jmortensen Posted August 19, 2005 Share #25 Posted August 19, 2005 Why would anyone need 8" wide wheels? You know that you are increasing the drag on your Z don't you? Yea, I know - and added unsprung weight - I was thinking of looks alone. are some of you ppl ill?!?!?!? first ,the drag increase will only take place AFTER the vehicle speed reaches 100+ MPH. and a stock Z would not be very stable at that speed anyway (the pilot would be have to be suicidal.) now, on the other hand if mods have been done to the vehicle, greater care should have been taken into consideration, since the fenders can be flared, or replaced with a "widebody" kit. im currently looking at fabbing my own fenders for this very purpose. . You guys kill me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishihadaz Posted March 18, 2006 Share #26 Posted March 18, 2006 Victor,I am running 225/45/15's on 8" Diamonds on a lowered , but no coil over car , and I had to roll the fender a bit to keep them from rubbing on tight autocross corners . These are Hooiser DOT tires and they tend to run wide for there advertised size. Mike I've been researching Diamond wheels for their cost effectiveness, but I have found that they have 2 potential obstacles to covercome. 1. Their wheels must be balanced lug centric vs. hub centric.which is a problem for street applications and most tire shops. 2. Even with a 16x8 wheel, there a potential brake clearance problems because the inner rim dia. only winds up being 15". I'll be up-grading my rotors to a 4/4 setup and am concerned about that. The pic is of a guy who stretched 205's on an 15x8 rims! More on these wheels at HybridZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theianmonster Posted March 19, 2006 Share #27 Posted March 19, 2006 I was actually planning on getting the 15x8 Diamond Racing Wheels, I didn't realize they were an issue for the balancing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmortensen Posted March 19, 2006 Share #28 Posted March 19, 2006 I've run circle track steel wheels from Paulsen for the last 8 years. I would assume that they're made the same way the DRWs are but I don't know that for sure. In any event, I've never had a balance problem and they've seen 120+ quite a few times at the track.It doesn't seem to me like it would be very hard to cut the hole true on a lathe, although it might be a bit of trouble finding a lathe large enough. Another option would be to use a hole saw. Terry Oxendale was able to drill the center hole for his brake rotors on a drill press, I wouldn't think that this would be too terribly different. http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={7DC317B0-8EDB-4B2E-A837-F708D07C9769}&ndx=7&slideshow=0&AlbumId={207ED2D7-2DCC-4497-9C55-8C34FB382123}&GroupId={5F283F02-1DFA-46CE-9CC3-E1E26F40E4B3}&screenheight=768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishihadaz Posted March 19, 2006 Share #29 Posted March 19, 2006 Here is yet another example of wide wheels that look great on a zcar.I'm not sure when this article was published but the example of the setup is good reference.http://www.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0507_240z/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmortensen Posted March 19, 2006 Share #30 Posted March 19, 2006 You want wide? How about these? http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=106563Check the posts from Cary and BRAAP in particular. They must be extra slow, because they not only use 13" wide wheels, but they're also only 13" tall. I guess those guys didn't read the articles in Sport Compact Car that say that 18 x 7's will make your car handle better. Just think of all that unsprung weight and drag they're running... Wish I had some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeo_30906 Posted July 3, 2006 Share #31 Posted July 3, 2006 well i havent got the new pics in but i need as much meat to the ground i can i pushing lil over 700hp in my car and i feel it a traction problem to run skinny beside it look betterbut i got 15 x 10 in the back my offset out there but i prefer to have traction but honestly dont go no wider than 8 caause u looking for trouble they stick out a lil bbut not much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsun_Mike Posted July 3, 2006 Share #32 Posted July 3, 2006 I've been researching Diamond wheels for their cost effectiveness, but I have found that they have 2 potential obstacles to covercome.1. Their wheels must be balanced lug centric vs. hub centric.which is a problem for street applications and most tire shops. 2. Even with a 16x8 wheel, there a potential brake clearance problems because the inner rim dia. only winds up being 15". I'll be up-grading my rotors to a 4/4 setup and am concerned about that. The pic is of a guy who stretched 205's on an 15x8 rims! More on these wheels at HybridZ. whos car is that on the attachment? I want those flare...where can I get a set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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