New Guy! Need Wheel Advice on Deep Dish Offsets

[Lady_Zealot]

Hey guys, I'm a very proud new owner of a 1991 300ZX TT and happy to be a member of the Nico community. Now on to the matter at hand... I've read the wheel fitment faqs and am 95% certain these wheels will fit, just looking for piece of mind and absolute confirmation before I purchase them:

Wheel Stats
- Front 17x9 24 offset/ Rear 17x10.5 27 offset
- 70.6 Center Bore (need hub centric rings?)

Goals: Not into to stretch/ poke/ ultra negative camber. I'm at stock height and plan to roll and/or pull rear fenders. I want to keep suspension geometry as intact as possible as I am more function than flash. I would like an aggressive tire size but nothing too crazy, thinking 245-255 up front and 275 in the rear. Thanks for any advice you may have to offer guys!

Here's my lady

[Ace2cool]

your new best friend is http://www.rimtuck.com. They've got all the specs and brands listed, as well as most of the mods.

[Ace2cool]

But to answer your question about the hub centric rings, yes, as the Z32 has a 66.1 center bore.

Those offsets sound by memory like they'd fit no problem. Only thing is if you're lowering, you may have to roll fenders.

[Lady_Zealot]

Thanks a ton, I'll definitely be checking out that site!

[Lady_Zealot]

Unfortunately, I found no stats on rimtuck. Any thoughts on the tire size I suggested? Do I need to go any wider on the 10.5 wheel?

[Ace2cool]

Your main focus is the offset. Just search for 300zx (look on both 2 seater and 2+2, as the offsets are the same), and look for similar widths and offsets, then see what profile tire those guys are running Keep in mind, you'll want a higher profile sidewall if you're looking at a guy with 18's. Not many people run 17's, because they're kinda small, and most want to fill the wheel gap without tall rubber. There's plenty on there, though. Trust me

A good website to check your tire specs is http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp

Basically, it'll tell you just about every difference in the tires you choose based on your offset, profile, width, and everything. Even a great visual representation. Your biggest concern is wanting to keep it as close to stock outer rolling diameter as possible so you can keep the suspension geometry and speedo readout the same.

[NolimitZ32]

Are you getting Saleens or Cobra Rs? those specs look awful familiar.

[Lady_Zealot]

Cobra R's. You wouldn't happen to know where I might be able to find pics of said wheels on a 300zx would you?

[NolimitZ32]

gotta google, there are a few. I actually have a set of 17x9s waiting to go on.