[Roadsters] Datsun-roadsters Digest, Vol 6, Issue 188

[Steve Ehlers]

Fergus ,

All 70-83 Z cars have 14" wheels except the Datsun Turbo 280 ZX has 15" 
wheels just like a TR-6 .There are 2 types .The 1981 style used only 1 
year and the 82-83 version .Some call the 1981 style similar to 
honeycomb and the late style ,a German Swastika design . The thing is 
that since Z wheels are getting scarcer by the minute ,for quality used 
ones that are aluminum (Restoration usually costs as much as the wheels 
,caps are NLA ,and new Lug nuts are expensive !) If he would consider 
just steel wheels ,those usually don't command the prices of the stock 
alloys . As far as bolt pattern and offsets ,for the Tr ,your on your 
own for research ,except I do know for Sure ,that a MG-B uses the same 
14 inch wheels used in racing 240 -280 Z cars . I would just buy a set 
of Panasports , Minilites ,Revolution or Empis .....
Steve
Rising Sun Performance
Fort Worth,Texas
817-731-6092

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> Subject: [Roadsters] 280Z rims bolt up to a TR6?
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> A car buddy with a  TR6 is telling me that 280Z rims bolt right up, and he is
> looking for a stocker set.
> (something about losing track and selling his last set of stockers, and the
> "upgrades" he has look too "hoopty")
>
> Anyway, I have heard Ford Mustang/Falcon/Fairmount were 4 x 4.25, but are TR6
> rims the same pattern as well?
>
> Just want to save some time before I go helping him searching.
> Thanks for the help,
> Fergus O
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> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:20:58 -0400
> From: David Patten <futofab at gsinet.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 280Z rims bolt up to a TR6?
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> Fergus O,
> Datsun, early Ford & Corvair 4 lug are the same as the Triumph, 4x114.3 or
> 4x4.5". The later Ford 4 lugs are the wrong pattern they are 4x4.25 (like
> Pintos, Capris, Mustang II, Fairmont, Fox body Mustangs)
>
> A good fit on the TR6 is a 15x6 +3 offset wheel. The 280Z are 14" and
> depending on how the car is used can be hard to get the cool size tires
> for.
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> Wasn't the TR6 on 15's from the factory?
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> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:48 AM, O'Farrell, Fergus P (AS) <
> Fergus.OFarrell at ngc.com> wrote:
>
>> A car buddy with a  TR6 is telling me that 280Z rims bolt right up, and he
>> is
>> looking for a stocker set.
>> (something about losing track and selling his last set of stockers, and the
>> "upgrades" he has look too "hoopty")
>>
>> Anyway, I have heard Ford Mustang/Falcon/Fairmount were 4 x 4.25, but are
>> TR6
>> rims the same pattern as well?
>>
>> Just want to save some time before I go helping him searching.
>> Thanks for the help,
>> Fergus O
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