im thinking about getting flares but at not until its time to strip and paint the car...

Rota have got a set of wheels 13x8 with +4 offset, will these fit? with 185/55/13?

http://www.rotawheels.com/rb.php

depends what tyres you run but i have 13x7 on my 1200 and they fit well with 175/50's, -7 offset. With 7's between 0 and -9 offset is good.
Have seen 9's, really depends how adventurous you are and if you want to roll guard or add flares.

how wide can i go with 13" wheels? what offset should i be looking for?

I am currently running 185/60 R13 and very happy with the combo. Nice grip, not too big and not much trouble with touching of the guard except in the back where I needed to remove the lip for the big dips in the road when the tyre goes a little deep under the guard.
Max that I would go is 14".

I love the old 14 X 6 inch Jelly Beans. 6 slotters. If I could get them in 15 inch I would.

GRP flares are readily available in Australia and USA If you want anyone to ship some over they will cost from about $300 US landed.

Quote:Nissan recommends 155-SR12. That's what I have, they are inexpensive and last forever.

If you change sizes then you need to consider many things.
<-- wiki, search for tires

The wheel bolt pattern is 4-on-4-1/2 inch, as befitting Nissan's heritage building British cars. Converted to metric measurements it is 4-on-114.3 PCD.
<-- wiki, search for wheel

If the car is fairly stock you don't want to get to crazy: With 68HP on tap bigger tires are going to slow it down. I'd recommend 185/60 13's for good handling & fairly low rolling resistance. At Willow Springs raceway (high speed track) I tried some 175/60 13's laps times were slightly faster but the car was a touch skatey.
When we first got the 1200 we did a road trip with a set of 155/80 13's on it.....................rolled like mad but on mountain roads anything above 75 mph corners were interesting............also driven a stock B210/120Y with 205/60 14's and it worked well at local autocross but boy it sapped power.
So I'd stick with the aforementioned 185/60 13's as they''ll clear the fenders and give good all around performance.

Tom

not on the rear of a sedan due to the step in the rear inner wheel arch near where the door meets the body.

i found a set of wheels that are 15x7 with offset 38, will those work without any modifications?
Link:
http://www.imageinmotion.com/XXR04-50157088.htm

Cant seem to find any nice 14" Jdm oldskool rims...