# Ninety1two40's 240sx **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [April 17, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483 "2008-04-17T05:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/121 "2008-07-22T07:49:41Z")
Check offsets on those sportmax’s. To look halfway decent you need no higher than a +15 ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/122 "2008-07-22T07:56:23Z")
> [@SRS BZNS](#): > > Check offsets on those sportmax’s. To look halfway decent you need no higher than a +15 That’s the thing, they’re 35. I’ll have to space them out a bit to fit in the front anyway. ---
**Author:** ![w.tungsten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@w.tungsten](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/w.tungsten)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/123 "2008-07-23T22:22:10Z")
Meh I don’t know. +20 +35 isn’t that bad, but it’s not amazing. 17/18 x 9 +35 isn’t bad at all. 17/18 x 8.5 +35 is a lot worse. ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/124 "2008-07-27T09:54:08Z")
> [@ninety1two40](#): > > What width are your rims? 18x8 +40 ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/125 "2008-07-27T10:05:43Z")
WTF @ the White E36 in that XXR ad. eww ---
**Author:** ![w.tungsten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@w.tungsten](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/w.tungsten)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/126 "2008-07-27T11:44:39Z")
just saw the 502. probably 18x9.5 would look pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/127 "2008-07-28T04:00:07Z")
> [@w.tungsten](#): > > just saw the 502. probably 18x9.5 would look pretty good. I won’t be able to fit 9.5 without pulling the fenders ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/128 "2008-07-28T09:47:16Z")
> [@ninety1two40](#): > > I won’t be able to fit 9.5 without pulling the fenders You won’t be able to fit **_8_** with suspension without rolling fenders. I regret my purchase. I should have gone with 17x7.5 with 225s cuz now I have a serious body work dilemma. Please learn from my mistake… ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/129 "2008-07-28T10:19:34Z")
> [@ErnGotti](#): > > You won’t be able to fit **_8_** with suspension without rolling fenders. I regret my purchase. I should have gone with 17x7.5 with 225s cuz now I have a serious body work dilemma. Please learn from my mistake… It depends on the offset also. There are plenty of people running 18x8.5 with a 35mm offset with 225-235 tires on stock suspension and coil-overs. I will need a 5mm spacer in the front to clear the strut and I plan on buying coilovers at the sametime. Probably by the end of the week. With stock suspension you can fit 17x8 (front) and 17x9 (back), offset around 35, without stretching the tires and you can drop the car a couple inches without rolling or pulling the fenders. I’m pretty much set on the Sportmax 507’s in chrome, 18x8.5 35offset all the way around with 225/40-18 Nitto 555 tires. And some kind of coilovers, either Megan or something around that price. I was going to buy a set of used Work wheels or SSR wheels, but for about $1200 for beat wheels and used tires and another $400-$600 for a 5 lug conversion I’d rather get new wheels and tires that look decent. I’m not trying to go all JDM TYTE with a -15 offset and riveted overfenders. It’s a summer daily driver, not a crazy track drift machine. I do like to slide around corners though :ninja ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/130 "2008-07-28T10:34:46Z")
[Here’s an example of 17x9, they seem to fit really nice. I wanted these wheels but they don’t make that size in hyper silver.](http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=253960&page=1) 4th post down. I probably would of done a staggered setup with 8’s in the front though. That guy needs to get a different spacer in fronts too. ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/131 "2008-07-28T11:13:28Z")
What about powdering a used set? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/132 "2008-07-28T12:22:51Z")
I could do that, I’m not sure how good chrome powder coating would turn out. I’ll keep looking for used wheels and if I can find a set for a decent price I might pick them up. ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/133 "2008-07-29T06:19:38Z")
hmmmI know you said gloss black was too much black for you, but how about black chrome? Like your valve covers? How much did it cost you to get those done anyways? I might as well do that now. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/134 "2008-07-29T07:00:32Z")
> [@ErnGotti](#): > > hmmmI know you said gloss black was too much black for you, but how about black chrome? Like your valve covers? > > How much did it cost you to get those done anyways? I might as well do that now. it was like $80 for both valve covers and a couple small brackets. It was like a 2 week wait too, at Powdertech. ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/135 "2008-07-30T05:45:00Z")
2 weeks? Wow. It took 3 days to get my 18’s done (back when I had the grand prix) ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/136 "2008-07-30T05:50:58Z")
Yeah they had a hard time getting the residual oil out of the valve covers, that was a few days, and I guess they were really busy. I do have a friend that has a powder coating system, but he hasn’t tried it out yet. I’ll have to give him hand and see if we can get some good coatings out of it. I’m still trying to make my mind up on wheels, and I think I’m going to go with 17x8 (front) and 17x9 (back). They will fit with no spacers needed and I can run the correct size tire without stretching. 18’s are too big and I’d rather have something pretty wide. I’m thinking the Sportmax 006, in gunmetal. If I really don’t like the color I’ll get them powder coated over the winter. Also for the coil-overs, I think I’m going to go with Megan Racing Street’s. I’ve read alot of good about them and the car won’t be a track car so the only real reason for coil-overs is a drop. ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/137 "2008-07-31T06:52:26Z")
> [@ninety1two40](#): > > Yeah they had a hard time getting the residual oil out of the valve covers, that was a few days, and I guess they were really busy. I do have a friend that has a powder coating system, but he hasn’t tried it out yet. I’ll have to give him hand and see if we can get some good coatings out of it. You can have my valve covers. I’ll clean em out and you can practice on them. Does he have a sandblaster too? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/138 "2008-07-31T06:53:51Z")
> [@ErnGotti](#): > > You can have my valve covers. I’ll clean em out and you can practice on them. Does he have a sandblaster too? Yeah a pretty sweet sand blasting cabinet. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/139 "2008-07-31T06:56:33Z")
You know Jeremiah can sandblast himself, right? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483/140 "2008-07-31T07:00:49Z")
Yeah, but Jer is like an hour away from my place. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ninety1two40s-240sx/236483.md?page=8)