14x7 Rims and the 240sx or ZX Disc brake conversion, will t

[Guest Anonymous]

I am interested in a rear disc brake conversion. Has anyone done this conversion with factory sized rims? I have american racing rims 14x7. I know the factory sized rims with ZX calipers work on a ZX obviously, but are they offset when put on the Z? I would rather go with the 240sx, conversion, but not if they won't work with my rims. I assume the outlaw.com conversion and the modern-motorsport conversion are the same. So what do I do, short of new rims and tires?

[Guest scca]

it will be VERY close--

 

no way to know till you buy them and try them but IMO if they dont fit you need new rims

[Guest MistressMotorsports]

I have the Outlaw conversion on the back of my 240, although I am using an Outlaw caliper on the 240SX rotors. With the brackets that Mike sent, I had to lathe .110" off the rotors to get them to fit under inside the mounted calipers, but the whole setup fit under my 14x7 inch Panasports with room to spare.

 

Mike Eckhaus

[BRAD D]

MY 280ZX WHEELS WILL NOT FIT ON MY 240Z WITH THAT BRAKE KIT

[Guest Anonymous]

Did you do the 240sx conv? If so what size rims did you have to go with?

[BRAD D]

I GOT MY KIT FROM SCCA AND IT IS THE 240SX KIT. IT WAS CLOSE SO SOME 14 MIGHT FIT. NOW IM GOING WITH 17X7 FWD RIMS. BUT THAT WAS MY PLAN FROM THE START.

[Synlubes]

Just for reference...

 

The rear drum on the Z measures just under 11.5"(outside fin to fin)

I think the rotors for the 240SX mod is pretty close to that???

[Guest Mr. Big Business]

My stock wheels did not fit. I could bolt them on, but the scraped (just barely) when the wheel turned. One could probably shave off enough to make it work, but it'd be sketchy at best.