Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2001 Share Posted February 4, 2001 i want to put bigger wheels and tires on this car, but it cant be lower any, or higher any. i just want the bigger wheels to fill up for of the wheel space. what size wheel do u recommend? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 4, 2001 Share Posted February 4, 2001 What size is currently on it? If you are just trying to fill the wheel well, you are gonna have to figure out how much of a diameter you want the wheel to be, then check with tire manufacturers to see what aspect ratio you can go with and which width. You won't get it exac tbut you can come fairly close. Mike ------------------ http://hometown.aol.com/dat74z/myhomepage/auto.html "I will not be a spectator in the sport of life!" mjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted February 5, 2001 Share Posted February 5, 2001 Hmm, gunmetal gray on a Z... looks not bad at all! Maybe I'll try that. I need to decide soon on a color. ------------------ Drax240z 1972 240z - L28TURBO transplant on the way! Drax's 72 240Z Turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted February 5, 2001 Share Posted February 5, 2001 What size exactly do you have right now? Are those 14x6 wheels on it with 195/70/14's? Your rim size isn't as essential as the final tire size that you choose. To calculate your tire diameter (which is what you want to stay the same, centre point of wheel won't change, so you just need to ensure outer diameter remains v. similar) if your tires are 195/70/14's 195 is tire width in mm 70 means your tires sidewall height is 70% of it's width (ie. 195) 14 is rim diameter tire is designed for so 14" +195*.7*2(2 sidewalls)/25.4mm/inch = 24.75" overall tire diameter -as any difference in diameter is taken up on both top and bottom of your tire, 1/2" larger diameter will only change your tire/fender clearance (most visible change IMO) by 1/4" -as well you can't compare various tires and expect them to be exactly what you calculate as they all have variations in them so you may find slight difference b/t one brand 195/70/14 and another brands offerings in same size (tread width can vary by an inch b/t same 'spec' tire b/t companies...) 225/50/16 is a nice larger tire profile/size that's ~24.9" in diameter, 215/55/16 is more 'cushy' and comes in at 25.3"... hope that helps (FWIW, IMO 15" rims don't look v. different from 14's, going to 16's though is a nice visible improvement, and tire offerings are far greater) ------------------ Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pauli Posted February 5, 2001 Share Posted February 5, 2001 http://www.rx7.org/public/tiresize.html that may come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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