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Two factors you didn't mention are kind of necessary; how low are you planning, and what's the offset of the wheels?

I'm running 16x7, +24 (I think) and have about an inch of space between the wheel and the lower spring perch.

 

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225/50/16 in the rear, 205/50/16 in the front.

 

I probably wouldn't touch the 17's.

I have 1 1/2 coils cut in the front, the rear is on 280z lowering springs.

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Slammed on my 16x8's -0 looks fine i know ima need to roll my fenders at one point but i just want alittle more poke and up size tires while maintaining my current loo. 16's arent to big at all and 17's are my max and 8.5-9inch wide is max width i'd go since im trying to stay with stock metal. 15' s limits brake upgrades for future reference, i have 15inch eagles that barely clear my rear disk conv unless i run across some 15x9 mk3's and run staggered setup. I think the offset on the 17's were like +15 or something.

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Ill take a look through all my pics and see what i have, but i can tell you my +12 offset 17x9.5 rubbed my stock struts before 30mm spacers and it was about an inch of poke after the spacers.\

 

Ill see what i can find for pics

 

Was the actual rim rubbing or was the tire rubbing? I doubt id go for 9.5's considering i would just bump to 10's anyways with negative offsets, wish someone made good 8.5's

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Guess ill be black sheep again lolz ...

 

i am going to paint these charcoal black on the spokes.... i am putting in a straight axle .... i will flaring fenders for sure lolz

 

17's seem to big, but most of us are limited to the datsun bolt pattern...

 

I am now running a 5x4.5" bolt pattern on the back... A LOT more options :)

 

These are Cobra Mustang Bullit wheels (17"x9" ... 45mm offset .. aprox 6.75" backspace)

 

The inside lip is 9" , and the outside lip is 10" overall.

 

Putting p245/45-17" Toyo Prices TR-1 tires on it ... 90% tread for dirt cheap ... tires are rated "z" for 186mph stability lol...

 

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A hybridz member did this apparently ...17"x8" mustang bullit wheels all around ( in satin black! ? )

 

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I still may run some 15x10" aluminum mags with p295/50-15 tires instead ( very wide lol )

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Wow if 17's is the case...

 

My ride height+17's= Very Very Much Gangster Tucked, i dont like "herrToiletflush" look to much i will choose tucked fitment all day. Those 16x7's are invalid..im going keep it 8 or wider.

 

Yup sure is the case! 17" is smallest wheel made even in replicas in this particular line.

 

Haha to each his own :)

 

Qwik510 those 16x7's look very tasteful on your 240z ! Very nice :)

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For what it's worth... My 16x7 Panasports arrived this weekend. I put them on and it doesn't look like the off-set is going to work for me (they appear to stick out too far). Most everyone recommended to buy the 0 offset so that's what I did. I LOVE the way qwik510's car looks and I'm trying to get the same look (stance, wheel size, tire size etc.). I still need to lower the car (coil-overs) and buy 60 series tires. When I lower my car the 0 offset will rub on the outside of the tire. It's a bit of a "dance" between the clearance on the front and the back side of the tire and with the 0 offset the outside has less clearance than the back.

 

Qwik510 - I LOVE THE WAY YOUR CAR LOOKS! VERY NICE!!!! could you help me out and let me know what offset your Panasport whees are?

 

NOTE: From the outside bead (where the tire mounts) to the where the "wheel spokes" meet the rim the distance is ~1.75 inchs on my wheels. I'll take a quick photo and try to attach to this thread for reference.

 

Thanks, Mike

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For what it's worth... My 16x7 Panasports arrived this weekend. I put them on and it doesn't look like the off-set is going to work for me (they appear to stick out too far). Most everyone recommended to buy the 0 offset so that's what I did. I LOVE the way qwik510's car looks and I'm trying to get the same look (stance, wheel size, tire size etc.). I still need to lower the car (coil-overs) and buy 60 series tires. When I lower my car the 0 offset will rub on the outside of the tire. It's a bit of a "dance" between the clearance on the front and the back side of the tire and with the 0 offset the outside has less clearance than the back.

 

Qwik510 - I LOVE THE WAY YOUR CAR LOOKS! VERY NICE!!!! could you help me out and let me know what offset your Panasport whees are?

 

NOTE: From the outside bead (where the tire mounts) to the where the "wheel spokes" meet the rim the distance is ~1.75 inchs on my wheels. I'll take a quick photo and try to attach to this thread for reference.

 

Thanks, Mike

 

I have 16x7 - 0 Panasports on my '78 with 225/50R16 Hankook RS-2 tires. I think they look great, but I had to trim about 10mm of the flange off the rear fenders to keep them from rubbing and destroying the tires.

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To fix the rubbing, I pulled the springs and moved the suspension through full travel. I kept trimming until they just barely fit without rubbing at all. You can see the missing rubber on the tire's shoulder where the stock fender chewed away at the tire.

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You can see the width difference in the flange where I had to trim.

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I'm running 16x7........

 

My 240Z is running 16 x 7 Panasports with 225-50-16 tires.......

 

For what it's worth... My 16x7 Panasports.......

 

 

 

I have 16x7 - 0 Panasports on my '78 with 225/50R16.........

 

THREAD TITLE: 17'S ON A 240?

 

The thread says 17's all i got was 16 this n that....jesus

 

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I'm using a 17x8.5 +4 w/ a 10mm spacer, in the rear of my 280, it's on a 245/40/17. While I'm currently not lowered (hopefully I will be by the end of the summer), the tire does rub on hard bumps on the fender. Realistically I'd have to do a good deal of rolling/pulling, or just run flares, to allow it to sit properly once lowered. It sticks out maybe 3/8" of an inch from the stock body line currently.

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