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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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949 Racing Wheels

Has anyone tried these on a FB? I have been trying to learn about offset and everything but it seems over my head haha. I was planning on getting adapters for them too.

15x7 6UL bronze

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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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I'm bad with wheels too, and I might have missed something, but those are 4x100 and I think we are 4x110.
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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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I was planning on buying adapters for that!
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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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Just wondering if anyone could help me out with this.
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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 09:43 PM
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Ive seen those wheels on some miatas.
15x7 is a good sized wheel on a fb.
That wheel has a offset of +36 so it would work on a fb. I'm not sure about any rubbing but you should be fine. You said you're going to run spacers? That will push the rim out a tad.
Attached is a 15x7 38 offset wheel on fb.
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 08:46 AM
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I would get adapters which would push it out a bit. I like the way those look for sure, but with adapters I'm not sure how much it would push it out.
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by captainmorgan92
I would get adapters which would push it out a bit. I like the way those look for sure, but with adapters I'm not sure how much it would push it out.
Its going to push it out however thick the adapters are. Whats the mystery here?
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 11:26 AM
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I considered these wheels a while ago, but it seems that most / many of the wheels are out of stock. The design, weight, and price looks good.

If you want to use wheels with a different bolt pattern, you have 3 options:

1. Re-drill your hubs
2. Re-drill the wheels
3. Use an adapter

As Glazedham42 already mentioned, option 3 will space out the wheels. Typically 20mm is about the min possible to allow for the lug nuts in the adapter.

I was considering #2, but the owner said it couldn't be done. He wouldn't send me a picture of the back of the wheel, so I'm not sure if that meant he wouldn't do it or if there's some mechanical reason.

But . . . all of this is moot if he can't get more wheels.
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 04:27 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I am looking at Enkei92's as well. I am planning on going with an adapter.

I guess the biggest question I have is what offset is a good target for a 7 inch wheel?

I think a 20-24mm adapter is easy to come by, and the Enkei92's come in a 38 offset. So with a 20mm spacer this would be equivalent to a offset of 18 correct?
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Problem solved... bought a pair of original Enkei92's in 4x110 haha
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