Q tuners: Can a G50 run Z32 brakes on stock wheels?

[phenryiv1]

Can a G50 run Z32 brakes on stock wheels?

[I30tMikeD]

Good quesiton....

You know I blew my engine? Well actually floated my valves and damaged the piston heads. Sucks. I need a new motor now.

So what is up with the wheels, you keeping them?

[phenryiv1]

Damn, that really sucks...

For now, I will likely keep them, but it is not 100% for sure- did you get that email about the 2 sets on eBay?

If not, here s the basics of my reply:

Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW

As far as I can tell, they are the same rims. I know that RX-7s in the early 90s came with BBS rims.

Like I said, I am still thinking about selling mine, but those look like a good deal.

[phenryiv1]

Correction: RX-7s from 88-91, in specific the convertibles:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...43956

[MetaOrbit]

Good quesiton....

You know I blew my engine? Well actually floated my valves and damaged the piston heads. Sucks. I need a new motor now.

So what is up with the wheels, you keeping them?

Oh ****, Mike. I'm sorry! What happened? Over-revved? You were pulling such great times too. Good luck getting it swapped out.

[maxnix]

Can a G50 run Z32 brakes on stock wheels?

Heck no! Z32 are 16" while OEM G50 are 15".

[I30tMikeD]

Oh ****, Mike. I'm sorry! What happened? Over-revved? You were pulling such great times too. Good luck getting it swapped out.

Went from 3rd to 2nd gear at 105mph......that put me at like 11K rpms. Yhea, it sucks.

[I30tMikeD]

Damn, that really sucks...

For now, I will likely keep them, but it is not 100% for sure- did you get that email about the 2 sets on eBay?

If not, here s the basics of my reply:

Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW

As far as I can tell, they are the same rims. I know that RX-7s in the early 90s came with BBS rims.

Like I said, I am still thinking about selling mine, but those look like a good deal.

No, I have not recieved any emails form you. I sent the seller a question on those rims. Thanks for the heads up.

[maxnix]

Went from 3rd to 2nd gear at 105mph......that put me at like 11K rpms. Yhea, it sucks.

Eeeeooowwwwch!!

[I30tMikeD]

Eeeeooowwwwch!!

That's what my valves said. Tick, tick, tick, tick is about all my engine does now.

[Altiman94]

Did the same thing with my 240 about a year ago. did the exact same ticking, but now it has a rebuilt motor in it. I reallyh wish I didnt do that so I would have alot more money that would have been put into performance instead of getting it back on the road.

[one ton garage]

Heck no! Z32 are 16" while OEM G50 are 15".

The diameter of the wheel is actually not a major issue when dealing with the Z32 brakes, as you can fit 15s over the whole brake assembly with room to spare. What does cause an interference in most cases, is the wheel spoke contacting the side of the caliper. This wheel spoke clearance is referred to as wheel disk, with a higher disk wheel having a thicker mounting pad (the center section of the wheel that attaches to the hub), that effectively pushes the spokes outwards, and away from the brakes. I can't say whether the stock Q wheels have a high enough disk to clear the Z32 four pot calipers or not, but I think it would be safe to say that even if they didn't, a simple 5mm spacer will save the day, as that's all that's needed to get most other oem nissan alloy wheels to clear the big brakes.

[phenryiv1]

The diameter of the wheel is actually not a major issue when dealing with the Z32 brakes, as you can fit 15s over the whole brake assembly with room to spare. What does cause an interference in most cases, is the wheel spoke contacting the side of the caliper. This wheel spoke clearance is referred to as wheel disk, with a higher disk wheel having a thicker mounting pad (the center section of the wheel that attaches to the hub), that effectively pushes the spokes outwards, and away from the brakes. I can't say whether the stock Q wheels have a high enough disk to clear the Z32 four pot calipers or not, but I think it would be safe to say that even if they didn't, a simple 5mm spacer will save the day, as that's all that's needed to get most other oem nissan alloy wheels to clear the big brakes.

That was my understanding as well- not that it was necessarily the 1/2 of rim radius that was the problem, but the inside of the spokes rubbing on the outer edge of the caliper.

[phenryiv1]

No, I have not recieved any emails form you. I sent the seller a question on those rims. Thanks for the heads up.

your maxima.org mail all bounced back to me over the weekend, which explains why I have not heard from you.

As of Sunday @ 4:30 EDT, is the org still down?

[I30tMikeD]

your maxima.org mail all bounced back to me over the weekend, which explains why I have not heard from you.

As of Sunday @ 4:30 EDT, is the org still down?

Yep, still down. I sometimes get some communication from other moderators when this happens and what is going on, but I have not heard anything yet.

So I guess your going to keep the rims for now......

......$275 shipped:)

[phenryiv1]

Yep, still down. I sometimes get some communication from other moderators when this happens and what is going on, but I have not heard anything yet.

So I guess your going to keep the rims for now......

......$275 shipped:)

Mike- email me directly, since the org is down.

same name @cs.com