Wheels that fit the Nissan 370z, for all budgets

You’ll see all kinds of wheels on a 370z from OEM+ stuff to ultra-dished hotboy-spec’d-13”-wide wheels. Regardless of your taste and budget, there are plenty of options, whether your building something for the track, show, or whatever else. We’ll look at wheels from cheap to high-end, for all kinds of builds.

This article is specifically for the Nissan 370z. Yes, the older 350z and luxury equivalent G37 run similar specs, but this is all about the Z34.

Quick links

• Basic Z fitment info
• Recommended Z34 fitment
• Examples of 370z aftermarket wheels

Basic Z fitment info

• Lug pattern: 5x114.3
• Nut thread: M12 x 1.25
• Center bore: 66.1 mm
• Lug torque: 80 ft lbs

The 370z’s chassis can handle some seriously wide wheels. You’ll see some crazy specs such as 12”+ wide, negative offsets, etc. This is before you consider doing overfenders or widebody. The stock metal is plenty wide for most, as such, all our examples are stock-bodied.

As a baseline, here is what Fairlady Zs run from the factory:

Factory Fitment
	Front	Rear
Base	18x8 +43 225/50R18	18x9 +15 245/45R18
Sport	19x9 +47 245/40R19	19x10 +30 275/35R19
Nismo	19x9.5 +40 245/40R19	19x10.5 +23 285/35R19

So what can we conclude about stock fitment? Compared with other vehicles, this is definitely not the worst OEM specs. In fact, if you have a Sport or Nismo edition you’re sitting pretty decent as-is. All models come with 18 or 19-inch diameters. Rear offsets aren’t terrible but the fronts could be a bit more aggressive, in our humble opinion.

Overall, Zs come with decent OE fitment, but still OE fitment - far from stanced or even flush. If fitment terms sound like a foreign language, you can learn all about different types of wheel fitment here.

So how do you get better fitment on your Z?

Recommended Z34 fitment

Like we said, there’s a wide range of aftermarket fitment. Unlike a lot of cars, the factory wheel diameters shouldn’t change much, if at all: 18 to 20-inch diameters work the best, with 19” being the sweet spot. Width and offset are where the largest changes happen. 9 to 10.5 width in the front and 9.5 to 12 in the rear. Offsets can be anywhere from 5 to +35 in the front and 0 to +25 in the rear.

This doesn’t narrow it down much, but don't worry, we’ll look at examples that fall throughout this range. For now, we came up with a rule of thumb. Typically, Z setups are staggered with +1 inch in the rear, for example, 9.5 front and 10.5 wide rear. This is the same as the Nismo specs, so just get some lower offsets, e.g.: 19x9.5 +20 and 19x10.5 +15. Bang. You got nice OEM+ fitment that will work with lowering springs or coils.

Staggered vs square

It's not a requirement to run a staggered setup despite all the factory options being that way. You’ll find a handful of square setups - we’ll look at one. One thing to note is that most of these run a spacer in the rear, maybe +15 give or take - this effectively makes it staggered.

If you want to run a true square setup and go for flush fitment, you’ll need some combination of tire stretch or negative camber in the front to pull it off. The overall shape and track width of the car caters to staggered setups.

Akebono brake clearance

Sport and Nismo models come with an Akebono brake package, and the fronts are hefty. Whether you have one of these models, or you put Akebonos on your base model, you’re probably aware of caliper clearance issues. Nothing is worse than trying to mount some new wheels just to have them hit the caliper. Fronts cause most of the issues, rears are pretty forgiving.

To have adequate caliper-to-barrel clearance you’ll need at least 18” wheels. However, still not all 18s fit, and caliper-to-spoke (or caliper-to-face) is yet another concern. Sure, a spacer solves this, but who wants to add spacers when they carefully selected the perfect specs. Before ordering, there are some resources to reduce your anxiety. Here’s a list of popular wheels that either pass or fail. This doesn’t include everything. If the wheels you’re eyeing don’t appear on this list you could try searching forums, or if you have access to the wheels, you could cut out this template to check clearance.

Examples of 370z aftermarket wheels

As promised, we’ll look at wheels from a range of prices, going from most affordable to most expensive. Keep in mind that the specs will influence price - the larger the wheel, the more the cost. Prices are for the exact specs of the example.

#1 Rota Grid - $1050

Fitment Facts
	Front	Rear
Wheels	Rota Grid 19x9.5 +20	Rota Grid 19x10.5 +20
Tires	Pirelli PIR P-Zero (PZ4) 225/40R19XL	Pirelli PIR PZero All Season Plus 235/35R19XL
Notes	Lowering springs, no rubbing

A TE37 rep that’s as old as the hills. Rota Grids are a budget-friendly option starting around $250 per wheel for the smallest recommended Z-specs. This setup, 19” and staggered, will set you back about $1050, not bad for 19s. This 2013 Z is on lowering springs and has no rubbing, even being fairly low. This is a perfect example of ballin’ on a budget.

