I was wondering if anybody has 15x7 Konig Rewinds on there 280zx? Im buying a set of them from zcarparts.com. here is the linkkonig rewind it says that they fit 70-83 z and zx's, but my dad doesn't know if they will fit still, due to turning and all that. So im just reassuring him they will fit. are there certain tires that wont fit with those wheels?

 

those will fit great. The 280ZX has more fender clearance than the 240Z-280Z anyway. You can fit 15x8 if they had them.

You can easily fit a 225 width tire under there. Unless you plan to go wider than that, don't worry about tires. 205/60/15 is stock size. 225/55/15 would be a little wider.
If you want to go undersize you can pick whatever you want for looks. 245/50/15 maybe...

 

i bought the 15x7's and got yokohama avs es100's. 215/60/15. i cant wait to get them, the guy at the z store said it should be about a week, which is about the time my z will be out of the shop and running! im so stoked

 

hmmmm

i sure dooo think dem rims are purty

dem gunmetal 1's are even more purty

 

ya i didn't think they would look too pretty with gloss brown though.

 

Those are pretty nice! Good choice, not too far from a stock wheel!

 

LOL why not??? Everyone drives a brown car with gunmetal rims...

 

They got 'em in gold too, go copp yourself a pair of them.

 

meh, i just went with silver. i like simple and unflashy

 

that works too, I'll be getting the gunmetal ones if I ever decide to get rid of the ones I got, I love these things!
ps please ignore the cancer, she's very self concios of it.

 

Save the money on the wheels and get some sandpaper and primer on that thing!

If you leave it exposed, it'll only get worse... ;(

 

Since we are talking rims.. I have decided to go 18x7 in the front and 18x8 in the rear.. Do you think I will have a problem???

 

No. You can fit 18x8 in the front and 18x10 in the rear. That's the max I've heard people fit inside stock 280ZX fenders. But you have to calculate the offset just right.

7 front 8 rear will leave you some margin. I'm going to do 18x8 all around and it should work good.

 

The key here is to measure the clearance on your particular vehicle.

These cars are over 20 years old, have been in accidents, have flexed, and the manufacturing tolerances weren't what they are today.

I've seen significant differences in clearance from one car to the next.

Measure and write down the distance from the outside edge of the spring perch to the inside fender lip and subtract 1/4". This will tell you how wide you can go.

Then, park on a level surface and drop a plumb line down from the inside fender lip and measure the distance from the hub at the base of the studs to the plumb line.

Then, on the same level surface, drop the plumb line down from the outside edge of the spring perch and measure the distance from the outside edge of the hub (not the inside) and the plumb line and subtract 1/4" and this will tell you how much backspace you can handle on that corner.

The reason you subtract the 1/4" is the fudge factor. Different manufacturers seem to have different length measuring tapes! You want to leave a little bit of room for the suspension to move anyway.

Repeat on all 4 corners.

Now you can figure out what tire/wheel combination you can use. If you're going to use the same size on all four corners, you should use the smaller of the four to size your wheels and tires.

If you're going to use different front and rear sizes, then you should use the smaller measurements from each. As many have mentioned, there is more space on the rear so asymmetric sizing gives you the option to go bigger in the back.

 

Whole body will be CF in about two years, it'll last till then. i hope

 

wow. that will cost some dough

 

lww is right about different cars, when I installed my 15X7s with 215/55/15 Kumho Ecsta 711s the fronts rubbed on my car but fit fine on others. I had to get 6mm spacers and the tires still rub a little at full lock. Make sure they will work on YOUR CAR

 

Yup. I've got 16x7's with 4" backspace and 225/45/16's on the front and 16x8's with 5" backspace and 245/45/16's on the rear. I have enough clearance on the front that I'm going to go up to 16x8's on the front with 245/45/16's all the way around.

That will actually keep the stock ride height! And it'll give me a little extra clearance between the ground and my air dam!