Guest soulfly454 Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 ok well ive been searching for some 17s for my car for a while its a 71 240z and i think these will look pretty nice theres a pic of em on a 240 in the christmas msa mag but what do u guys think http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2400879848&category=6782 they dont give any actual specs so im not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greimann Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 You better get details on width and offset. There is no way that one wheel will fit all of the cars listed. More than likely you will need adapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest soulfly454 Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 yeah i was thinking that it was strange that they fit all thse cars but im not a ebay member yet so il have to wait to ask him questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Since they are not deep dish I am guessing they are front wheel drive, and this person only lists the cars because of the LUG pattern matching. But, ask them, I could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianz Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I smell Honda!! But pick up some spacers from Ross C and your good to go.... PS did you beat up your friend for selling you the bogus R200 LSD?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewz Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 That is a front wheel drive offset so spacers or adapters is a must. How wide?? Not much info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Those are the same wheels I have, but on mine the split spokes are powdered coated white. I needed to run adaptors with those wheels. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Ian! Hey dude... BTW, pretty embarrasing but he never said it was an LSD, I have a VERY good memory but somehow I confused one post with another. Once in awhile I supprise myself with my powers of the mystical jackass I spent today chasing down carb issues, hopefully I am grasping another peice of the puzzle... With the cost of LSD units I may consider a C4 rear in the future, dunno Thanks again Ian for all your knowlege. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Funny you brought this up, being the ever-vigilant ebay'er, I found these wheels a few days ago, asking that exact question.. here's what I got in reply: Dear oddenfam@msn.com The rims are 17x7.5 with an offset of +42. These wheels are a great setup for your car! If you have any other questions, please let me know. I will be happy to help you out with any product questions, or any other questions you might have. Best Regards, Jim Email ONLY associate Importwholesale1@aol.com Definitely FWD setup.. who could make spacers for these?-980mak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Soulfly - I can help you out big time here buddy. Those 17" Shu wheels are marketed by Tenzo Racing and made for them by a company called Denso. They are a FWD offset as Mudge and IanZ pointed out and the exact offset is +42mm. So yes you will need a decent width spacer to bring them back to at least a +20mm. So you will need longer (probably 60mm length)studs for the front only. For the rear these wheels will bolt up to your Z with no problems, although you may want to run a small spacer that way the front is not too badly staggered from the rear and you can run a meaty tire in the back as well to compensate. These wheels are 7" wide as well and weigh about 18-19lbs each. How do I know this stuff? Well let just say I recently bought wheels for my ZX over the past summer I studied 100s of wheels - my friends call me the Rim Doctor. Good luck and I hope that helps. That eBay price is a amazingly low by the way, as these rims normally retails for around $175each Regards - Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Slownrusty aka "the rim doctor" who has 10X15 or 8x15 inch Datsun 4 lug with 3 1/2 backspacing wheels for the wide body fellows??/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Hmm... guys I'm really liking this deal. The more I look at these, the more I am inclined to put a bid down. $450 isn't bad for a new set of shineys! I was always partial to more subtle centerlines, but I could see how these would look good on a "modernized" Z. If anybody knows who could fabricate a set of spacers, I'd definitely trial fit them for the studs, etc. I have a set of 14x6(or 7) that are on my '73, they actually have set of acorn lock nuts on them that didn't have the chuck key to remove them.. that's another post down the road though. Something tells me I'll end up durring and drilling them out. -980mak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 http://www.modern-motorsports.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=11&PHPSESSID=3d069acd656a556b985263cdfb956c58 Spacers can be found there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Tomahawk Z - the Doctor is currently operating in ER and will get back to you after the patient has recovered. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest soulfly454 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 ok guys thanks for all the help ive been busy with aa new project i jsut started its a 71 saab sonett you know what im talkin about well i love it but its beeeeen kinda hard to juggle my 240 my saab and school (high school and lotsa cars dont go together) but how much will spacers run me and the studs too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I listed the link above, studs are already installed in the spacers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 240hybrid Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Do the spacers affect backsettings and if so how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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