Bolt pattern question

[yoozef]

I have a 4 lug 1996 nissan 240sx SE. Im not sure about the pattern, what's the easiest way to check it? Thanks

[BadMojo]

It's 4x114.3 for all 4 lug 240SX's.

[nismofly]

and 5 x 114.3 for all 5 lugs

those stickys on top that say "faq"

those help tons

[yoozef]

Thanks, so basically my car and 99 honda accord have virtually the same pattern, right?

[nismofly]

if youre thinking about getting the wheels off a 99 accord it wont work

the bolt pattern lines up but honda wheels still dont work...got that from the faq too

[yoozef]

ok, i guess i just cant read that FAQ... I was going to get Konig Troubles 18s, and the guy said they were "designed" for 99 accord. hehe, anywayz, i suppose he had them on a 99 accord and now he's selling them. Would they fit my car?

[Onizuka]

Depends on the offset and rim width.

[yoozef]

Depends on the offset and rim width.

Before he said he was pretty sure it wont fit my car, cuz they were designed for accord. He said he worked at a mechanic shop. When i asked him about the bolt pattern and the offset, he asked "what's offset"

[nismofly]

yeah id say probably dont get them

[BadMojo]

Going by the info on the Konig website, they're 18x7.5 with a +45 offset. So, I think they'll probably look like crap *if* they fit, which I really, really doubt they will.

J-Spec or one of the other guys can give you a more definite answer, but I wouldn't be real optimistic about these wheels working out for you.

[SmithSR]

I've tried a +40 offset 7" wide on the car just to see if it clears coilovers, which the wheel itself will.(barely)

The difference, as stated in the FAQ, between Honda and the rest of society is the ball(rouned instead of conical) seat lug nuts and the ball seat OEM wheels, so never, ever try to fit an OEM honda wheel to your car. There's also not a 12x1.25 thread pitch ball seat lug nut so it'd really never ever work with OEM nissan studs.

Back to the topic at hand, any wheel with more than +40 offset will look Extremely sunken in. When fitting aftermarket wheels to the 240sx, choose offsets and widths that add wheel size to the outside of the centerline of the wheel, not the inside. You have more room to work with(on the outside) when coilovers come into play.