LoneStarS30Z Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Coming close to sealing a killer deal on these wheels. 15x8 -26 & 15x10 -26 Apparently there's no identifying marks on them and no center caps. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonix_digital Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Oh those are MINE brand.. as in GIMMIE. No idea but very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 That's what I said when I saw them! I was pretty disappointed when I missed out on some 15x10 Espilons, then these pretty much fell in my lap, and for half the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan1 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) holycrap......THOSE WHEELS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't mind me asking; how much are you paying for the wheels? Also will you be adding ZG flares to your car? Edited August 18, 2010 by logan1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) 750, way too good to pass up. And yes, ZG flares are a must, slight chance I may have to step up to the BAMF flares to meet Japanese regulations when I take it to Japan with me next year, they don't allow weehls to stick out past the fender. I really wish I could find wider streetable tires for the rears, the widest I've seen are 235's Toyo R888's and 225 for non-track specific tires. Edited August 19, 2010 by LoneStarS30Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 those are sick wit it!!! i wish i could have found some wheels like for my car when i was in the market for wheels. good find! awesome deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) uhhhh broooo there are a ton of 15" wheels like nitto 555s, bfg ta's, cooper cobra's, futura's, etc that are 255-295/50-60/15....shoot me a call or email and ill hook you up. anyone else needing tires i have GREAT pricing (obviously wont be so great if i have to ship them to NY from TX but i get em cheapppp). Nine7Two 8three8 7937 datsundriver88@hotmail.com -Jeff Edited August 19, 2010 by sticky280zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 uhhhh broooo there are a ton of 15" wheels like nitto 555s, bfg ta's, cooper cobra's, futura's, etc that are 255-295/50-60/15....shoot me a call or email and ill hook you up. anyone else needing tires i have GREAT pricing (obviously wont be so great if i have to ship them to NY from TX but i get em cheapppp). Nine7Two 8three8 7937 datsundriver88@hotmail.com -Jeff What the ef!? I googled the hell out of trying to find some wide tires after tirerack and the lot didn't have anything. This is great news. I see you're in the Dallas area, I'm actually from Dallas myself. I'll be home all October once I come back from overseas for a bit and drive the Z back from my old base. I'll probably have the flares installed in that time period so getting some sweet tires would seal the deal. 972 area code is North Dallas isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 yes sirrrr and we've pmed back and forth before but yes there are plenty of 15" options, why do you think i have about 4 sets of them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 yes sirrrr and we've pmed back and forth before but yes there are plenty of 15" options, why do you think i have about 4 sets of them lol D'oh. I have bad short term memory sometimes lol. Well from my hours and hours of searching, it seems like there's a gap in widths between 225 (other than the R888) until about 265's. I think my dilemma here is that those wider tires are pretty much street legal drag tires. I was looking for some that are more on the handling spectrum of it all. I've decided on 225/45/15 Hankook RS3's for the the fronts, and contemplating them on the rears to have a matching set. My only concern is the sidewalls on that specific tire in 225. I'm wondering if the sidewalls are too stiff for that slight stretch over a 10. Do you have any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) haha wellll then i guess the 245-60-15s on my friends zx i just test fitted for my own dont exist then lol pics....245/60/15 BFG TA's ps there are a ton of Street tires 225-275 just not alot with short sidewall Edited August 19, 2010 by sticky280zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 ps there are a ton of Street tires 225-275 just not alot with short sidewall Yea I should elaborated more, 60 looks kinda tall for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) Ughhh rookies, lol you have to take into account the stretch. If you have a 255-60 or 275-60 on a 10 its not going to be as tall as my 245/60's Bulged on an 8" rim. And unless your slamming the crap out of your car, and dont car about traction, then you are going to want something bigger than a 50 sidewall. I ra 225/50/15s on the rear of my "mostly stock" bolted on and cranked timing stock body z and i could spin the crap out of first gear and spin second after shifts if i was "gettin it" not to mention rain took out the first 3 gears at anything over 3k when the full vac advance hit. Edited August 19, 2010 by sticky280zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) Not exactly a rookie when it comes to tires, I was into the whole drifting fad for about 3 years and burnt through a ton of tires and I was always experimenting with different widths, aspect ratios and brands/models. Here's excellent picture showing what aspect ratios I'd like to have. The fronts are 225/45 which I'll run for my fronts, and the rears in this picture are 275/35/15. Ofcourse though the only tires in those sizes are R-compounds. Here's a 275/60. Too tall IMO. Most of these wide tires seem to be drag racing oriented which is not what I'm looking for. I'd like a good handling tire for a good handling car. Edited August 19, 2010 by LoneStarS30Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) then get 17s, selection sucks in 15s unless you get compound especially if you are going to be VERRYYY picky on the sidewall height, thats just the way it goes cant have best of both worlds unless you go 17s. I just hate when people say there arent any because there are you just have to learn how to work with them, like i said 275/60 is a big tall tire on an 8-9 and even 10inch wheel which is why ive said 245/255 for the 10in and go 235-60 or 225-50 on the fronts but if you want very short sidewalls a bigger size wheel is the way to go, if you want to pass on those wheels or get frustrated finding tires, thats fine ill trade you some rota 17's for them anytime aka youre never going to get wide short tires for handling/everyday use in 15" its the price we pay for staying old school and saving weight. Edited August 19, 2010 by sticky280zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Pass on the Rota's. Not getting frustrated because I've found SOME results although not problem solving. Dunlop and Yokohama used to run some wide tires for 15's. Dunlop had their SP Sport 8000's in 245/50 and Yoko's AVS model line even had some wide lower profile tires like 285/40. The kick in the nuts is that they both seem to have been discontinued around 2008ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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