ArizonaZCar Wilwood 4-Pot Front BBK Installed
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Originally Posted by dklau33
Very nice. Well according to 5Zigen's own website they list 16-18 lbs. Even if they are 19 lbs. they are still lighter than your current OEM wheels and they are wider too. You'll love those wheels for sure. So which brake kit are you going to go with? I'm assuming the 6-pot.
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The 6-piston calipers will fit the +35 offset for sure. With the +43 offset wheels they would just touch.
I forgot to mention in my original post that I also bought speedbleeders for my calipers. All Wilwood calipers use part # SB1428. Made bleeding my brakes a snap.
Speedbleeder for Wilwood
I forgot to mention in my original post that I also bought speedbleeders for my calipers. All Wilwood calipers use part # SB1428. Made bleeding my brakes a snap.
Speedbleeder for Wilwood
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Wilwood Brake Caliper color
Looking at the Wilwood calipers, the powdercoat looks "flat" black. I have gloss black OEM calipers on my silver G35 coupe, I will add Wilwood fronts at my next brake upgrade. Do you think changing the rear calipers to a flat black from a gloss black would be a decent match to the Wilwoods?
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Originally Posted by dklau33
cato: if I were to get a flat in the front I would just throw the spare on the back and move the back wheel up to the front. More than one flat and then I'm screwed but that's regardless of the brake kit anyway... lol
My wheels are 5Zigen FN01R-C. Cost $200 each from Discount Tire Direct. Only weighs 17 lbs per wheel which is lighter than the OEM sedan wheels by about 4 or 5 lbs.
Silver Wheel
Flat Black Wheel
Gloss Black Wheel
Only the 4-pot caliper will fit the wheel in my size. The 6-pot caliper won't. If you order these same wheels I'd suggest you get 17x8 +35 offset which are the ones I've linked above. Those will definitely clear the 6 or 4 pot caliper.
My wheels are 5Zigen FN01R-C. Cost $200 each from Discount Tire Direct. Only weighs 17 lbs per wheel which is lighter than the OEM sedan wheels by about 4 or 5 lbs.
Silver Wheel
Flat Black Wheel
Gloss Black Wheel
Only the 4-pot caliper will fit the wheel in my size. The 6-pot caliper won't. If you order these same wheels I'd suggest you get 17x8 +35 offset which are the ones I've linked above. Those will definitely clear the 6 or 4 pot caliper.
So it looks like the 43 mm ofsets are the way to go. That means I will be limited to the 4 piston Wilwoods.
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I don't want to use a spacer or adaptor. That is why I plan on buying new wheels.
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Yeah, he could do that but if you have a choice between using spacers and not using spacers the best thing is to get the wheel with the proper offset from the get go.
cato I got a set of wheels you should check out that will fit your car and should very well clear the 6-pots. Go to WheelMax and enter your car info and search for wheels. Filter your search down to the 5Zigen wheels.
You'll see that the Black Racing Pro-N1 wheels fit your car. They have two sizes that should clear the 6-pot. 17x8 +38 or 17x7.5 + 35. Looks like wheelmax is out of stock but if you do a google or froogle search I'm sure you can find someone who does have these wheels.
Another one I like is the 5Zigen GN+ wheel. This is a pricier wheel at around $250 per wheel. They have a 17x7.5 +35 that should clear the 6-pot and looks like Wheelmax has that one in stock.
cato I got a set of wheels you should check out that will fit your car and should very well clear the 6-pots. Go to WheelMax and enter your car info and search for wheels. Filter your search down to the 5Zigen wheels.
You'll see that the Black Racing Pro-N1 wheels fit your car. They have two sizes that should clear the 6-pot. 17x8 +38 or 17x7.5 + 35. Looks like wheelmax is out of stock but if you do a google or froogle search I'm sure you can find someone who does have these wheels.
Another one I like is the 5Zigen GN+ wheel. This is a pricier wheel at around $250 per wheel. They have a 17x7.5 +35 that should clear the 6-pot and looks like Wheelmax has that one in stock.
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After being on this board for a year, offsets still elude me. I've got a set of 18 inch Kazera KZ-A's, 8.5 inches wide, with a +38mm offset:
http://www.tirerack.com/servlet/Call...filterSpecial=
These should easily fit the 4pots, I believe. But what about the 6pots? I was pretty confident, but now I'm not so sure...
When looking at the stock brakes on my car(05), there is a *ton* of room between the calipers and the wheek spokes.
http://www.tirerack.com/servlet/Call...filterSpecial=
These should easily fit the 4pots, I believe. But what about the 6pots? I was pretty confident, but now I'm not so sure...
When looking at the stock brakes on my car(05), there is a *ton* of room between the calipers and the wheek spokes.
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Offsets are a good starting point. You also have to take wheel spoke design into consideration as well. It's all a guessing game unless you have an actual template that is dimensionally correct that you can test on your wheel. With that said looking at your specific wheel, it looks like it should clear the 6-pots and am very confident that it would clear the 4-pots. This is my best educated guess. For a more confident guess, use the Stoptech 13" ST-40 template. If it clears your wheel theres a very great chance the 6-pot will clear.