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Anyone know where to find those 70's mag wheels ?


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On ‎18‎-‎1‎-‎2016 at 7:17 PM, EuroDat said:

Goggle slotted mags or ansen mag wheels and you should find them easier. I have them on mh Zed and also hac them on a Holden Monaro back in the eighties. Back then they were common aftermarket wheels.

 

This was a set I was thinking of to be able to use 15" tyres. Im happy with what I have atm.

http://whiteheadperformance.com/products/american-racing-15x7-polished-slot-mag-wheel-kit-0-offset-4x114-3-vna695748-datsun-240z-260z-280z-280zx-510/

 

That's a pretty hefty price, and the ET seems 0, My current 280ZX wheels have ET10. What's the stock ET for a 240z ?

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The problem with most of these 2nd hand mag wheels, is that either the hole/ring in the wheel is worn out, or the lug nuts are not the correct one, and then you can never get them centered right on the car..

I couldn't get the ones that where on my 240z right.. I brought all the 4 wheels away to a specialist for repair, I even drilled them conical with conical lugnuts, but stil it didn't help..

Then I put 280zx wheels with oem nissan lug nuts, and it was okay :( , but  I think the 14 inch mags just look better on the 240Z.. those 280zx wheels are more " 80's "

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The way the old US Indy wheels were designed it would be impossible to wear out the lug hole. The lugs were not conical. they were long & straight and fit very snug in the wheel to the point that they were a PITA to R & R. If you need more info on the lugs I have some stashed away with my orig. wheels.

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This is very true. My Rewinds self center when I tighten them down. The slots do not. You must have that heavy washer before the lug. The holes aren't angled in any way and I must put all four on and tighten them in increments to get them hem centered. And the center caps aren't worth a crap, they just pop on and aren't secured by the lugs. I have duct tape on back of at least two for a tight fit. The plastic tangs break off. 

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My 280Z has Panasports on it with the screwed caps. Not sure which is better - screwed or clip-on. The problem I found with the srewed caps is the screws corrode in the aluminium and break off when you try to remove them. This often happens at the tyre shop because they remove them to balance the wheel and are not prepared to take the time to gently work them out.

I replaced my screws with stainless and used anti-seize on the threads. I remove the caps at home before taking the car to the shop for balancing.

Slotted wheels may have been the most popular "mag wheel" in their day. 5 slots were most common, but every now and then you would see 6 slots. I don't know which company made the 6 slot version.

The caps might just be the hardest thing to find, if you go for a used set of wheels.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/10/cool-collectable-wheels-jccs/

 

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