hey i got 2 sets of rims for my 1000 coupe and i cant really decide on which ones to go with. could use help me out a little?

here are the links to the pictures (when i try post pics here they dont usually work)

set 1:
http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2S8E3FDI1UCJR1GPIF9D1JX5JY

set 2:

http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2FFAP6V9O46BL3M5MZFJHZ3ZRN

cheers
shaun

I don't like either
And I don't think the stanza wheels fit cause they foul on the rear inner guard....... from memory

I don't know where those links go, but what i got was a VERY dodgey site.
Maybee the pictures will look better in the photo album.

If you have Stanza SSS mag wheels you will find that the inside edge of the rim rubs on the front suspension upright & you cant bolt the wheel on properly because of this.

The links work fine for me. Pics are about 10 times to big but they work none the less.
I am with dattoman_1000 on this - dont like either, but hey its not my car. It comes down to what you like yourself, not what others like.
Both the Stanza and TRX wheels will need spacers before your car can even roll in a straight line. Turning and suspension travel will be another thing.

Save up your pennies and get a nice set of eight spoke Watanabes, you wont find a better period wheel for an old Datsun.

phunkdoktaspok - i got neally all the spacers i need with the rims plus many more.

sidedraught - ill keep that in mind but thats all i got at the moment.

Dodgeman - yea.. i wasnt to keen on the stanza rims neways... ill prolly go the TRX rims cause its better than the old dunger wheels i got on the 1000 at the moment.

dattoman_1000 - yea i didnt like them to much neways.. ill prolly just sell them off.

thanks for the input fellas

shaun

The 15" TRX rims are 5-1/2" wide, which is a good width for our cars, but you need a tyre with an outside diameter of something very similar to the original size in order to avoid clearance problems under the front of the car.

The 185 width is a good size for both a 5-1/2" wide rim & for the car, so in order to get a 185 tyre in a 15" rim fitment, that comes close to about 550mm to 555mm diameter, the calculator says it needs to be 185x45x15 & this results in an OD of almost 550mm.
I don't know if this size even exists, but if it did, i don't think it would be particularly cheap.

Another alternative would be 175x50x15 which gives us 556mm, but once again, i don't know if that size even exists.

The most cost effective, & practical size is a 185x60x13 tyre on a 5" or 5-1/2 rim for front use. Anything wider usually means that you have clearance issues as there is not a real lot of room in there. This tyre size is readily available & very reasonably priced.

Your Stanza rims fit this size criteria, but they have too much negative offset [the rim sits inward too far]

If you find a set of rims that you think might be good, measure the distance from the wheel mounting face to a line across the back edge of the rim. You will need a rule & a straight stick. If this distance measures very close to 4" [100mm] then your'e in. The Stanza wheel measures 4-1/2" [112mm] & this is where the problem lies.
I have no idea what the 15" TRX wheel measures out to, but it doesn't look to be a good choice.

For rear tyres, i would suggest either 195x60x13 or 195x65x13, however the car would benefit from a 1200 engine if you go to these larger sizes as they increase the overall gear ratio & make the engine work a little harder. Sort of like an overdrive.





























Both these cars [above] use 13x5-1/2" or 5" rims. The sedan on the right uses 185x60x13 tyres, but the coupe on the left doesn't & had dramas every time he hit a bump or turned a corner. The sedan never had a problem, even after mild lowering.
It's the outside diameter that will suck the fun out of it if it's too big.

Hmm... those wheels on the right look familiar...





Not sure of offset, but it's borderline. Tyres are as per Dodgeman's recommendation - 185x60x13

TC

both those wheels look really good and suit the car, I particularly like the minilites although there is way to much side wall happening.
Many years ago I wanted a set of sunraziers for my ute but were not avaiable, I would have killed for a set from the Bakkie utes.
Does anyone have a set of the wannasetbadly I would like to see a photo.
I thought all my xmas"s had come at once when I picked up a set of 12" mininlites for my 2 door for a 100 bucks, with a nice 2 pac job on the centre and a polish job on the outer rim they look bloody good.
I did fit a set of Stanza SSS rims on one of my 1200"s and to be honest they looked like crap
cheers Ade

hubbies dumped with whitewalls mmm so cool