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Old 04-20-10, 07:22 AM
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Were 14 inch wheels ever available on non GSL FB RX-7s?
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as far as i know they all came stock with 13" except for the gslse that were 14". maybe in the aftermarket owners got 14" and put on them.
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the LE models had 14s as well
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1983 LE's had 14" mesh wheels. Heres a pic of mine.
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Were any 14s made by Mazda in 4x110?
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the LE wheels are offically Mazda rims although they were manufactured by BBS. Mazda did make a 4X110 steel rim that was OEM on the 1970-2 R100 this is an extemely rare rim and is also very narrow. These are the only STOCK 14 in 4 X 110 rims that I know of
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As stated above, the only 14" 4x110mm wheel made or licensed by Mazda for the Rx-7 was the limited edition wheel.
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That would be ok. The rule for stock is that I can use an aftermarket wheel so long as it is the same diameter as ANY one availble for my car from the factor with an offset of +/- 5mm from stock. If I knew the specs on the rare limited edition wheel, I could have diamon make a similar set up and be legal for stock.

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Also, since the 14 inch GSL SE wheel was available, I could probably use that profile. Using the same bolt pattern is not required.
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If I knew the offset I'd help ya out, but I don't believe mine said anywhere on them. They are 14x5.5, and just going off the top of my head they seem to be the same offset as stock, but I really can't say for sure.
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