I need your advice please
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I need your advice please
Hello everybody,i have a 08 350z conv touring. The hub i believe its a 66.1,but there are rims i want to buy,but the rims hub is 73.1mm. What size of spacers will i need? Any advice will be greatly apreciated guys.
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Dont know if i posted in the wrong section,but im not a troll. I just purchased my car not long ago,dont know much about it. It might sound like a stupid question to you,but not for me sir.
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If you need a source for new spacers, start here.
https://www.z1motorsports.com/brakes...mm-p-3118.html
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73.1 wheels to 66.1 hub require a set of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Hub-Centri...FWMEnM&vxp=mtr
If you do decide to use spacers (a whole different topic), get 66.1mm hubcentric spacers but wheels will still need hub rings (above) because the hole's too big.
Down, boys.
Last edited by MicVelo; 08-24-2016 at 07:50 AM.
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Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/252497982088
These are the ones i want for my car,wich is redline red
These are the ones i want for my car,wich is redline red
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Oh no, that's what I was afraid of. regardless of the look, which is open to interpretation, those are just not wheels you want on your car. You need to consider build quality, weight, safety, size/offset, etc.
The offset, at 38mm, is too far off to correct with spacers, and frankly, those wheels are junk quality. Not for any Z, trust me. Please look at some of the threads in the wheel/tire section and get some better ideas.
The offset, at 38mm, is too far off to correct with spacers, and frankly, those wheels are junk quality. Not for any Z, trust me. Please look at some of the threads in the wheel/tire section and get some better ideas.
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You're correct about wanting 18's, but you want strong and light, not soft and heavy. And, offsets in the 15-20mm range. If you're patient, some nice used wheels may come along. Maybe a used set of Rays V1 track wheels? They're the best bang for the buck, and they're forged, super-light, and they fit correctly. I've seen the in the $600 range.
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You're correct about wanting 18's, but you want strong and light, not soft and heavy. And, offsets in the 15-20mm range. If you're patient, some nice used wheels may come along. Maybe a used set of Rays V1 track wheels? They're the best bang for the buck, and they're forged, super-light, and they fit correctly. I've seen the in the $600 range.
To add to that.... replica wheels are generally fine for light use (I know some might chuckle at MY saying that given my recent endeavor of trying to break a set unsuccessfully) but.... these aren't even replicas. And at $378 for a SET(!), well, you get what you pay for (or didn't pay for as it were.)
Try to avoid dual drilled wheels, e.g. 5x100 AND 5x114.3. You have to consider that this takes even more strength out of the hub area, which is the biggest source of loading on any wheel (and usually the SPOF).
It's a mfgr's way of cheaping out on manufacturing to meet too many uses.
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