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#2 ESR SR06 - $1230

Fitment Facts
	Front	Rear
Wheels	ESR Wheels SR06 19x9.5 +22	ESR Wheels SR06 19x10.5 +22
Tires	Toyo Proxes Sport 225/35ZR19XL	Toyo Proxes Sport A/S 255/30R19XL
Notes	BC Racing Extreme Low coilovers, ISR camber arms

This 2016 370z has similar spec’d wheels to the last, but the ESR SR06’s are a dished style. These cost a little more at around $1230 for the set, but still very budget-friendly. Besides the wheels, we can see this Z sits a bit lower. Rather than lowering springs, this one has BC Racing coils & ISR adjustable suspension arms.

See more ESR wheels

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#3 Forgestar CF5V - $1800

Now we get into mid-range wheels with these Forgestar CF5V s. This set, with an 11” wide rear will cost around 1800$. They are only available in 19 & 20”, but you get a ton of options in terms of width, offset, and even concavity.

The owner of this 2009 Base Sport claims to have later put Akebono brakes on without issue. Brake clearance shouldn’t be a problem as these are marketed by Forgestar as having BBK clearance. This build is rounded out with KW V3 Coilovers, a performance forward coilover.

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#4 Rays Gram Lights 57DR - $2112

Opening up the budget a bit more leads to possibilities such as Rays Gram Lights 57DR. This setup will run about $2112, but for the price you get lightweight, name-brand wheels. These are confirmed to fit Akebono Brakes in 19s, but 18” is untested.

This 2009 Touring shows just how wide you can go in the front with its close-to-square setup. And these ain’t rubber band tires either - 275/40 F/R. The car doesn’t have rubbing issues because it's on BC Racing Coils, likely a must-have for wheels this wide.

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#5 Nismo LMGT4 - $3430

LMGT4s are another Nismo/Rays collab - branded as Nismo, but like the last, made by Rays. These are superlight forged wheels, the very same used on the Nismo GT3 GT-R used in GT300 racing. As you can expect, we’re getting into high-end stuff now. These will cost $3430… if they’re available. LMGT4 wheels are produced in limited production runs from Japan. They’re not always available, which in our book makes ‘em extra cool.

The Nismo 57CR Clubsport is a slightly cheaper flow formed alternative that is priced between the 57DR and these LMGT4s; another Nismo/Rays wheel, also limited production, 5-spoke, and all around pretty similar. Both the LMGT4 and 57CR Clubsport are confirmed to fit Akebono brakes in 18” diameters.

This 2012 370z comes from our Vehicle Gallery. Nerd out on all the specs here.

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#6 Work Meister S1 3P - $3600

If you like dished 3P wheels, these might be for you. This Nismo Z34 is able to fit Meisters over the factory BBK by using a T-disk in the front. That's the highest disk type Work makes (most brake clearance and less lip). The rears are a mid-disk (A-disk). KW V3 coils and SPL adjustable arms allow the car to be dialed in as shown.

A set of Meisters, like any 3P wheel, isn’t cheap - you're looking at around $3600. But remember, these are some of the toughest wheels on the market.

The history of WORK Wheels

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#7 Advan GT Premium - $4122

These Advan GT Beyond wheels cost north of 1K per wheel (at least in these specs). Why so much? These are mold-form forged and come in a wide variety of specs and spoke shapes.

As we can see, this Z is running these wheels with Akebono brakes, no spacers needed. The fenders had to be rolled and pulled to accommodate the meaty tires: 275/35 F & 345/35 R. Of course, coils were needed to prevent rubbing, not a surprise with specs this aggressive.

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#8 SSR SP5 - $5016

Fitment Facts
	Front	Rear
Wheels	SSR Professor SP5 5x114.3 20X10.5+12	SSR Professor SP5 5x114.3 20X11.5+12
Tires	Falken FK510 245/35R20	Falken FK510 265/35/20
Notes	No spacers, BC Coilovers w/ Swift springs 16k/14k

This 19’ 370Z is on SSR Professor SP5 with some pretty crazy specs. It's hard to believe a 10.5 can fit the front of a stock-bodied Z, but with camber and stretched tires, anything is possible. BC coils with stiff Swift Springs (16k/14k) were used to pull off this fitment.

SSRs ain’t cheap. This setup will cost over 5K. That’s about as expensive as you’ll get with JDM wheels (besides super rare vintage wheels), but with SSR you get what you pay for. We covered the history of SSR and why people are willing to pay a premium for their high-end wheels.

What you need to know about SSR

Wrap up

We started with Rota Grids. You can cop a set of 19s for less than a G - could you get wheels for less? Probably, but does your Z really deserve less? We went all the way up to the notoriously expensive SSRs - great wheels if you’re a baller. There are a ton of good options in this range, many of which fit over Akebono brakes.

Many of these setups are staggered with the +1” wheels in the rear. While you could try something else, this seems to be preferred. We didn’t look at a truly square setup, but #6 was as close as you can get.

The main takeaway is this: whatever your budget, there are options, be it square or staggered, dished or monobloc, OEM+ or stanced.