[Roadsters] 14' Panasports to 15' somethings

[Daryl Smith]

I am running '83 (?) 280 ZX turbo wheels (15") on my '66 with 185/65/15 
Falken tires with no rubbing issues except on one side on very hard 
cornering. My body is also not centered to the axle, and if I figure out how 
to solve that issue, there may not be any rubbing at all.

If I remember correctly the 280 ZX wheels are a +12mm fit whereas the 
panasports are a +15mm which should make clearance a non-issue..............

Picture here:  http://www.311s.org/registry/1966/spl311-01605.html

good luck

Daryl



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow at comcast.net>
To: "peter harrison" <granvillecomputing at hotmail.com>; "datsun" 
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 14' Panasports to 15' somethings


> When you get much above a 24" diameter on there, you can start running 
> into
> clearance problems. I used to run a 185/70-14, which is 24.2" and it was
> very tight. Part of the tightness is because of the section width, and if
> you go to a 15" wheel, you're going to find it difficult if not impossible
> to get anything narrower than a 195. A 195/65-15 is about 25" tall but has 
> a
> section width about 0.4" wider than a 185, so it's going to be a very 
> tight
> fit. The wheel offset is going to be critical, I think.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+gsglasgow=comcast.net at autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+gsglasgow=comcast.net at autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of peter harrison
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 7:29 PM
> To: datsun
> Subject: [Roadsters] 14' Panasports to 15' somethings
>
>
> Hi,
> Being more interested in economy than off the line stuff, I am thinking of
> trading in my 14' panasports for some 15' wheels that look cool etc.(and
> hopefully somewhat panasportish)
>
> Currently running 195's
>
> A) Anyone interested in some sort of trade ?
> B) Any thoughts as to what to get?
> C) Anyone want to buy when I am done?
> D) Anything else that strikes one.
>
> Thx
>
> Peter