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Old 01-16-08, 01:03 PM
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Question 1985 RX7 GSL wheel question

I have a stock 1985 RX7. It has the 13" wheels on it with the 4.50 bolt pattern. Can anyone tell me if either of the following wheels will fit my car. Also what is the offset for the original wheels?

Wheel, 188 Series, Aluminum, Silver, 14 in. x 6.00 in., 4 x 4.50 in. Bolt Circle, 4.688 in. Backspace

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Wheel, Estrella, Aluminum, Silver, 13 in. x 5.5 in., 4 x 4.5 in. Bolt Circle, 4.625 in. Backspace.

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Well, only the GSL-SE had the 4x4.5" (4x114.3mm) pattern, so those will not fit. All other 1st gens came with a weird pattern (4x110mm). Almost impossible to find rims for. The options are to:

- get adapters
- swap to GSL-SE suspension
- find a rim in 4x110
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Another option:

There's a rim spot by me that will fill the lug pattern on any rim if they are covered by centercaps and drill the 4.110 pattern which will then give a large variety of rims to choose from. This is a professional shop though that deals in strictly rims & tires. I haven't been there in a few years but it was only $80 a wheel last time I was' there.
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do they have a site?
link?
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I haven't been there in awhile since it's out of the way of my normal travels... but next time I'm in that area I'll make it a point to get their info.

This place knew what they were doing... They gave me inserts to make my rims hub centric to eliminate a shaking I couldn't get rid of for over a year.
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