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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FC3S Murray
the offset in the front is +28, rear is +29

It is a street car man....running a super aggresive set-up is only going to yield bad tire wear and money out of my pockets due to replacing a 600.00 set of tires.

BTW enlighten me on a proper offset for a RWD car?
Sure no problem, for an FC 18x9 +17
18x10 +13

17x8 +10
17x9 + 5

17x9 +15
17x10 +10
I can go all day......
Your car and wheels are nice but those wheels in that offset doesn't work imo. They look much nicer in lower offsets giving the rear especially much more lip which in return gives a rwd car the proper staggered fitment. This is simply my opinion on what looks right and what does not. You like them the way they are so thats all that matters, but if your car was an inch lower and you continued to run your +28 in the front but then ran a x9 +17 or x10 +15 it would set your car off completely and look 100x better imo. And don't give me that street car bullshit either, I'm low as hell with an aggressive fitment and my tires don't rub nor do I have any major tire wear. And honestly bro do you really daily drive this car?

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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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513 xxr 16x8 all around







sick ride,
what size tires on them 513?
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 06:45 AM
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With what tire size though on the stock fenders. Your not going to run 255's with a +13 offset. With the setup he's about the run under the hood he's going to need all the tire he can get.



Originally Posted by RCFC89
Sure no problem, for an FC 18x9 +17
18x10 +13

17x8 +10
17x9 + 5

17x9 +15
17x10 +10
I can go all day......
Your car and wheels are nice but those wheels in that offset doesn't work imo. They look much nicer in lower offsets giving the rear especially much more lip which in return gives a rwd car the proper staggered fitment. This is simply my opinion on what looks right and what does not. You like them the way they are so thats all that matters, but if your car was an inch lower and you continued to run your +28 in the front but then ran a x9 +17 or x10 +15 it would set your car off completely and look 100x better imo. And don't give me that street car bullshit either, I'm low as hell with an aggressive fitment and my tires don't rub nor do I have any major tire wear. And honestly bro do you really daily drive this car?
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Silverfc88
With what tire size though on the stock fenders. Your not going to run 255's with a +13 offset. With the setup he's about the run under the hood he's going to need all the tire he can get.
Once you get things rolled(fenders) and start to get some pull out of the stock fenders you would be surprised what you can fit. I'm easily tucking a 225/40 on a 18x10 +13 and I could easily pull it out much more with a fender roller. For example look at Grips car he's running some major meat back there on stock pulled quarters. I was afraid when I first wanted to go with an aggresive fitment set-up that the stock fenders wouldn't pull enough to handle the widths and offsets but once things began to move it became clear that the stock fenders can hold some good width wheels with low offsets. Of course if he wanted to keep his rear fenders flat and stock no he couldn't fit that aggressive of a fitment but it would be worth his time imo to roll and pull to achieve that look.



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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Silverfc88
With what tire size though on the stock fenders. Your not going to run 255's with a +13 offset. With the setup he's about the run under the hood he's going to need all the tire he can get.



Of course if he wanted to keep his rear fenders flat and stock no he couldn't fit that aggressive of a fitment but it would be worth his time imo to roll and pull to achieve that look.
That is my intention buddy.

I will say though that your set-up is very sharp looking! nice work. The strech is not my taste but your fitment is agressive yet not over the top.

I considered pulling the fenders but my entire paint job is Glasurit and I frankly would hate to chance it and crack the paint.....that is a pricey boo-boo especially on the rear fenders. Hell, when I rolled the front fenders I about got sick when the drivers-side cracked
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FC3S Murray





That is my intention buddy.

I will say though that your set-up is very sharp looking! nice work. The strech is not my taste but your fitment is agressive yet not over the top.

I considered pulling the fenders but my entire paint job is Glasurit and I frankly would hate to chance it and crack the paint.....that is a pricey boo-boo especially on the rear fenders. Hell, when I rolled the front fenders I about got sick when the drivers-side cracked
If you use a heat gun and keep the edges warm you should have no cracking occur. I've never heard of Glasurit, just went to there website and it looks to be pretty cool stuff. Goodluck on your future alterations.
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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few examples of my setup:





that's a 1" pull on the 1/4's, 17x10.5 wide wheel, 255/40 tire. 1.5/2 degree's of negative camber.

don't expect to get more than 1/4" to 1/2" of pull at most out of the stock 1/4's before you have to do bodywork. i spent alot of time with a hammer and dolly to shape the metal, before i was able to smooth it out, and get it ready for paint.
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Damn grip!

If your car had a vagina............................................ ...
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by rotary_bünta
sick ride,
what size tires on them 513?
thanks.. its 205/50/16
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by blindboxx2334
jalia. Why don't you put your stock rx8 wheels on yor fc? I've always wanted to see what that looks like since I love just about any 5 spoke on an fc.
ive seen it b4 it looks ok but too big for FC, i think having small weels can make my car looks nicer =P old school hehehe
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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What about 19"

Front were rubbing on the stock coilsprings


I had my 8 wheels on it but I didn't took side pics, and i needed them back on my 8
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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bro just take a look at my wheels on my car... you will love the SSR sp1's!!!!!!!!!!!! you have to roll with the dish though. Take a look at my album!

+1 on the zilvia.net forum... that where i scored a set of my wheels with tires for a pretty good deal!
Agreed, SSR wheels are very nice and classy. couldn't go wrong there
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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My vote goes to the r33 gtr wheels as well. THey are a good looking, reletavely inexpensive wheel and i think they'd look fantastic on your car.

Say no to 5zigen/rpf1.

It's not like they're bad wheels at all, i just think you'll get tired of them quickly. You want something that flows with your car, i think r33 wheels would be spot on and hold resale value well if you do get bored.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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Regamasters would look sexy on an FC.
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Old Feb 9, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Got them for cheap....looks nice....wanting to replace them with Tri-Force someday....in chrome. Car will be painted black.
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 82BUCKET
Got them for cheap....looks nice....wanting to replace them with Tri-Force someday....in chrome. Car will be painted black.
sportmax's or xxr wheels nice was gonna get one for the rx8 but rota grid looks better
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 05:57 PM
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Based on the first wheel you posted other than yours, I suggest looking into ASA AR1s - they're a similar style, but light, and are basically rebadged BBS wheels. Very nice.

Also, RPF1s look decent, and aren't too expensive for how light they are.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 05:03 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 10:04 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Them SSR are VERY NICE!
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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Damn...this thread is still alive lol
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by MaczPayne
SSR MS1


SSR MS1s are one of the best looking wheels period
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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SSR MS1s are one of the best looking wheels period
mine:



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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by FC3S Murray
Damn...this thread is still alive lol
meanwhile you have gone through 2 sets of rims, 4 sets of tires, and 2 engine swaps
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