where the heck are the good racing wheels?!? 16x8.5 all around if possible

[Projex240]

I have searched and searched. I cant find a whole lot of info on 16" racing wheels for grip driving. Im not into drift, so these cant be so wide that i cant fit a decent sized tire on them. I cant go with something thats a huge offset, because i dont want to stretch the tire. I figure if i cant get a set of 16x7.5 up front and some 16x8.5 in the rear, then i can get a good set of tires on there that will hold well without wanting to oversteer. A good freind of mine runs around with 300zx wheels and some nice es100's with the tire size 245/45 on the rear,a nd 225/50 on the front. The perfect setup for grip from what i can see. I want a set of hoosiers for those measurements, but i cant find a set of good wheels ANYWHERE. Are the 300zx TT wheels a good choice to use? ill use spacers on them about 10mm all around, but i want to make sure they arent a heavy choice to go with.I see alot of drifting tal going on around here, how about so grip guys--are there any of those around anymore? lol

-Josh

[14.5drift]

There dont seem to be very many. I ran a search on http://www.wheelspecs.com and they have only 2 listed

the first set are from the 90-96 nissan 300zx turbo and the others were Buddy Club P1 Racing SF

youll find that there is more options in the 17 inch range for that wide of a tire, or rather than 8.5 try a search for just 8 inch

edit: here are the results for 16X8 http://www.wheelspecs.com/spec...onID=

[w1ngzer0]

I don't like using 17" eather.just search for them on that website. Its helpful :ylsuper

[skydragoness]

If it's any help. I found that Team Dynamics Pro Race series has lightweight designs in 16x7", plus they have the offsets our 240's need. I'm planning on going with the 16" ProRace 2 wheel, in +25. 13lbs too!

[barrigas14]

+25 and 7" wide wheel still is fugly.

Advan has some 16x8 but i think offset is limited. check Volk as well.

if going with wheels and you have coilovers you need at least +20 or lower.

[skydragoness]

I didn't mention that the lowest they had was +15 for the ProRace2. Team Dynamics is worth a look IMO.

[candela]

You really should consider some 17's. You can get nice low pro tires and come out with the same (+ or -) overall diameter as stock (not losing any gearing) very easily.

Once you step up to 17's your options expand ten fold. BTW you dont need 20 offset or lower. I have 17x9 +24 with HE's and they fit great with 245/40 in the rear.

[crzycav86]

If it's any help. I found that Team Dynamics Pro Race series has lightweight designs in 16x7", plus they have the offsets our 240's need. I'm planning on going with the 16" ProRace 2 wheel, in +25. 13lbs too!

Where are you getting them from?

[Projex240]

I have 17x7's ont eh car now--but they arent wide enough for my taste. I would go with a 17x9 fn01r-c if i chose to go with a wider 17" wheel i think. Im wanting a 16" wheel to fit a good sized sidewall thatll help with grip and have less drift tendancy.ill chack that site out--thanks--any other wheels anyone know of? the 300zx wheels--does anyone use the for racing?

[barrigas14]

You really should consider some 17's. You can get nice low pro tires and come out with the same (+ or -) overall diameter as stock (not losing any gearing) very easily.

Once you step up to 17's your options expand ten fold. BTW you dont need 20 offset or lower. I have 17x9 +24 with HE's and they fit great with 245/40 in the rear.

the S14 can eat up tires in the rear. you can easily fit a 10" tire. or a higher offset tire and have no problems in the rear because of soo much clearance. but the same isn't for the front. with my coilovers i was rubbing with 40mm spacing (stock rims) and now with the 17" rims i am like 1mm or a little more from the coils. problem now is that i rub on other parts of the car. a spacing of +15 would be ideal because you wouldn't run into these problems.

[ceniack]

Where are you getting them from?

werd, the only places i can find are in the UK

[w1ngzer0]

the widest 16 i could find was 8.5 and it was 4 or 5 lug. So, i think i won't need to do a lug conversion after all on my S13

[skydragoness]

werd, the only places i can find are in the UK

You can find them in the US, the majority of sites i pulled up on Froogle, gave me a lot of miata online stores, but here's a site that has them in multiple offsets:

http://www.fastlane-motorsport...Race2

another site:http://store.yahoo.com/champio....html

They're not pretty, i'd rather have a rim with a nice 1" or 2" lip-- but i think they'll do the job, the Hi-Power Silver ones look best i think:

[Projex240]

theya re 4 lug. Unles they offer them in a 5 lug-it wont help me out.Also--whats the width on those? Theyd look good on an s13 with some hoosiers--proabbly handle well if they are offered in different offsets.

-Josh

[BuudWeizErr]

Just find some Z32 wheels. I think they are 16x7/16x8 or 7.5/8.5, can't remember exactly. They are 5 lug too.

[w1ngzer0]

does anyone know who to get in contact with for buddy club rims?

[Projex240]

chunki--thats what i was looking for--but they are kind of hard to find and the prices are about the same as what some aftermarket 16's go for--i would like the z32 wheels if they were a little more accessable. Some 16's i have seen look very nice and i would love to have them. The z32 wheels are cool, but they have to use spacers on the front to clear the spring/shock combo im using. they do have a good width though...7.5 up front and 8.5 out back.

[14.5drift]

buddy club rims?

EBAY!!!!!!

[gabossie]

Ebay isn't the best place for buddy club rims, becuase they are in limited widths and offsets. Ebay IS the best place for the Z wheels though. I've been looking to get a set for awhile, but I'm picky. I don't want to pay for shipping so it has to be close, and I want them to have tires on them so I can drive around on them for awhile before having to dump on new tires.

[w1ngzer0]

i was looking at some 16x8.5 and 16x9 and they were 20lbs per wheel. But that was with aluminum. So magnisuim i am looking at next but i don't know how heavy these will be the 16x8 was 14 lbs so ill keep you updated man.

holy crap the 8.5 is $500 per wheel

[Projex240]

not worth tit o me--id be getting some work wheels or something for that cost.

lightweight is great--but not 2000 bucks plus tires great.

[w1ngzer0]

but they aren't even lightweight at least the aluminum ones are not.

[gabossie]

20lb is reasonably light for a 8.5in wheels. Not super light, but far from HEAVY.