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Old 07-30-09, 06:58 AM
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35mm ones will not... go withj the 24mm ones.
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what site are they at for $150 for a set?
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discount tire.com I posted the link,
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fyi- they sold out of the 24mm sets thanks to me i bet.. but you can still nab the 35mm/50mm ones and buy spacers.
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Alrighty, Mine showed up today, Discount Tire ran out of the 24mm sets I guess so they shipped me a set of 35mm instead.... They fit great in the back with NO clearance issues I can see, but up front with tires on them I am worried they may rub the front springs, I am not 100% sure but that is my best guess... I am going to get some small spacers once I get tires on them to get a better idea of how much room is needed. I am not upset, i wish they would have let me know they were going to send me these, but for $150 it could have gone much worse.

Here are a few pictures, no centercaps, dry mounted. They look rediculously huge, but I bet when the car is on the ground with some rubber they will look better, plus black centers will visually bring the size down.
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try putting a jackstand under the lower control arm and lowering teh jack to compress the suspension a lil?
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here is the rear jacked up until the rear wheel tucked a little.
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Ugggg.... Thinking that its going to rub up front unless I were to stretch the tire, which I dont think I am the type of person who would do that...
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damn cheap price for some big wheels that are gonna look pretty damn good
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Thanks for the compliment. I have a feeling a few other rx7s will be popping up on here with these on them....
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Meh, not really feeling them. A little too blocky for my tastes. Can't beat the deal though.
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Yeah... not my favorite style, but i am painting the centers Graphite so it should mask the bulk.. $150 shipped to my door.. cant complain too much.
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I cant lie I thought about it for a few minutes heh.

bet the tires will cost 2.5x as much as the wheels
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Luckily I already have tires, pilot sports that came off my old cobra rims....
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a set of 5mm spacers up front would fix your rubbing issuses along with a very slight stretch
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they look good bro gives it a retro look, you pulled it off now cant wait to see it with tires and standing
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probably 225/40/18 up front, and 235 or 245 in the rear if you have room, will need fender roll of course.
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Ugggg.... Thinking that its going to rub up front unless I were to stretch the tire, which I dont think I am the type of person who would do that...
If you can get coilovers, that will solve the clearance issue, but a 5mm spacer should be enough to clear that strut. You'll have to run a narrower tire on the wheel, just a very slight stretch.

Hmm, I tempted to pick up a set for track wheels, and run 265's all around
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i want to see them with tires, im considering them right now. you should hurry up!
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i would jump soon, they have sold out of a lot of the different offsets, I will try to mount them up with tires asap.
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255/40/18... Neighbors rims... Sorry I didnt have the right lug nuts to safely put it on the ground..

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Sucks that you couldn't get the +24 offsets. I guess the Mustang owners caught wind and snatched em up in a hurry! You could get away with a 10mm spacer since you have +35's
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i measured yesterday and i am goint to try a 5/16 (roughly 8mm) and see how it goes.
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More people sporting mustang wheels? I have more company now lol.


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