Wider steel wheels, for the "sleeper" effect.

[landmizzle]

Hi all,

Well I've pretty much finished my suspension upgrades to the 72 240Z I've recently finished. She now handles fantastic!

What's pretty cool, is that I still have the original steel wheels and hub caps on her which gives a very stock appearance. With those wheels, the bumper over-riders, and the automatic tranny she comes across as a "grandmotherly" car. Watch out though on the back roads because she can stick pretty good to those curves.

The weak link in the handling is the tire and wheel combo at this point. I've been kind of enjoying the sleeper look and want to know if anyone is aware of wider steel wheels ( probably from another make and model vehicle) that would fit the Z. I would need one that is about 5.5 to 6 inches wide. The current wheels are 5" wide and I wouldn't put a tire any wider than I have on it now which is 195/70/R14. I would like to put something like a 205/60/R14, but again would need a wider wheel.

Any thoughts or ideas?

Best Regards,

Landmizzle '72 240Z

[thunderz]

Hey I am in the same boat. Have you had any luck finding wider steel wheels?

Jim:stupid: :stupid:

[zed240au]

could always get your existing rims widened did that on an 1600 once they went from 5" to 8" by 13" looked real trick

Mick