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Will 13" rims fit on a GSL-SE?

Old Aug 2, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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Will 13" rims fit on a GSL-SE?

Please don't find me and kick my ***. This is actually a real question. I have to sell my accord or my se, according to a higher power (wife), so I want to drive my se in the deep snow of the north so I can keep it. I have had the car for twelve years but I really only drive my turbo 7 anymore. Thanks for any help, very appreciated.

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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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To be specific, will a standard 13 fit over the brakes? I know I need 4 X 114.3 bolt pattern.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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13 inch rims

Well, what rims are you talking about? Your bolt pattern on your se is 4x4.5.
If your talking about rims off a front wheel drive, they have a different offset and will cause nightmares. rx7doctor
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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yes, they will fit...my buddy has a set of 13x7 panasport wheels on his gsl-se
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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You'd need the check the specific wheel you're looking at to make sure your brake caliper will fit inside of it.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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Additionally, if you mean stock RX-7 13" wheels, then no. Different bolt pattern.

The kinds of 13" wheels you *can* get that fit are *not* what you would want to use in the winter.

Maybe you could get some wheels from an Accord or something for winter use? Plenty of decent low profile tires. 195/65 should be a good size for a 14" wheel.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 09:22 PM
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i tried fitting 13"S on my gsl-se, they were the correct lug pattern however they would not clear the brake calipers
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 02:15 PM
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Thank you for all the great information. Do you know of any cars that would have had 13 or 14 inch rear wheel drive wheels that I could try? Also, ever had any luck with deep snow and snow tires?


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Old Aug 5, 2004 | 04:14 AM
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i got some 13" rotor wheels that'll fit an SE. mebbe i'll save them for a swap. mebbe i'll sell them
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