QWKDTSN Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Okay.. some of you may have seen the post I made about the 300ZX wheels.. I brought them home and put two on the front to see how they fit and looked. The tires are WAY too small. They're a good three inches shorter than my old tires (on 14's). This setup came from a 510, where even 13" wheels look big. Two of the tires are down to the wear bars and the other two are nearly brand new. I was going to buy all the wheels and tires for $100, do you think I should buy just the wheels for $50 or so and buy new tires? Tirerack says that standard size tires for the 300ZX of that year were 215/60R15s! I'm mostly concerned about looks and keeping a tire that's as tall as my old ones. Besides, my speedometer would be way off, and I'd probably cruise at 4000 rpm at 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oltmann Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Try this site out: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 I'm in agreement with you on the "look" that the correctly sized tires give in the Z body. IMHO get the wheels and then put some decently sized tires on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 I currently run 205/50-15 tires on 7" rims and they are small. You're speedo will change considerably and they just don't quite fit the wheel well, looks wise. I'm planning on going to 225/50-16 as soon as I wear these out. Hope that helps. Jeff ------------------ '71 240 '91 TBI 305,700R4 w/ shift kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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