Enkei 92's

[Ron Carter]

those are Appliance wheels with Enkie stickers on the center caps. They are not Enkie 92's.

Sorry....

[orange260z]

I have a set of what I believe are the same wheels. Although they are in storage with the car right now, I know they do say "Made in Japan" on the back, and look pretty much identical to the ones in the previous post.

Pics can be seen at http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/634567

They are size 14x7, are the correct bolt pattern for Zs, but I think may be the wrong offset - with 225/60R14s the tire just tags the edge of the rear fenders with two people going over a dip. The front wheels also tag the bottom valance as they turn in and the car is moving backwards (I think my control arm bushings are done and have too much compliance). I haven't actually measured the offset.

I am looking to sell these if anyone is interested. They are in excellent shape, and run pretty true (no vibes or shakes in the car). I have the chrome lug nuts and I think I also have the centre caps, but I don't think that the caps are in great shape.

If anyone has any info about these wheels, or any interest in them for that matter, I'd love to hear from you....

cheers,

Ayan

early '74 260Z

speed@magma.ca

[Ron Carter]

the reason your tires rub is because 225 tires are too wide for those rims on your car. the largest you can fit are 205's, if you lucky 215's. But 225's on those rims will rub like crazy.

[messenger]

HA, man and I thought ricers only came out in the last 10 years or so.

What a shame.

[orange260z]

the reason your tires rub is because 225 tires are too wide for those rims on your car. the largest you can fit are 205's, if you lucky 215's. But 225's on those rims will rub like crazy.

The rims don't seem to be the right offset though... they stick out more than I'd expect... perhaps you could check the pics in the edited post, and give me your views...

thanks,

Ayan

[Ron Carter]

orange 260, I have had a set of those rims on one of my Z cars. They are the correct offset for the car. Actually, those wheels pollished up to a high luster look great on the car in my opinion.

[Bambikiller240]

those are Appliance wheels with Enkie stickers on the center caps. They are not Enkie 92's.

Sorry....

Yeah, they look just like the Appliance Mesh wheels (except for the wrong center caps) on my second Z car (1971 model) Long gone.

[Victor Laury]

Ron, I thought they were Rikens with Enkei caps. Hard to tell though, So many manufacturers for meshies. But after seeing this...

From Eric's zparts.com

Enkei 92's

Rikens?

[Ron Carter]

Victor your photos are correct, however the rims pictured previously to your post do not match the pictures you forwarded. I am very certain that rims posted prior to this post are Appliance Wheels.

[SLEEK Z]

Related to first poster, Enkei sold other designs (specificaly 82's) similar to 92's that can easily be confused in online sale photos. Even sellers often get their model numbers confued when posting ads. Offset on 82's, if distant memory serves me correctly, are not zero offset (I found -15 on one set that I sold last year) like most Enkei 92s are.

As regards the mesh design on both orange cars, both were open pore Appliance brand wheels. First was 14x6 with the steeper taper angle on the rim's lip area. 2nd was 14x7 with the distinct, ultra wide lip, with "muscular look". Both are zero offset and proper fit for S30 cars.

Top photo from my ZPARTS website that Victor linked to in his post were in fact Enkei 92 imitations as best as I could tell. Myself and fellow parts seller, who consigned the wheels for sale at my site, were both baffled as to what brand or origin they were. They had none of the backside markings typical of Enkei issue, but they may have come from the same factory? btw, those silver mesh 14x6 wheels were ultra light, weighing in at only 11 lbs each ! in contrast, a 14x6 Enkei 92 that I just weighed here weighed in just shy of 12 lbs.

2nd photo that Victor linked to on my site was of what I believe, is a Riken brand. Again, in most online seller ADs a buyer would be hard pressed to tell the difference between that black painted Riken? wheel and and an Enkei 92, but I assure you, there's a significant design detail difference between the two similar designs. I'd post a URL to a larger close up photo of the Riken wheel on my website that would show you the differences in a close up shot, but Mike Gholson has been hassling me about posting any links to my site because he is afraid that members here will be "pulled" away from his site to mine.

Anyway, also keep in mind that brands of that era, like Western Wheel, also made mesh designs that can be confused in photos online.

Lastly, it might interest some here that Enkei 92s and Rikens, like ones pictured on my site and others, made with distinctly different construction materials and methods, has resulted in them being many pounds lighter than most open pore type of wheels sold in that era. For instance, I just packaged up and shipped two complete sets of wheels in exact same boxes. First set were Western Wheel brand, 14x5.5, open pore, cast aluminum rib design wheels. 2nd set was a set of 15x7 Enkei 92's. You'd think that the 15x7 wheels boxed two to a box would have been heavier than the 14x5.5s, but guess what, boxed up sets of the two per box weighed exactly the same, 33.2 lbs. Wow! Now you can see why Enkeis are sought after by two different groups of buyers. Racers seek these just as avidly to lower their sprung wheel weight as the guys do that are looking to spif up the image of their hot street Zs.

Eric Neyerlin - owner of ZPARTS.COM