Whats with the 8 spoke wheels?

[94haut]

Why are the eight spoked rims so popular with the z cars?

[sblake01]

Popular? They're cheap and plentiful since they were a standard ZX rim.

[CoastGuardZ]

Because they look so damn good!

Others may have some input regarding original Watanabes, Panasports or Mini Lites... but my take is purely from a cosmetic/asthetic point of view.

[sblake01]

You know, I completely missed what rim he was referring to. I was talking about the 6 spoke ZX wheel.:stupid:

[Danglybanger]

I think the 6 spoke alloys don't look the part on a Z car, despite having come as optional on them... and ZX wheels just look awful on the earlier car.

I like the 8 spoke minilites, a classic look, third after slot mags, which are second after Daisy hubcaps

[sblake01]

As you can see, I'm partial to the factory alloys myself.

[74260ZMan]

How about the 9 spoke...

[Nissanman]

....or 10 spoke:classic:

[Walter Moore]

... and ZX wheels just look awful on the earlier car...

Heh,

To quote Garfield (the cat) "I resemble that remark!"

No offense intended.

(Or taken I hope.)

[mikewags]

Those "8 spokes" are sweet...Panasport Watanabe's right? I'd love to get a set, but i'm just not willing to drop $800+ bucks on rims anytime soon.

[26th-Z]

Panasport and Watanabe are two different manufacturers. Although Panasports look like Watanabes, there are differences. Two pictures attached - the Watanabe A spoke and the Watanabe B spoke.

[Danglybanger]

As you can see, I'm partial to the factory alloys myself.

Heh,

To quote Garfield (the cat) "I resemble that remark!"

No offense intended.

(Or taken I hope.)

Haha, no offense meant from me ever, I just put my opinions out there for the sake of forum discourse... and also to be a forum whipping boy, with the expectation that everyone else then tells me how ridiculous my car looks with polished, unpainted Daisy-style caps I do like making my opinions known, I'm afraid...