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Ok so Im kinda poor and cant afford even 15" rims, so I'll be rolling on the 14" 6 spoke Z's for now. (they look good though all shined up, and they're original so thats something.. :roll: ) Anyway, the tires on them now are leaking, bald, and to top it off, they are only 185/60/14. Yah. Not fun!

So I found a deal on a set of 'almost new' 14s; 215/60/14. They look close to the proper hight, but really wide to me.. (especially compared to the tiny 185's!) Before I buy them up though, I need to know if they'll rub on the strut/spring perch's. This may sound dumb, but it looks pretty tight in there to me so I dono... The car is a 75 280z with stock suspension. I did a search, but can't find much about 14" tire size's... Anyone know?

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go to tire rack, put in the size of the tire, when it comes up, click in specs. should take you to a page shows, diameter, section width, contact width.

 

a 205/60/14 will fit fine. i would imagine that the 215/60/14 will fit fine.

 

i have konig rewinds on mine ... 14 x 7, with a 3 inch offset, running 225/60/14 on the rear, 215/60/14 on the front. no issues. at the wreckers, i have seen 225/60/14's on the 6 spokes, fit fine. looked like bulging donuts on the 6 inch rim.

 

thing is, the 6 inch rim is a little narrow for a tire that size. you'd be at about the limits with a 215/60/14 on there.

 

wayne

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Yah, thats what I figured. I had an 85 200sx a few years back, and I was running 215/60/14's on these same 6 spoke rims. (theres a story behind these rims... they've been around a while! :lol: ) I wanted to put 225's on, but I went to a used tire place and they tried one.. blech.. looked weird, and unsafe too.. But the 215's never gave me a prob (except a bit of rubbing.. hence my concerns) Anyway, I just wanted to ask to make sure. The tire place guy figured they'd fit too, so I guess I'll grab em. Thanks man. :)

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