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[Rob280z]

I own a 75 280Z and want to put wheels on it. I will be putting the ZG Flares as well. the wheel size I would like to go with is 17X9 front and rear and the shop told me that it will be fine with 0 offset. is this true, I am trying to get the look of Vic's Red 240Z cause it has that perfect look to it. please help and budget is my concern. I found some wheels that are cheap with deep lip to it. many thanks.

[Zeddophile]

I highly doubt 0 offset with 9 inch rims will work, i think it will hit the strut with a 9 inch wide rim - I trial fitted some 16x8s which had +25 offset, and they hit pretty hard - i think I needed somewhere around a 25-30mm spacer to make them fit properly.

 

Sulio (toecutter) is the man to speak to about fitting rims with standard suspension, but I'm pretty sure he'll have the same opinion - or alternatively, if you are less lazy than I am, have a browse in the wheel and tyre thread on this site, and you will probably be able to dig up a good answer.

[gav240z]

Hi Rob, welcome to the site. We don't have many 280z owners, I only know of 1 other and he owned a 280z 2+2 which he was recently trying to sell if I'm not mistaken.

 

We have a thread here specifically about the requirements of stock suspension and ZG flares and many other combo's.

 

Take a look here:

http://www.viczcar.com/forums/about788.html

 

It is my understanding though that the 280z suspension is a little different to 240z & early 260z suspension. In that the struts are slightly wider in diammeter.

 

Best of luck.

[Toecutter]

Yer I reckon you would need about -15mm offset for a 9" rim and stock set up but as Gav said the US 280Z might have less clearance. A lot of variables, ie theres more room at the back than front too from memory but the link to the sticky explains it pretty well.

[zedevan]

It is my understanding though that the 280z suspension is a little different to 240z & early 260z suspension. In that the struts are slightly wider in diammeter

 

that has me a little worried as mines a later 260z :S ohwell if its a problem coilovers it is lol

 

which rims are you thinking of getting? if i was in america and the price was an issue i'd get those sportsmax ones, or the one thats been released more recently that looks like work equip rims, however i guess its kind of a different look

[Rob280z]

yes that is exactly the kind of wheel i was thinking "Sportmax" but the 17X9 all the way around might not fit so would 17X8 in front and 17X9 rear fit?

[zedevan]

so you're in america? to my knownledge the only sportsmax wheels that came in 0 offset were 15X8's and in most pictures they look like they stick out a little bit

 

while i was looking around for rims i found that "speedy wheels" make a fair few 17" rims that will fit and are cheap, like $250 a wheel, but they all had a slightly positive offset so i think you could only run the 7" ones, and normally they dont make wider ones as what cars can fit them? hence y u have to go custom...

[Zeddophile]

you can fit the 9s, but you will need to run bolt on adaptors I reckon - those 16x8s I tried to fit were at the rear, and mine was a 76 260z - so probably same strut width as a 280z....

[sco_aus]

And on the spacer note if anyone is interested:

http://www.justjap.com/parts_nhubs.htm

I just bought 4 of these (not all for my car) and they are really good quality, bargain in my books.

[Toecutter]

I think the fellla wants to run ZG flares on the car so if this is the case we miss the point which is by going to coil overs with a 9 inch rim and 0 offset yes you could make it fit but it would not fill the flares and look cheesy!?