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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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New Wheels!!!

Hey guys. Just got some new aluminum wheels. I have an S so I had steel wheels and I love the look of these much better. Now I just need to raise the rearend up about an inch and get some raised letter tires and she'll look totally badass. Enjoy!
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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Raised white letters? What? Your kidding, right? Raise the rear? You mean lower the front. Right?
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Yes raised white letter tires, and yeah raise the rear, the front is low enough because my suspension is worn and sits lower than stock
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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OOOOO kay.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Rear end height is fine, leave it alone, it's not a V8 or muscle car. For optimum handling, the rear wheel lip should be approximately 10mm lower than the front.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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Those are the stock aluminum wheels that came on 81-85 RX-7's. Nice find!!!
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Yea bro dont raise the rear. Leave the muscle car look for the Ford and Chevy's. Forget the raised letter tires too! Next you'll be putting one of those annoying "GIT R DONE" stickers on the glass! ITS AN RX7 Bro! Looks go as is.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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very rare!
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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Hey I know they're stock aluminum wheels but mine were the steel one's and I like the aluminum wheels better. I'm not raising the rearend too high, just enough to give a more aggressive stance and the raised letter tires look very good with the aluminum wheels
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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I have thse very wheels on mine, Cooper makes a RWL tire in 205-60-13 that will fit that rim
also a 185-70-13 rwl as well

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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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Yeah 185/70 13's are on there now
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Hey man it'll look and sound good once you get everything done to it and i cant wait till you get that turbo put on it itll be nice as ****.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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yo i think u should lower the front end, we c the look u want but its by lowering the front. y dont u get some racing beat springs. itll drop the front 1 or 2' inch, good look.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by camocarl
Those are the stock aluminum wheels that came on 81-85 RX-7's. Nice find!!!
...if finding stock aluminum wheels for an fb is a find then I guess I'm going to sell my two sets...no offense to the guy as they are okay wheels but those wheels are as common as anything...
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