got some 17s today for a freakin steal!! 250 for the whole set one has a brand new tire and the other 3 are about 80% tread, they are all 205/40/17 kumho ecsta ast on konig reasons.

there 4x100 or 4x114 bolt pattern so im just waitin on my 4x110-4x100 wheel adapters and my mazdatrix studs to arrive to put these bad boys on!









got these wheel adapters good deal i think 125$ shiped for all 4
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=480251151008

and these studs(32 of them lol)
http://www.mazdatrix.com/j-1brake.htm

 

Those look pretty nice.

 

^^ bit harsh
But hey every man to himself.
I would rather see the car with the rims actually on it though... :-/

 

I usually think 17s look too big on an FB, but I'm interested to see how they look.

 

i like them. i would only go as high as 17. i was offered 20inch drilled rims but i was like NO. when you get them on deff take some pics. when you buy the nuts make shur you get 4 more as spares

 

actually i havent got teh spacers yet but they are 15mm and with 15 mm between the rim and rotors the fitment is only about 1/8" out farther than the rims now

everybody says 17s r too big i know but i think it looks nice.
and ya i just bought a heat gun the other day im gonna be working on the stripes soon, it was a drunken impulse lol

 

ok now that were serious again since i jacked my own thread lol

to all of you big rim haters be assured im not just throwin some rims on it and calling it good. since the car came stock with 13" steelies these 17s are much much heavier so im going to upgrade my shocks with some nice gas 50/50 or maybe 60/40 kyb's in the rear and probably the tokicos for the front from RB to keep these boys on the ground. also i ordered studs from mazdatrix so when they come in ill bolt up the wheel adapter with the correct studs instead of how some people just shave the stock lugs to fit. i think its gonna look nice plus going to 4x100 opens up a whole new world of wheel options which is great!! it was soo dang hard to find stupid 4x110, turns out thats the most common ATV pattern so all i could find was 4wheeler rims lol who knew :P

 

shitty fitment? a 205/40/17 is .2 inches taller and .1 inches wider than my original 195/60/14 i already posted that the offset is set in the wheel well by 1/8 inch i dont know what you are refurring to about fitment unless you mean the ratio of rim to rubber and i admit its not original but why the **** not.\

 

ah we posted at the same time doc sorry lol i was jus playin around that guy just came in here bashin this and that but whatever its all good

 

when you get the rims on take some pics and watch out for curbs. iv seen some nice rims get messed up by the evil curb

 

Thats a deal on the tires alone, which are very good tires. Am I going to be seeing this thing running with MAC this summer?

 

I have seen those rims before on other cars and didn’t like them at all… Looking at them next to your car they look awesome. They really complement the cars color and vise versa. I kind of wish I went the same was as you, I wen't with Konig REWINDS and BF Goodrich KDW 205/50/15 but wish I did the same thing the 17" rim looks great on 7s

Post pics when there on!

 

cant find my thread idk why but i finally got my 17s on and for you guys who wanted to see what they looked liek here ya go









plus a lil vid

 

Very nice! I don't usually like that style of rim, but they seem to suit your car very well. Now all you have to do is lower it.
I can't wait to install my gslse rear end and brakes, so that I can put my 17s on my car.

 

You should post the wheel/tire specs for those that think bigger is better. Body does need to be lowered.

 

Third pic looks like 205/40 I think. I agree with the others, lower it some to close up the gap at the fender.

 

deff lower it. she looks SEXY i cant wait intill i get some 17's now. where did you get the adaptors?

 

ok to answer all your ?S

yes they are 205/40/17 kumho ecsta ast

and i am gong to lower it with the racing beat 79-85 suspension package it brings it down 1.25" front and .75" rear thats good enough and for 480$ thats a good deal cuz it comes with sway bars and bushings

and now i have a GSL limited slip in the back thanks to installer67


and yes i have wheel adapters 4x110 to 4x100 they cost me 100$ for all 4 on ebay, 16 studs from mazdatrix cost me 35$, and a set of 16 locking lug nuts cost me 40$


i think 17s are perfect for first gens, althought the rims and tires are each 10 lbs heavier than my aluminum 14's so i can just barley feel the difference in acceleration but worth it for the looks. plus im streetporting and turboing my second engine so im lookin at some major horsies there

 

and thanks for the compliments all!! the rx community is great! lol

 

i dont know specs on those wheels except they are konig reasons 4x100 or 4x114.3 patterns, and they measure almost 11" deep lol

 

swap to rear disk. do you have the users name that sold you the adapters?

 

Needs moar low.

 

As far as the specs go, just measure the back spacing and rim width, that will suffice along with the adapter thickness.