John,
Yes you can use the early 240Z STEEL WHEELS on your roadster.
Later years got into those Nissan Aluminum wheels that require
the Nissan Specific 12mm studs & lug nuts.
Cheers,
Tom Walter
jon_wissler@pngc.com wrote:
> One basic question, HOPEFULLY for the last time. The steel Z wheels,
> which I understand to be 5.5" wide instead of the 4.5" roadster wheel, DO
> THEY FIT THE ROADSTER WITH NO MODIFICATIONS OR NOT ??? It seems that
> everytime we get into this conversation, I am soon lost by stud length and
> circumference discussions that branch off into all directions. My desire
> would be to CHEAPLY pick up a pair of 5.5" steeel Z wheels, get some wider
> tires for my 69 SRL (hopefully the 5.5" would handle 195/60/14's, if not
> then I'd go with 185/60/14's), slap them on the Roadster with the existing
> lug nuts, remount my current hubcaps, and off we go into the wild blue
> yonder !!! Am I naive and stupid and it simply can't be that simple? Any
> width increase would be a HUGE improvement over my current stock wheel
> with 165/70/14 worn Pirelli set-up. Thanks in advance.
>
> 69 SRL
> NOWROC
> Troutdale, OR (Raining again and the Roadster pretty much parked for the
> winter except for extremely sunny days)
>
>
>
>
> eric johnson <snakeranch2@yahoo.com>
> Sent by: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> 11/26/2001 05:44 PM
> Please respond to eric johnson
>
>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> cc:
> Subject: Junkyard wheel finds in SOCAL
>
>
> While perusing my local junkyards for the occasional roadster that shows
> up, I look at all of the imports to look for factory and aftermarket
> wheels. Lots of early zee steel wheels, swastica's,american racing
> turbines?, 200 sx snowflakes, centerlines spun alum, weird cheapos (chrome
> outer with steel inner with holes) and tons of others. out of all the four
> lug nissan factory wheels which ones are the most desirable or rare?
>
> Powder coating is pretty reasonable here, and the prices people pay on E-
> BAY for the hard to find factory wheels amazes me. We are all datsun
> enthusiasts of various taste and I would just like to help anyone out if
> they have any desirables instead of these wheels going to the scrapper.
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