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Re: Junkyard wheel finds in SOCAL

To: jon_wissler@pngc.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Junkyard wheel finds in SOCAL
From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:44:36 -0800 (PST)
While I can't say it's recommended, my stock 4.5" steel wheels had
195/60/14 tires on them when I bought the car in January.  The car
didn't get many miles and those tires were on the rims since 1995
without any problems.



--- 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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