TomoHawk Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 No help from searching on this.. Saw some knock-off wheels, and started wondering how you could put them on a Z? The wheels I saw were real Boranni wheels. Is there usually a spacing issue? thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 The trick might be finding the right hubs.. Something like this (these are 5-bolt for Daytons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gtmattz Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Im fairly certain that there is a dayton kit for the stock Z 4bolt pattern, I belive ive seen them on some of the GTO conversion sites.. very pricey kit if i remember right, in the $2500 range for the wheels and adapters etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted December 18, 2003 Author Share Posted December 18, 2003 Those threads a kinda coarse, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I have Dayton knock-off wire wheels on my car http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=236622 and http://www.hybridz.org/Review/0002/Ferrari_GTO.htm And yes, the hubs shown above are for Dayton wheels. BTW Tomohawk, that's a protective plastic mesh on the threads to prevent damage in shipping. Anyway, the Dayton wheels use a spline on the outside of the hub where as Borrani and most other wire wheels have the spline on the shaft like this. http://www.steutel.nl/garage.html A set of four Borrani wires for your car will probably cost you about $1,400 or more .............. each!!!! I haven't seen any adapter hubs for the Z car so you would probably have to have them custom made as well. $$$ The Borrani wire wheels on the original Ferrari 250 GTO were not chrome. They were nickel plated and had to be polished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 These are the whell I saw that gave me the idea: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34209&item=2448663485 It was just a thought. I got a long way to go before I need wheels. I'm doing the research now so I have all the info I need if/when I get to it. To bad the car is locked up in the body shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerrari GTO Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Not to get off the subject...but Speedracer where did you find those valve covers on your GTO replica? Any info would be greatly apprieciated; they are really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 Yeah---- I started looking for the Enzo on the valve covers, then I thought that they were probably for a domestic brand engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerrari GTO Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Hey, never heard anything back about the valve covers on Speedracer's GTO replica. Has anyone ever seen these or know anything about them? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted December 21, 2003 Author Share Posted December 21, 2003 Back to the subject-- How do the adapters attach to the strut? Do the adapters change the backspacing of the wheel enough that you have to get wheels with different backspacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 The adapters do not attach to the strut since they must rotate or drive the wheel. They bolt on to the brake rotor hub in the front and brake drum in the rear. They do not change the spacing. The guy that makes the valve covers has been out of business for many years. However, send 250gto a PM and ask him because I think he found a few extra pairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 Sorry about that-- strut was the only thing I could think of at the time (am I getting old??) I was just concerned about whether the wheel spacing changes. Is the tire moved outward any? Can I assume that the wheel & tire would be in the same position as the stock wheel& tire? thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Yes, IF the new wheel has the same offset as the original, then the wheel and tire will be in the same position as stock. However, I was under the impression that you were building a 250 GTO replica. In that case, you will not want the stock wheels and position because they will be way too small and will not fill up the wheel well - especially in the rear. Dayton Wire Wheel http://www.daytonwheel.com/ has a special set of knock-off wire wheels made just for the Z based GTO kit. They are 8"x15" and the rears have a very large offset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 thanks a lot, I'll keep that in mind when I get to that part. I would have to do something with the speedo, to account for the bigger diameter. Maybe I could turn the face to the corrected position. I read somewhere that you could make your own faces with computer graphics programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I used an electronic speedo - no cable and/or adapters to deal with and it's got the ability to adapt to just about any tire/wheel size by flipping a few switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted January 9, 2004 Author Share Posted January 9, 2004 What is there in the way of security for the spinners & wheels? All somebody would need to steal a wheel, besides a jack, is a hammer, or a small log, or anything to whack at the spinner's ears- even the jack handle. It's the second biggest expenditure, besides the car (except new engine.) thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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