hughdogz Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'd suggest 7.5 width front though. My 8 inch wide was cutting it close up front. But in the back of the 280ZX even 9.5 will clear fine on +4 wheels. Bleach, exactly what I was thinking 7.5 up front, 8.5 in back. But then you can't rotate the tires front to back. The 7.5's are currently +45 offset, so they'd have almost no dish (not to mention a big spacer). Plus 8.5's up front might have too heavy of a steering feel for me. That's why I'm waiting for +4 7.5's. Sorry for the T.J. dtaylor. I'm really looking forward to the pics with some rubber on them thare RB's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOlson Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 You might need to raise the rear up like clifton did with his car on DR's: I was thinking you could machine down the face of the rear drums if you needed 5mm of more clearance. I'm thinking of running 245/40-17 all around on these wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtaylor Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 You probably missed my question the first time, so I'll try again. Based on one of the images you posted it looks like the wheel won't fit under the stock rear fender. Is this the case or not? If so, how do you plan on dealing with this issue? The wheel does look a little close to the fender. When I start my body work I will roll the fender lip in and also pull the fender out some . I have camber plates that can move the top of the wheel closer to the center of the car. That is one reason I am thinking about running a 245-40-17. It is a short tire. Around the same as stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 i'm curious as well as to; 1. weight of the wheel 2. clearance both front [at lock to the frame rail] & rear [to the fender lip] 3. size tire you settle on. i'm currently running a 245.35.17 on a 17x 8 11/16 wheel with a 4 29/32 [pretty much 5"] backspace. coilovers, rolled rear fender lips and no clearance issues either front or back. please keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I was thinking you could machine down the face of the rear drums if you needed 5mm of more clearance. How the heck is that going to work? ^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEaM Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 thats just complete awsomeness i think i'm going to stick with the 7.5 all around though instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collectindust240Z Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I haven't been around in a while, where did you get them? I don't see them listed anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellhammer Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 dtaylor I spotted those awhile ago but was turned off by the long order time. How long did it take to your wheels and where did you get them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 dtaylor I spotted those awhile ago but was turned off by the long order time. How long did it take to your wheels and where did you get them??? dtaylor, you out there....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravRMK Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 You can get them from rota, also here http://www.18racing.com/wheel_rb.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtaylor Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 dtaylor, you out there....? Sorry I've been out of town all week. Went to the Kid Rock concert at the Ryman in Nashville. I took about a week to get mine. I live in N.C. And they had to order them. I would call Urbinimport there number is (919)544-2876. They were very nice and know there Rota wheels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Bleach, exactly what I was thinking 7.5 up front, 8.5 in back. But then you can't rotate the tires front to back. The 7.5's are currently +45 offset, so they'd have almost no dish (not to mention a big spacer). Plus 8.5's up front might have too heavy of a steering feel for me. That's why I'm waiting for +4 7.5's. Me too, do you think they'll make them in that size though? I would love to run 7.5 in the front and 8.5 in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughdogz Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Me too, do you think they'll make them in that size though? I would love to run 7.5 in the front and 8.5 in the back Well, Kim @ Rota seems to think they will (notice that the 18racing site has a direct link to Rota's availability page). Who knows how long it will take though. I'll keep us posted as soon as I hear back. I tend to bug them once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Well, Kim @ Rota seems to think they will (notice that the 18racing site has a direct link to Rota's availability page). Who knows how long it will take though. I'll keep us posted as soon as I hear back. I tend to bug them once a month. Cool, thanks. I'm not in a hurry, well my bank account is not in a big hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Did you have the time too weight the wheel yet ? Bathroom scale could do since its probly around 25 poundish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardBlack Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Did you have the time too weight the wheel yet ? Bathroom scale could do since its probly around 25 poundish Hmm, I would expect them to be more like 18 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkaw Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I contacted Kim about these wheels and she sent me this Hi Contact gtmwheels@yahoo.com 1-650-491-3284. Kim I contacted these folks and some guy called me a week later. He said he had several sets on hand. This guy said he thought the wheels weighed 25 pounds. I said I thought that was a little high and asked if he could measure them for me. He said -sure dude- and I never got another e-mail or the pics I asked for in the hyper black color. If I was more serious to spend I would have persued it further but I just took my family to disney and i am broke:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-ya Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 The Rota website doesn't show that size/offset. Do you have another website that shows the additional sizes? http://www.rotawheels.com/rb.php Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudypoochris Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 http://www.rotawheel.com/rb1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardBlack Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 http://www.rotawheel.com/rb1.htm Judging by some of the other pics I have seen (like in this thread), those rota website images don't do justice to the colors. Compare the gold, for instance. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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