Are these rims datsun rims, they are cool

[EScanlon]

Glad it helped you.

The Petersen's book is my latest addition to my Z library, and I got it specifically to look at and address what accessories were available. Although not all-inclusive, it is by far the best listing of accessories I've seen to date. It may be that there is yet another book out there that will complement this one.

(Bonus Tid Bit: Did you know there was an outfit called F.A.R. Performance out of Mountain View California that produced a 2+2 seat kit for the regular 240? This was a fibreglass shell with a pair of seats built in to fit in the back area between the rear struts!)

Fast comment regarding the "actual" manufacturer of any one of the mags/rims/wheels I mentioned: I hope that no one misunderstand me to say that the ones I posted are THE companies that provided the style mentioned. I mentioned these because the book gave me names and manufacturers, I am sure there must be at least a half dozen more OTHER manufacturers with similar if not identical wheels that could be the "original" sources. Don't forget that this is a BIG country, and the manufacturer and hence the "name" to HAVE in Pennsylvania may have been totally obscure and unknown in Iowa, or Arizona or Washington.

Aside all this, if you have some of these older style wheels, or obtain them for your car, you might find that getting the replacement center hubs hard to get. Depending on the look you are looking for, you can get some from J.C.Whitney or find a good full line Tire Store in your area. Here in the Pacific North West Les Schwab is excellent for that. There I found 4 Universal Fit Center Caps. I also found 3 wing "knock off" style caps for the Center caps.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate a "Z" emblem for the caps. (MSA is NLA) If anyone has info on a nice set of Z emblems for the center caps please e-mail or message me.

[918/240Z]

Hope someone can help... I have a 71 240 with slotted "Dish Mags" mine have 4 screw holes in the face of the wheel for the center cap to be screwed into.. Any idea what brand they were so I can look for center caps? Also what kind of screw was used? size /thread? Does anyone know of a company selling spinners with towers that would srew "onto " the wheel..?

Oh yea.... lug nut length? 12mmx 1.25 but how long? thanks alot Dave

[Alfadog]

Originally posted by EScanlon

(Bonus Tid Bit: Did you know there was an outfit called F.A.R. Performance out of Mountain View California that produced a 2+2 seat kit for the regular 240? This was a fibreglass shell with a pair of seats built in to fit in the back area between the rear struts!)

What the? If you've ever tried to squeeze somebody over 10 years old into the back of a Z, you'll know that it's not comfortable - and thats without some fibreglass crap on it.......

That accessory would be shee-it methinks

[Zvoiture]

Are the 'hurricane' wheels in the original pic also known as 'turbine'? GAWD, they are everywhere...I have an extra set, a friend of mine has several sets, down the road there are 8 or 9 parts cars and at least half of them have them...

steve77

[Skybird]

I have been following the threads and getting a good education on 240 rims. My 71 Z has aluminum rims that I am told by my tire store are not hub centric which is the source of some front end shimmy. Two things; Anyone know about hub centric issues and how you fix it? I was told ther are hub centric rings that may be fitted OR replace the tires with ones designed to fit the hub. Also, where can I find original/replica steel rims and hub caps for the 71 Z? That may be my best option.

[sblake01]

Do those rims have the offset washers that fit over the studs? If so, I had the same problem on another car (non-Datsun) that I once owned and changing to rims with a standard bolt pattern cured it. I wouldn't suggest hub centric adapters or anything like that. Change the wheels. Also, you probably wouldn't care too much for the price of a set of 71 hubcaps.

Edited January 3, 2009 by sblake01

[Arne]

I have been following the threads and getting a good education on 240 rims. My 71 Z has aluminum rims that I am told by my tire store are not hub centric which is the source of some front end shimmy. Two things; Anyone know about hub centric issues and how you fix it? I was told ther are hub centric rings that may be fitted OR replace the tires with ones designed to fit the hub. Also, where can I find original/replica steel rims and hub caps for the 71 Z? That may be my best option.

Find yourself a different tire shop - one that knows what they are talking about. The 240Z chassis (all S30s and S130s, actually) do not use hub-centering rims. Not even the factory rims hub-center. In fact, the hubs lack the raised centering boss that a hub-centering rim would seat upon. So for your car, the hub-centering explanation is garbage. Your shimmy is caused by something else.

The most likely causes are multi-fit rims (as Stephen mentioned above), poorly balanced rim/tire assembly, or an out-of-round issue of either a tire or rim. A 240Z is very sensitive to shimmy from these causes, it takes very little to cause a slight shimmy.

[DeesZ]

There is a selection of wheels available at this site including descriptions, etc. It is at least informative.http://www.zparts.com/ads/wheels/wheels_fs.html

Back in the day, when I sold aftermarket, the hot wheels at my store were AR Libre and Western Cyclone. I wish I could find some Libre wheels today (I've got about 5 or 6 Cyclones sitting around that I'll probably polish and put on the '72.

For the shimmy, take Arne's advice. You could try rotating the wheels in an "X" pattern to see if it changes the shimmy/vibration.... that may help track down the origin of the problem.

Edited January 4, 2009 by DeesZ

[Skybird]

Thanks all. Great advice. I will start with balancing and rotating the tires and go from there. The hub centric issue just did't make sense to me, (why I asked). It is a four bolt rim with tapered lugs that should center the rims on the hub as you tighten. Also, reading other threads by y'all, it sounds like reverting back to the original rims and tire specs will not provided the performance of the after market solutions. I don't want to spend a lot of money to go backwards! Thanks again,