280zx struts up front, wheel question..

[hulk210]

so i picked up a set of old american racing vector wheels, 14x7 with what i believe to be 0 offset, and i paired them up with the 280zx struts i picked up last week. i was looking to see if i had brake clearance before i mount the struts.

 

turns out im going to be rubbing.

 

 

what wheel size/dimension should i be looking at in order to clear those 280zx brakes?

[MicroMachinery]

280zx's had 14" wheels from the factory. Is the rubbing issue minor enough that you could clearance the calipers with a small amount of grinding?

[hulk210]

280zx's had 14" wheels from the factory. Is the rubbing issue slight enough that you could clear the calipers with minor grinding?

 

tell you the truth i didnt even think of that. i figured 0 offset should be fine when i purchased them. im sure i probably could but i could always just go with a different wheel too.

[MicroMachinery]

I would try that before I went out and bought a new set of wheels.

[racerx]

would spacers work?

[benzo]

how close are you to rubbing. for me I got some ssr wheels and they hit the calipers but I ended up using my rotary grinder and just shaved a bit off the calipers and it cleared my wheels. if your wheels are rubbing so slightly maybe you can do the same