rear and 18x9 +25 front 255/285 setup lowered a fair bit more than you.

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Here is when i was lowered around 1.5" before rolling my fenders, front was a 18x9 +35 in this pic as well.
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Based off your first post and what you said your looking for I would do a 18x10+40 rear and 18x9+30 front. Wont be super flush but will look nice well fitting a good amount of rubber. With eibach springs you may even get away with not needing to roll the rear fenders I would just go on the more aggressive side of the factory camber specs for the rear.


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