Guest Anonymous Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 And has anyone ran 19's ? I saw a dude at the track with a 72 and some RacingHart 19's but didnt get a chance to aske if they rubbed or anything. thanx ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I don't remember what the stock offset is, but I can tell you that Racing Hart will custom make wheels for early 240z's. 19's are about $600 ea. for the 3-piece. They're made to fit the specific vehicle so they shouldn't rub as long as you use an allowable tire. Also, it'll take them a few months to get here from Japan. That would be without the need of spacers or adapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zone Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Stock offset is Zero, but make sure you talk to that guy before investing. I'll bet he has other serious modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Why 19s? Expensive tires, and they are going to be a bit heavy, compared to a 16/17" setup, which would work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 If you are using the stock fenders, etc. you are limited to about a 26" or so tire diameter, or you will start running into the inner fender at the same ride height. If you tub and do flares, this goes away. With a 19" tire, you'll be running a 30 or 35 section tire to have any width. That's going to ride like crap, and straight line traction will stink. Handling will be worse also, except for mirror smooth tracks. JMO, but 17" is too much for a dual use car. You give up straight line traction with the short sidewalls you have to deal with in a 25-26" diameter tire. 19's will be horrible, except for impressing the ricer crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I tried not to say "ricer", but I have to agree, its ridiculous. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Haha a ricer !? never ! its just that 240 with the 19's looked frekin awesome. And really i want the best of both worlds when it comes to this 240. My 300zxt i ran stock rims and paint/body. I want to go all out on this one including about 500hp anyway thanx for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 LT_ZT: I didn't mean to knock it. If you like the way 19s would look, that's great. But I think it'll be an expensive way to find out how bad a car can handle and ride. A 245/35-19 is about 25.8" in diameter. The sidewall is going to be very short and be a rough ride, and prone to bending the rims when you hit sharp bumps/potholes/etc. Plus it won't handle well except on very smooth race tracks. If you put power to it, the stiff short sidewall won't allow much forward traction either. But if looks is where you're headed, you could do it - make sure a tire is available in a size like that. Here's a calculator to try out: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Tech/Calculations.html Cheers, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 a 240Z with 19 inch rims? That's going to look about as proportional as a 300ZX with 24" rims... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Man complete overkill these days on rims. Ride sucks, no traction and tires that cost more than the average quality rim! I would do a max of 17" but that is just one mans opinion! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 you cant lose with 22's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 "you cant lose with 22's" Len, there is a store here that sells a shirt that says that . !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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