What did you do to your Z this week?

Turn & Burn

Club Member
Finally fitted my new wheels & tyres after waiting nearly 3 months for them. They are Japan Racing JR19s in Bronze 14x7J ET0 with Dunlop 195 70 14 tyres,.

Would have preferred the 15x8J with a lower profile tyre but they didn't fit with my stock suspension and wheelarches ( they protruded about an inch outside all 4 arches with a zero offset and couldn't get them in a compatible offset). Anyway I'm happy with what I got.:) Still undecided about the centre caps on the rears though (they won't fit on the front).

My old slotmags are now for sale on a different thread.
They look great! I’m on the same wheel jr19 but 16x8 ET0. I’ve got 205/55 on and I’ve got to be well down before anything rubs. Have a look at the pics above you can see how they sit.
 

datsfun

Club Member
Would have preferred the 15x8J with a lower profile tyre but they didn't fit with my stock suspension and wheelarches ( they protruded about an inch outside all 4 arches with a zero offset and couldn't get them in a compatible offset). Anyway I'm happy with what I got.:) .

Really surprised as 15x8ET0 fit stock suspension and do not " poke" by 1". And with 205 60 15 tyres on lowered cars, they work spot on.

What was the offset of the 15x8 wheel you test fitted ?
 
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Farmer42

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Really surprised as 15x8ET0 fit stock suspension and do not " poke" by 1". And with 205 60 15 tyres on lowered cars, they work spot on.

What was the offset of the 15x8 wheel you test fitted ?

I had zero offset. I thought they would fit having read previous posts so that's why I ordered them. Unfortunately they didn't on my car for some reason. I my have been ok with plus 10 but couldn't get them in that style.
 

toopy

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I had zero offset. I thought they would fit having read previous posts so that's why I ordered them. Unfortunately they didn't on my car for some reason. I my have been ok with plus 10 but couldn't get them in that style.

Mine are 16x8 ET +10 as they didn't come in zero, and i had to fit a 10mm spacer as the wheel rim hit the coil spring lower seat, which necessitated fitting longer wheel studs to the hub.... what a PITA my new wheels were!
With the tyres they do visually stick out a tad from the front arches, but not enough to actually hit anything.
 

Mr Ex Jnr

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I ended up finding a yard not far from home that has 2x 280zx 2+2 Seat there top one Defoe rotted out too far gone
 

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Turn & Burn

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Mine are 16x8 ET +10 as they didn't come in zero, and i had to fit a 10mm spacer as the wheel rim hit the coil spring lower seat, which necessitated fitting longer wheel studs to the hub.... what a PITA my new wheels were!
With the tyres they do visually stick out a tad from the front arches, but not enough to actually hit anything.
What wheels did you find in +10? I hunted high and low!!
 

johnymd

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I've run many different wheel tyre combinations. 16x8 +10 rota grid with 225/45x16 fit a standard arch but may touch the strut. 15x8 0et will fit but only with 205 tyres. These are both very close and might not fit a car that's had repairs. Also, I have only fitted these on 2 seaters.
 

AliK

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Discovered this morning that there was a case of COVID in year 4 - so I started his education in the right direction! Apparently “THE BEST DAY EVER”!!! First time in a Z.

“Daddy, when you die, I’m keeping this car forever”!!!

I fear he will never want to go back to school now.

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Rob Gaskin

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Discovered this morning that there was a case of COVID in year 4 - so I started his education in the right direction! Apparently “THE BEST DAY EVER”!!! First time in a Z.

“Daddy, when you die, I’m keeping this car forever”!!!

I fear he will never want to go back to school now.

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Well if there is a case in year 4 why not isolate 2 kids in year 5 and just the 1 in year 4?
 
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