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floodo1
06-30-2007, 10:15 PM
Hey I have some 17x8 & 17x9 +21 GT-C's (face 2)...wondering if they should clear 300zx brakes?

Anyone rocking the GT-c's have any input?

floodo1
04-04-2012, 09:21 PM
I ended up getting these wheels and they do indeed clear 300zx brakes up front, but only with a 10mm spacer. Perhaps 8mm is the bare minimum but even 10mm looked too close for comfort (though the reality is that 10mm is actually more clearance than you need).

The reason for the spacer is that 300zx rotors are pretty small so the caliper is closer to the center of the wheel, and on Face 2 wheels the concave means the spoke and center part are in the way without a spacer.
If you used 350z or Supra rotors, or any aftermarket kit with larger rotors then I'm confident that you wouldn't need any spacer, even with larger calipers. In fact if you fill the wheel with a really large rotor I'm sure you could run the beefiest calipers you could find. Probably these (http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tpc=zr27-Series-Calipers&form_prod_id=2768&action=product) will fit.

In any case the fitment with the +11 offset that the 10mm spacer gives you, along with 235 tires is pretty much exactly how I like it (see pics in my for sale thread).

God I love these wheels......