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Discussions about different wheel & tire combinations and the affects on a Zcar.

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Wheel Help

February 20, 2007 by graham53
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I will be putting a set of Eibach springs on my 260. this will lower the car about 1" so i am told. the question is wheel size. this is what I would like. 17x7 4x100 4.5 off 40 front 17x9 4x100 4.5 off 35 rear Will these fit???

Last reply by Arne, February 21, 2007
libre wheels 1 2 3

January 29, 2007 by trisha
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Do the 14x 5.5 libre wheels work on the 240z and are there 14x6or 7 libres available

Last reply by moonpup, February 20, 2007
Need more wheel choices

June 7, 2005 by 71datsunZ
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Everyone here seems to go for konigs and panasports. I have been very interested in a set of panasports but I just cant decide. I have always had a soft spot for dished wheels and I like 5 spoke. Are they any nice polished deep dish 5 spokes around that will fit a 240z without adapters? Please let me know if there are and show pics :classic:

Last reply by 3RD STRIKE, February 18, 2007
Wheels for 78 280z

February 8, 2007 by anthony280z
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where can i find good wheelz for my car. i was thinking maybe 18 inch if possible or deep dish.

Last reply by xxjoeyxxeb, February 8, 2007
What wheel is this?

January 31, 2007 by zed2
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Thanks, Keith

Last reply by Montezuma, January 31, 2007
Brake help

January 28, 2007 by mholmes
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:cross-eye Today I did a complete brake job on my son's car. i had my stepdaughter's boyfriend help me as he is more knowledgable about brakes than I am. I now have several questions. The rear drums were a &$)%&%$# to get off and put back on. Is there a trick to getting them back on as we spent over 30 min on one of them alone. Is adjustment needed each time new shoes are put on? I did replace the wheel cylinders as I was doing this too. One of the left front pads was almost completely gone and the remaining still had some pad left. However, the right side pads were still in good shape. What caused this and how do I correct it? After bleeding all syst…

Last reply by mlc240z, January 28, 2007
ZX wheels

January 21, 2007 by mriz
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I have started looking for a set of wheels from a 1982-83 ZX turbo if anyone knows of any for sale. I missed out on a set from ebay recently and don't see them around too often. Thanks Jim

Last reply by mriz, January 21, 2007
Wheels that will fit Zeds 1 2 3

June 1, 2005 by Aussie260z
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http://www.tempetyres.com.au Go to 17" Packages and part #'s 7001 7002 7003 7006 Will all fit without any spacers, straight bolt on and drive away, not to sure about what tyres you can fit on though, the bloke i spoke to said you should be able to run 235/45-17's or 225/45-17's without to many clearance issues, Also, www.performancewheels.com.au Lotus & Tempest in the 17" by 7" will fit, but you will not be able to fit any larger than 205/40-17 on the front unless you use spacers - this means the overall running diameter of the tyre/wheel is 596mm - factory its about 628mm There is not much choice out there so i thought i put this down in case anyone was chasing bigge…

Last reply by Matches, January 17, 2007
v12horse this one's for ya

January 15, 2007 by Caen Fred
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Just to let you know that your not alone on this path... even across the pond wo do like them a lot! I will send better pict when the sun will dare to come out...

Last reply by Caen Fred, January 16, 2007
Tire opinions

January 15, 2007 by 76Datsun280z
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In the near future, I'm going to have to replace the tires on my 280z as their right on the wear mark and have some cracks. The size that are on it now are 205/60r14 Federals on 14x7 rims. By researching this size online and by going to a couple tire stores, this size is very hard to come by and I can only seem to find about two brands that carry that size out there right now. I'm thinking of maybe going up to a 225/60R14. I personally like the look of a slightly bigger/wider tire on a Z and would really prefer not to go back to the stock size of the car (195/70-14 ). What size and brands of tires are you guys currently running on 14x7rims? I'm not looking at buying tires…

Last reply by ktm, January 16, 2007
Jacking Points? 1973 240Z

January 9, 2007 by zman112233
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Here do I put the jack stands when I jack the car up? I have search and can't find any info on it.

Last reply by Curtis240Z, January 15, 2007
Need Picture

January 14, 2007 by mriz
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Couldn't find one so if anyone has a picture of the rear brake shoes for a 77installed please post it for me. The new shoes don't match the old and the old don't seem to match the FSM picture. Thanks

Last reply by mriz, January 14, 2007