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Looking for some nice 15x7 wheels for my 1972 240z, any recommendations?

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Posted October 20, 20177 yr

Looking for some nice 15x7 wheels for my 1972 240z. Car looks nice but i guess better wheels will make it look nicer. Any opinions?

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October 20, 20177 yr

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VTO's without question.

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October 20, 20177 yr

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comment_532813

not my style! Should i settle for 15 X 7?

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October 20, 20177 yr

comment_532815

Image result for VTO datsun racing wheels Then how about these VTO's.

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October 20, 20177 yr

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I just went through this. I literally spent around 12-15 hours looking for 15x7 wheels to go with my 205/60/R15 tires in the OEM 280z 4x114.3 bolt pattern with 0 offset. There is NOTHING! The options are limited if you don't want to spend $4,000 for something custom or some re-manufactured old classics.

There are 3 easy to find choices - konig/enkei/rota - but they all look pretty similar to me and I didn't like any of them. There are also plain 'ole steelie wheels which are "ok" but a little boring for me.

I like the XXR 557 wheels (they make 15x8 with 0 offset) but an 8" wheel is too wide for me with 205mm tires. What I ended up doing was ordering XXR 557's in 15x7 with +15mm offset and getting a 25mm (1") wheel spacer to make them fit. This should have the tires stick out 10mm more than normal, which is not enough to need flares and IMHO fits the car a little better since the wheels at 0 offset are really sucked in/narrow to me.

So you could go this route and look for a wheel with some positive offset and then use a wheel spacer to make that positive offset go back to 0 (or close to it) so that it will fit. This will open up your choices a bit. A lot of wheels are made with 38mm positive offset, but they make 38mm wheel spacers as well. Of course, you have to be open to the idea of wheel spacers...

I can give a pic this weekend. I just got the tires mounted this week so this is all I have for now:

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October 21, 20177 yr

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Your options at 15x7 are pretty limited. If you are stuck on that size have you considered the Konig Rewinds?

If you step it up to 15x8, there are lots. Do you want the panasport look or more JDM? What wheels have you considered?

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October 21, 20177 yr

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You can get Konig Rewinds at DiscountTireDirect pretty cheap. I got two sets on sale for $360/set delivered.

https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-wheels/konig-rewind/p/45470

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October 21, 20177 yr

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Rewinds are cheap and look great.

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October 21, 20177 yr

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Make sure you can find suitable 15" tires before getting wheels. The selection of 15" tires is small while there are many choices in 16". Konig Rewinds in 16X7 are popular, have the zero offset perfect for Z's. Keep in mind the OE tires had a 24.75" diameter - try to find a tire with similar diameter to avoid speedometer error.

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October 22, 20177 yr

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I run the 16x7 +0, big fan of the fitment, no rubbing
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October 22, 20177 yr

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Veey nice wheels. My actual tires are 185 R14. Which wheels and tire size will have no impact on the speedometer reading and at the same time fit without rubbing?