Having trouble finding wheels...what size will fit?

[Jaykuo]

Every wheel site i go too says they have no wheels for my 1972

240z....is there any domestic car with the same bolt

pattern?...like a ford tempo or somthing?.....or does anyone know

of a site of just z car wheels?

thanks in advance.

-Jake

[2ManyZs]

There aren't too many manufacturers that make 14 inch wheels anymore. Most are concentrating on 15's,16's, etc. You may have to really search for the 14's.

There are still a few that make 14 inch that will fit, Revolution, a couple from American Racing, and possibly some from Z Racing from Sears, probably a few others I'm missing. You will have much better luck if you look for 15's. Use a 15 inch wheel with a lower profile tire. Not sure if their is any other car that uses the same bolt pattern unless it's from Nissan.

Best bet is to find used sets if you plan on using 14 inch wheels. Check on Zparts.com, he has quite a few wheels on there but most aren't in full sets of four.

[jasonparuta]

Originally posted by Jaykuo

Every wheel site i go too says they have no wheels for my 1972

240z....is there any domestic car with the same bolt

pattern?...like a ford tempo or somthing?.....or does anyone know

of a site of just z car wheels?

thanks in advance.

-Jake

motorsport auto sells wheels there. or go check ebay. I have a set of four 14" original Z mag wheels for sale if your interested.

[grantman240z]

i know Panasport makes a really nice set of rims...but they may be just a little to expensive

[2ManyZs]

Yup, the Panasports are kinda expensive, but they sure do look good on a Z! Figure on paying at least 200 each for Panasports, Revolution is having a sale on their wheels, around 160 each.

There may be some billet wheels from Centerline etc. available in the right stud pattern but they will be about the same price as the Panasports.

The days of "cheap" wheels is sadly over as far as new wheels go for a Z car, but the 15 inch wheels are about what the 14's used to be. They are slowly getting pushed out of the market since so many manufacturers are now mounting 16's, 17's and larger wheels as standard equipment. And the aftermarket is concentrating on what is selling, all the way up to 18 inch and even larger wheels. It's a shame that all the older cars that have a following like the Z's have 13's and 14's and no one wants to supply aftermarket wheels. It's their loss.

[240ZX]

I've resently gone through the same issue. Here is what I did because I wanted a specific style wheel in 17". Understand that I had to installed Ground Control Coilover for additional tire/wheel clearance. Anyway, I have installed 17"x8" on the front and 17"x9" on the rear. The offset on these rims is 35mm. So, obviously wheel spacers were in order. The front spacers are 1" wide and the rear spacers are o.788" wide. Also, I forgot to mention that the rear drum setup has been replaces with ZX discs. I also used used 3" long ARP 1/2" wheel studs to hold it all together. By the way, if I remember correctly, the stock offset for early Z car wheels is somewhere between 0.125" to 0.0" !!?

There are easy ways and expensive ways to get the tire/wheel combo you desire. Personally, my favorite easy way is to use the Panasport wheels (15s or 16s) as they look great when the car is set at a correct ride height. I did not choose this avenue because there are just too many Z cars with this setup.

If you choose the method I used, with the GC coilovers, you will need to use 8" long springs in the rear and 10" in the front.