What size rims do I need?

[captain_morgan]

Hey Guys, I'm pretty new to wheels and tires so please bare with my newbie questions. I have a 1989 240SX Coupe and I'm thinking about getting new rims and tires. I'm thinking about going with 17" but I don't know anything about what rim specifications or tire specifications I need. For example, I don't really know what lug pattern I need to get. I see a lot of things like 4x100 or like 4x114.3 but I'm not sure what I need. If there is someone out there with some information on this I would certainly appreciate it. Thanks in advance and any advice at all would be great.

[Grant@tirerack]

Your car has a 4-114 stock bolt pattern. The 4-100 will not work. You can see a complete listing of all the wheels we sell for your car here:

http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?...x.jsp

That will also match you up with the correct tire size to match each wheel. You should also check out the F.A.Q. s Chet set up at the top of this page. All of these are covered in detail there. Welcome to the boards!Grant

[Nismo_Freak]

I'd suggest the following:

Front:

17x8 +25 offset235/45/17

Rear:

17x9 +30 offset255/40/17

[Exar-Kun]

I'd suggest the following:

Front:

17x8 +25 offset235/45/17

Rear:

17x9 +30 offset255/40/17

if hes got more power and a really stiff suspension and money to burn, sure :pI';d run a +22 or +20 front though, but thats just me being anal about clearance(I like to be sure)

anyways, check out the FAQ, some things I know have worked:17x7.5 +30 all around(what I run)17x7 +35 and +38 all around18x7.5 +32 (barely cleared..but it did...heh.) all around

and many split offsets, too many to list. what do you plan on doing with the car?-chet

[captain_morgan]

Hey Guys,Thanks for all the suggestions. I guess I should've been more specific in terms of what I'd like to do. I don't have a lot of money to pour into this project, so most likely I will be going with the same rims and same tires all the way around. I think package deals tend to be the cheapest. Keep the suggestions coming!!

Captain Morgan

[Exar-Kun]

try some kosei or black racing or even 5-zigen fn-01R-C's in a 16" wheel, maybe run 225-50-16all around, thats plenty wide and there are lots of nice sticky tires made in that size.-chet

[captain_morgan]

Hey Guys, Thanks again for all the suggestions. Seems like I might be able to get a good deal off of my friend for some enkei rims. Let me know what you guys think.

Enkei RSF-2 17x7 with some yokohama parada 215-40-17.

Also, I know that enkei's website only shows these in 5 lug, but i know these are 4x100/4x114.3.

Peace.

[A_Rivers]

Sorry to hijack this thread but, I was wondering if you guys knew of any light weight wheels that are size 16X8 and 16X9 with the proper clearance for Q45 calipers and coilovers.

[captain_morgan]

Hey Guys,

Sorry to keep asking newb questions, but if I went with my friends Enkei's I know that they are +40 offset. Would that offset be okay with my 89 240?

Thanks,

Capt. Morgan