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Old 02-25-2005 | 11:20 PM
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Fitment problems with OEM 17" 350Z staggered rims?

I noticed the offsets are a bit off - 30 mm for the 7.5" fronts, 33 mm for the 8" rears - but are these still acceptable as far as wheel bearing loads, fender well fitment, etc? I'm referring to the 7-spoke type. Will put on 235 or 245/45 tires. If anyone is actually using these, I would esp. like to hear your feedback.

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Old 02-25-2005 | 11:44 PM
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Hehe. I seem to have started a trend, 5 17'' 350 threads after mine. I made a thread about the same question last week. I'll dig it it up for you.
Old 02-25-2005 | 11:47 PM
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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ight=staggered
Old 02-26-2005 | 08:26 AM
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bump....more info needed. Thanks!
Old 02-28-2005 | 07:44 AM
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sooo many nice G35 rim pics but...

still waiting for 350Z converts. Any fitting problems, weight comparos, etc?
Old 02-28-2005 | 10:21 AM
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Why not just get the 350z 18"? They are 18 x 8 and both front and rear are 30 offset. I am not having any issues with rubbing.

http://groups.msn.com/Bretts2K2Maxim...oto&PhotoID=16
Old 02-28-2005 | 01:43 PM
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+1 the 18's look waaaaaaaay better, or the 6th gen 18's the two almost look identical to me.
Old 02-28-2005 | 03:25 PM
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ditto on the 18's

http://s86974827.onlinehome.us/gallery/zrims2
Old 02-28-2005 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by aongch
I noticed the offsets are a bit off - 30 mm for the 7.5" fronts, 33 mm for the 8" rears - but are these still acceptable as far as wheel bearing loads, fender well fitment, etc? I'm referring to the 7-spoke type. Will put on 235 or 245/45 tires. If anyone is actually using these, I would esp. like to hear your feedback.

THANKS!!
FYI, the front and rear wheels have different offsets, but they are the same diameter and width (8 inches wide). When I had these wheels on my car, there were 225/50/17 tires mounted on all 4 wheels. I used the +33 offset wheels (rears originally) on the front and the +30 offset wheels on the back (fronts originally). I did this because I wanted the front and rear to sit flush, and indeed, they were more flush than my SSR wheels are now. IMO, it looked great. Here is the picture of my car with the wheels on:

http://members.***.net/mquach/350.JPG
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