wheels?

[5leeper]

is anyone out there running the 30mm 300ZX calipers and rotors on their 89-93 240?  what wheels are you guys useing... and what back spaceing? i was looking at a set of 16x7 rota slipstreams w/ 40mm BS and a 5mm spacer?  what ya'll think?

-travis

[Jeff240sx]

I dunno the width of the stock s14 SE rims, but I know they are 16" and a +40mm offset.  The 30mm z32 calipers and rotors are fitting under my rims fine.  
And if I had to guess, the rims are 6.5" or 7" wide.  I don't see a problem based on measurements, but based on the design of the rims... that's different.  There is about 1/8" between the NISSAN on the calipers and the spokes of my stock rims.
-Jeff

[5leeper]

thanks for the help jeff...

-travis

[uiuc240]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (5leeper @ Oct. 05 2002,12:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">is anyone out there running the 30mm 300ZX calipers and rotors on their 89-93 240? what wheels are you guys useing... and what back spaceing? i was looking at a set of 16x7 rota slipstreams w/ 40mm BS and a 5mm spacer? what ya'll think?

-travis</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
well, with a set of 16x7" Rota SubZeros from my 240 2NR's car, we tested on my 26mm brakes...no fittie. &nbsp;IIRC, it didn't fit with the 5mm spacer. &nbsp;the 30mm would be even worse.

Eric

[5leeper]

Hmmmm... &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> &nbsp;this could be very interesting... thanks for the info on the subzeros eric. &nbsp;was it the caliper face that was contacting the rim or the top? &nbsp;

-travis

[SSJ2Gohan]

I have a set of 17x7 Motegi MR7 Rims. &nbsp;I hope thats big enough to clear those brakes cause Im looking into them also.

[uiuc240]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (5leeper @ Oct. 06 2002,03:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hmmmm... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> this could be very interesting... thanks for the info on the subzeros eric. was it the caliper face that was contacting the rim or the top?

-travis</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
caliper face...all the way. &nbsp;diameter is a piece of cake. &nbsp;you could ALMOST fit 14's on with the Z brakes. &nbsp;the rotors are only 11". &nbsp;just an inch bigger than stock, i think. &nbsp;add the caliper after that and it's only something like 12.5" diameter or so. &nbsp;the hardest part is that you're adding about an inch to the outside of the caliper...you have pistons on the outboard edge that you didn't before.

don't worry about diameter...that will fit. &nbsp;worry about offset/backspacing and spoke design. &nbsp;that's the most crucial. &nbsp;like i said, my 17x7 +40 fit, but some 17x8 +35 won't fit if the spokes aren't designed "right".

Eric