Wheels & Brakes
Discussions about different wheel & tire combinations and the affects on a Zcar.
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Whilst on my far too frequent trawl through various searches on Yahoo Japan auctions, I found this Kobe Seiko wheel sticker. I loved it, but the price was high, and I left it a few weeks, and finally convinced myself (well the wallet) to buy it. Its fairly well documented on here who Kobe Seiko were and the wheels that they produced for the S30, as well as wheels for various other cars. I liked it as the wheel featuring on the sticker is a Maglloy version, Kobe released in, I think, 1978, and I am lucky enough to own. The original sticker is quite large (22cm) and due to its expense, I didn't want to use, or where to put it. So, I had the original scanned, scale…
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I have a set of Watanabe style wheels that are on a 240Z that I recently purchased. I’ve googled the best I can but have not been able to ID their brand. Does anyone know what they are?
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I have been searching for an original tire for my 6/1971 240z which I am restoring. I have read through all the threads I can find about what tires the 240z's came with originally (Bridgestone or Toyo). I knew my other 240z (track day car) still had the original spare tire in it, so I took a fresh look at it. I was surprised to see that the date code is 149 (fourteenth week of 1969). That is a lot earlier than I expected for the car given its 12/70 door tag date. It seems unlikely that it would have been swapped out for an earlier tire at some point. Anyone else see that kind of wide date range difference comparing your original spare tire and the manufacture…
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Hi, Got my Z with XXR 002.5 15/8 and ET0 & 215/60 tires. Happy. But front center caps wont fit as a 0,8in overheight going out of the wheel. Did anybody find a suitable center cap out there? Thanks Seb
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I am blown away by the quality and engineering that went into this Zcargarage BBK (big brake kit) The kit was designed by stoptech engineers and Zcargarage from the ground up for the Z. I am sort of a guinea pig to see if consumers can install this kit. They have amazing detailed 40 page instructions. Which in the car world is rare. I’m stoked to get them installed. Kit comes with everything needed to install and retains stock parking brake and MC. Fits 15x8 wheels as well! So light!
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I'm rebuilding my 77 280z brake calipers and plan on blasting and painting them. What was the original color? I'm seeing both silver (or raw casting??) and black when doing a google image search. It's not a huge deal, but I figure I'll try to make them look original if possible.
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I'm about halfway through upgrading my brakes and just noticed the rotor is way too thick for the caliper. One side already has the rotor installed and I painted both calipers. Calipers are AC Delco 18FR247 and 18FR248 for an 85 4runner. They have S12-8 stamped on them. I got the rotor from silvermine as well as the spacers. Did I get the wrong calipers? Or am I supposed to just run the stock rotors?
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Finally got some 15x7 Konig wheels for my series one 240z. I have 14" 280zx wheels mounted with some Kelly 195/60-14 tires. I was looking at the 205/60-15 or a 205/55-15 for the new wheels. I am thinking the 225/50-15 is not much of advantage, since there is not that much out there in that size either...Any experience with current tire options? I even thought about a 195/60-15 Goodyear Eagle, but that might be too weird looking on the car? I know there is not much out there for performance tires, looks like just summer touring tires.... Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated. Excited to see the wheels on the car....
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I've tried Auto-X three times but my car broke down due to vapor lock once and a damaged battery cable another time. I made it home eventually under my own power. This past weekend I got a successful 8 runs in at Dragway 42 near Cleveland, OH. The event took place in their parking lot which is a lawn area crisscrossed by pavement. This was their last event of the year so I'm making plans for my 260z's hibernation upgrades. One issue I'd like to address is rear tire grip. I've tried lowering my air pressure to 28.5 psi in the tires all around but my rear tires could still use a little more grip. I'm currently using Kumho Ecsta AST KU25 All-Season 225/50R15 91H …
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I found this person listed: https://porterfield-brakes.com Does anyone have someone they could recommend in addition? Also does anyone know what kind of adhesive is required? or better where to buy it? Thanks in advance.
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As I’m searching for the correct wheels / hubcaps (12/70), does anyone know what month the style change (valve moved to slot and 41 tabs) was made? From what I’ve found they appear to change mid 70?
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Hi all: I made the mistake of leaving my '77 parked with the parking brake for a few months. When I released the handle, I found that the shoes were stuck. I had planned to free them by driving the car once I got it running. But I need to get them freed up before that now. I tried disconnecting the cables, which did nothing. I don't see any access to the interior to adjust or move anything. What have you tried that works? I did pick up a spare pair of aluminum drums. So if I have to cut them off, I will. But I'm hoping for a trick that gets them freed nondestructively. Thanks in advance.
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