What the hell. I bought some 300ZX TT wheels and tires so that the rear wheels are 8.5 wide and the front wheels are 7.5 wide. I went to put on the front, and they tires rub against the shock mount (even without tightening the lug nuts). I haven't tried the rear yet, but why the hell would they not fit? I thought this was a very commen upgrade/swap. Anyways, my tire sizes are 245/45 in the rear and 225/50 in front (I think thats right). Has anyone else had this problem? Is there any way to make this work without spacers?

thats weird, its not suppose to hit period. those wheels should just swap right in. did you try putting the rims on straight? sometimes if you put the wheel on crooked, it would not fit right. you have to tighten the lug nuts to straighten it out. there is no way they would not fit. they dont make bootleg Z rims and they don't make bootleg 240's so theres no way it wouldn't fit.

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Damn it, spacers are like over $100 for 2. Oh well. I guess I might have to get some small ones on the back and even smaller on the front, just enough to move it away. Man, I should't need those spacers though, they should fit fine.

mine fit, no spacers... i dont think it ever rubs, defintly not when i put them on

I have the TT ones, but they are still the same size in front as the NA ones, so they should work. Does anyone know where I can get a good set of spacers though just in case? I am going back out to try it again, but let me know. Thanks.

I don't wanna jack the thread, but this S13 at the drift even I went to had Z31 rims, anyone here know what size those are?

http://www.mox.ca/photos/20050626dm1/CRW_2692.jpg

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that is weird, somethign is not right, and spacers is not the proper way to fix things. you should not need spacers period. something in your car is serious messed up. i would investigate further into it.

that is weird, somethign is not right, and spacers is not the proper way to fix things. you should not need spacers period. something in your car is serious messed up. i would investigate further into it.


yah hes rite, mine work fine, always have

I think I found my problem. The tires in the front are actually almost too big for the wheels and the back are opposite. So I think that the previous owner must have had them mounted wrong or something. I will probably have them switched arouns and see what that does for me.

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I meant how wide are the Z31 rims?

Ya, thats weird I sold my Z32 wheels to a guy I know with an S13 Coupe. He did the 5 lug conversion and it looks pretty good

I think I found my problem. The tires in the front are actually almost too big for the wheels and the back are opposite. So I think that the previous owner must have had them mounted wrong or something. I will probably have them switched arouns and see what that does for me.

hahah i was thinkin from the start, are you sure the right size tire was being mounted on to the rim? i didn't want to say it cause it might sound kinda dumb, but you said it first heh.

and spacers is not the proper way to fix things. you should not need spacers period.

SPACERS ARE FOR THE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!! ARG!!!!!!

I know plenty of people that have em and just about every D1 car ever had spacers at one time... its fine as long as you dont get the one size fits all trash at Pep Boys.

Koguchi uses a 40mm Spacer on the Rear.

spacers are fine if the rim weren't suppose to fit or if it already fits and you want them to stick out more. thats not the case here. those rims are suppose to fit but they don't, so something down the line is screwed up. in that case, then putting spacers on is just a quick band aid for the main problem.

True, but if I get 15mm adapters in front, and 5mm in back, then it will make the wheels look almost flush with the wheel wells. That would look nice. Actually, I have them on my car right now, but in the front, I had to use 3 hardened washers on each lug so that it spaces it out just enough. I know its ghetto as hell but they will only be like that for a couple days.

I never really understood the tire size numbers, but I will give them to you guys and you can tell me if it sounds like they should be switched around. In the front, the wheels are 7.5 wide, and the tires on them are 245/45/ZR16. The rear wheels are 8.5 wide, and the tires mounted on those are 225/50/ZR16. Now does it sound to you guys like the front tires need to be switched with the back tires?

Hell yea the 245 needs to be on the rear and the 225 needs to be up front.

the first number is how many mm it is wide. the second number si the aspect ratio, how tall the sidewalls are compared to the width, the last number is how big your rims are (16")

Thank you S13DR1fter. That was the answer I was looking for.

i have 245's on my back and 225's on the front, so ur defintely backwards there.

ok. lol. Damn previous owner. Thanks.

Ok. I took them over and got them switched around today. Now I have the 245/45's in back and the 225/50's in front. But guess what. It still rubs. So I guess I will be saying hello to wheel adapters pretty soon here. I will probably get 15mm adapters in front and 5mm in back. Should look pretty good.

Ok. I took them over and got them switched around today. Now I have the 245/45's in back and the 225/50's in front. But guess what. It still rubs. So I guess I will be saying hello to wheel adapters pretty soon here. I will probably get 15mm adapters in front and 5mm in back. Should look pretty good.

Rub Where?

What Suspension Mods do you have?

What is the front Camber? (Assuming thats where its rubbing)

How much would it need to clearance itself to not rub?



Z32 wheels Should not rub at all without spacers. It could mean theres a problem in your suspension if they do.

Do you have hub centric rings? If thats your car in your pic...it looks like it is lowered a good bit, so i would say maybe camber, but yours doesnt look bad at all.

Yea, it is probably camber. It is rubbing on the strut mount right below where the spring sits. I have GR-2's and Sportlines, so yea, camber is a little off. It needs about 1/4 inch to clear so that it does not rub.

Ok. Number one, wheels spacers/adapters are for widening your wheel stance which in turn, give you more response and better handling. Not for the ricer cavaliers that have their wheels sticking a mile out past the fenders. If you read up, then you will have realized that this post is about my Z32 wheels not fitting most likely because my camber problem. We figured that the best way to fix this problem was to get some 15mm adapters up front so that the wheels will clear and I will have a wider stance, also I can keep my small amount of negative camber in front for drifting. And Number two, when you become half as good as some of those D1 drivers, and you turn down all the sponsorships that you are offered because you don't want stickers on you car and free stuff, then come back and let us know, because only then will we give you credit for being a hardass (or a moron).