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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Z Cars / August 2005Z32 Wheel spacers for custom rims
Okay Guys, I really love my car but the factory rims just ain't doin it for me, so I want to box them up and store them for later use or when I sell the car. I want bought a set of Stern ST-2 wheels with a 35mm offset, see pics at sternwheels.com and they fit the Mazda RX-7 they came off of. So, I'm interested in wheel spacers for a 1994 Nissan 300Zx Coupe, non-turbo, A friend mounted a wheel (no tire) and the back of the wheel spoke rubs the front side of the caliper. So, I'm thinking a small spacer would solve the problem. Rims will clear the rear brake calipers with about a quarter inch of space. Front calipers rub the rims. Would a 5mm / 1/4 inch spacer solve my problem ? Plan to buy 225/40/18 tires. Will spacers cause faster tire wear or affect handling/cornering, and Are They Safe, etc.... ? My friend recommended Eibach spacers or another German brand, can't remember name, but the Germans have high standards when it comes to engineering. Also, my front calipers are painted red and fading, rear calipers are black, is this the way Nissan manufactured the Z32 ? Seems like they should be the same color. So we are wondering if the brake were changed out for performance issues/more stopping power. I bought the car from a guy who raced his cars but I can't ask him, he slammed a Z32 TT into a tree going 122mph and God has him now. Thanks. Hensley Also, part of the front wheel caliper will clear the wheel spoke. But the portion with the nissan logo will not, that area is raised up. One person suggested I get the lettering area filed down, said it would not affect the caliper at all. Brakes are very important, so I don't know about filing down. Think spacers are better choice for know. But I' m hoping for feedback fro folks wo have used spacers or know about them. Thanks. Hensley > Also, part of the front wheel caliper will clear the wheel spoke. But the > portion with the nissan logo will not, that area is raised up. One person > suggested I get the lettering area filed down, said it would not affect > the caliper at all. He's right, grind the letters off the calipers..  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com Steve, I read the thread about grinding the lettering off the caliper. How much or how deep can I grind a caliper without damaging it ? I have the read brakes too and the outer edges are lower than the center where the lettering is. Was thinking about buying a set of 18" ADR Kasai wheels and I know a guy who uses spacers for his set. Thanks. WB > Steve, > > I read the thread about grinding the lettering > off the caliper. How much or how deep can I grind a caliper without > damaging it ? I wouldn't go beyond grinding the letters off. Then again I've never sawed one in half to see how thick they are there. I have watched a guy grind through to brake fluid on a BMW once trying to fit some wheel on his car so you can go too far fairly easily. But like I said I've ground the letters off and that isn't going to affect anything. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com Steve, What if Hensley changed to the 26mm calipers. Are they smaller in size or the same width?? Would need new rotors if that would work. Also, I went out to check out spacers/adapters and found that if your going to use them, make sure you buy hub centric/with wheel centric hubs so the weight of the car is not sitting only on the lugs. Former racer Fred Goeske has them on his website @ wheeladapter.com. > Also, I went out to check out spacers/adapters and found that if your > going to use them, make sure you buy hub centric/with wheel centric hubs > so the weight of the car is not sitting only on the lugs. I think that's mostly hype. Racers have been using plain spacers for many years with no problems. Think about all the non-hub centric wheels installed on cars, never seen that cause a failure either. The real "interface" is between the wheel face and the hub/spacer, not the studs anyway. The "centric" spacers do help center the wheel and help with vibrations though. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com Have you gotten the wheels to fit? I was recently going to buy the same wheels. But the distributer I talked to said that with the spacer needed the wheel would stick out past my front fender. Did you run into this problem? Please email me a picture if the wheels fit. Thank you. The wheels fit with a 10mm H&R Track spacer with the hubcentric wheel fitment. They do not stick out past fender, close but no problem. Also, after buying my wheels, I went to NOPI Nationals in Atlanta and a guy came up, he had the Stern ST-1 wheels and said his friend bought the ST-2 wheels and they fit. However, he said wheel dealer should put 20mm rims on front and 35mm on the rear. The 20mm rims will fit without spacers, the reason for 35mm on rear is because this guy had 9.5 wide rims on rear for staggered look. Regardless, I'm okay with spacers, I know guys who run spacers on cars at the track. I never race my Z. Hope this helps. |
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