OK Doc, here is my limited experience. I am using 280
Z wheels obtained from the Junkyard. I mounted 195/60
14's which would work fine if my body was completely
centered over the rear wheels. as it is I am about
1/2 inch off which gives me a slight rub when I bottom
out. I am in the process of adjusting the body. I
would go no wider (nor taller) than this combo. I
wondered while looking, if the 15" wheels from a 240SX
(around 1990)would work, as they are 4 bolt pattern,
but I have no idea if they will. May be worth
investigating and using a low profile 195 to come up
with the 24" circumf. Lugs will be a challenge,
matching hole size with your 7/16 studs, but I solved
the problem for now by "centering" the wheels first
with the tapered lug nuts and then replacing with the
thru-hole lugs one by one, and really dogging them
down. (a suggestion from the list, which seems to
work great,...so far.) You are either going to drop
some big bucks for the Panasports, or do a lot of
experimenting, and trial/error....your choice, but I
do not think there is s "silver bullet"...
Mike Harper
'66 1600
Charleston SC
--- Doctor Evil <doctor_evil@fastmail.ca> wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> I'm a relatively new roadster owner, having
> purchased one in
> September, and I have been looking around the net
> for information.
> looking there), there seems to be a lot of people
> with lots of
> experience, so if I have a question, I'm sure that
> the answer is out
> there.
>
> Anyhow, here's the first question...
>
> My car is a stock 67.5 2000 Solex (not a bad place
> to start, eh?)
> I am planning to start a restoration on it, but this
> summer, I want
> to drive the snot out of it. I have looked and
> looked through the
> archives, and this question has been asked and
> asked, but the answer
> still eludes me...
>
> If I want to put aftermarket wheels (other than
> Panasport) on this
> car, and keep the fenders stock, and not rub on the
> fenders or
> suspension, and not have to modify the wheels
> (grinding), lugs
> (replacing), or use spacers...
>
> ...And I want to use a 15" wheel with low(er)
> profile tires...
>
> What is the widest wheel I can put on (probably
> 15x6 or 15x6.5)?
>
> What is the offset for this wheel (the question
> of the year)?
>
> What is the widest tire I can use on this
> (suggested) rim?
>
> I'm sure that someone has gone through all of this
> before, and
> hopefully this is an easy question. If not, anyone
> with a set of
> Panasports want to go to the tire shop and get the
> offset measured?
>
> Also, if someone has done this, it would be great if
> they would let
> me know what they ended up putting on their car, and
> how they like it.
>
> I'll stop blabbing on now.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave
>
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