Rota Shakotan 15x7 +15

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Thank for the detailed answer. :-)
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Curtis, your car looks great on the front page of the DatsunParts website! Great choice on the Shakotan's I am still loving mine every time I see them.
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DatsunRoadster2000 wrote:Once my front springs settled a little they ended up fitting perfectly in the front arches.
Did you ever post pics of this? :smt003
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I'll take a few close ups tomorrow but here is a more recent picture.
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Cagowers,
Car looks great. What lug nuts did you use?
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I agonized (for no good reason) over wheel and tire selection.

I ended up going with Rota's because they're in my budget. I really wanted a set of Hayashi's but it was just too much money with everything else I've done on the car.
I went with a set of 15x6 +15 offset. The purchased some 195/55/15 BF Goodrich Sport Comp 2 tires.

I'm rather happy with the result. The Sport Comp 2 tires are very sticky and so far pretty quite.

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Tires are now so sticky I have to use my left knee against the door to brace myself in the car. I'll be saving up for some sport comp springs.
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Looks really good. Now, about those center caps.......
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I ordered some and accidentally ordered the wrong size... :oops:
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So the correct versions are on the way? I did leave out my smiley face the first time! :-)
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