Guest HIGHRPM Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 HI EVERYONE. I NEED SOME SOUND ADVISE.I'M SETTING UP MY EARLY 260 WITH A 1" DROP, STIFFER SPRINGS,300ZX/TOYOTA FRONT BRAKES, 280ZX REAR BRAKES, 1" FRONT SWAYBAR, 3/4 " REAR SWAYBAR AND A SMALLBLOCK CONVERSION WITH A 5 SPEED. I AM PLANNING ON USING ADAPTERS SO I CAN RUN NEWER RIMS LIKE THOSE AVAILABLE FOR HONDAS ETC, 4 BOLT PATTERN OR 5 ???. I WANT TO RUN 16 ", SO I NEED TO KNOW THE MAX I CAN FIT IN MY WELLS, AS I DON'T WANT TO FLAIR THIS CAR.ANY AND ALL INFO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THIS SITE IS A GODSEND!! 74 EARLY 260Z YELLOW 74 EARLY 260Z BLUE {NEXT PROJECT} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LAYTON Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 adapters are evil!!! especially with lots of power what about panasports ,centerlines,welds,hre's,or fikse's made right w/the proper offsett??? adapters ok for showcars but when you grab 2nd hard you dont wanna send a 80lb bomb at someone driving next to you but if you must, get the forged hub piloted and hub centric kind loota bucks though would probly run 3-350$$ for a set put that in w/ the cost of civic wheels and that would = the cost of centerlines or panasports ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 Another option is to simply convert to 5lug and run the more modern wheels with no adapters as I've done. I think you'll also find that som folks have no issues with adapters on moderatly powered vehicles. I personally don't trust them but others have had good success, use them often, and would argue that they're safe (shrug). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMS Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 quote: Originally posted by JOHN IN SALEM: adapters are evil!!! No, overcooked squash is evil. Spacers are merely dangerous when used improperly. If they were an inherently bad idea, Porsche wouldn't use them on any of its factory cars. IF you don't tighten them to spec and IF you insist on using substandard, cheap studs, I can see where they might be a problem. But the same can be said of using cheap studs on a standard wheel, can't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 spacers can be scary, its best to come out the pockets on this expense, cuz its yo ass if they decide to bust on you, id go with the billet units strictly...if i could afford the rims after wards i would do it, but for now im sticking with these 15x7.5 enkeis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedZ Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 Anyone wanna sell me a set of Enkei's? Darn it I hate reading stuff like this because one minute I'm told it's ok then there's the "it's evil" opinions....oh what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 " Darn it I hate reading stuff like this because one minute I'm told it's ok then there's the "it's evil" opinions....oh what to do." But that's what makes boards like this good...flushes out the opinions and facts... I'm glad to see the factual side of proper spacers presented. They're the same as any wheel etc, bolted up properly they're fine....would you expect a wheel to stay solid if not bolted up properly? No, same goes for a spacer. Aluminum hubs abound on race cars successfully and so do spacers in bolt on and slip on variety.....and over 2" thickness on porsches let alone many others. Mine are all made of billet 6061 and CNC machined. Centre can be made hubcentric (my standard is hubcentric for Z hubs) to whatever spec you like...most modern wheels are lugcentric so the outer face is not an issue. I see a price tossed out above to which I feel I should note my billet set to swap a Z to a honda bolt pattern and offset is $210US. Metric 10.9 grade studs as well. In stock and ready to for delivery I see no issue with highpowered cars using spacers...those turbo race porsches put far more lateral g's to their setups than most any of our Z's. Let alone it's stricly a stud issue if you tighten your nuts as is 2nd nature. All local hybrid Z's running 300hp+ use spacers of some sort. Makes wheel choices so easy and street to race swaps take 2nds with quite different wheel sets. Just an open option I wanted to clearly present. Pics/more info on my web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedZ Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 Thank you so much for replying to this. It helps me out a great deal on making a decision as I was going the route of spacers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 Ross, How long does it take for you to ship them to california? What kind of shipping costs???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by z ya: Ross, How long does it take for you to ship them to california? What kind of shipping costs???? $15 US shipping costs, I use UPS for shipping as they're much faster than I You could expect them within 3-4 business days. Always email me personally if you need a response from me...current work project has kept me away from regularly visiting this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LAYTON Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 the original reply was i refference to the old pot metal stud spinning pos adapters ,the ones roos has look pretty good i have to admit i thuoght about using billet adapters too but the cost of them and the wheels i wanted was about the same as panasports and in 16 in zero offset they have i nice lip to them /i would suggest new studs with adapters though something not alot of people think of but in general they werent intended to last 30years ++ they are cheap enough and easy to replace good luck 79zx swaping in vg30et 71,240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 15, 2001 Share Posted November 15, 2001 "Anyone wanna sell me a set of Enkei's?" Email Hiromi on this (the guy asking about the draw thru carbs, he has a set he's not using right now Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted November 16, 2001 Share Posted November 16, 2001 " i thuoght about using billet adapters too but the cost of them and the wheels i wanted was about the same as panasports and in 16 in zero offset" not pushing my parts....just a comment on above. -going to honda pattern it's a lot easier to get a 1st/2nd set of rims cheaply or just to change down the road if you tire of what you have or come across a deal. I always like moving into areas with more parts offerings...at present I'm looking at cobra R wheels/Z32/Z31 and some others....all with near new rubber and fine deals I can bolt on my 5lugger. Same goes for 4luggers in honda pattern. Just a thought, us motorsports guys never seem to have enough rims/tires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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