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Old 02-15-10, 09:49 PM
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Front end project

Hey Guys,

Im in the middle of a front end restoration project, I have everything powder coated, Installed new bushings, hawk brake pads, rotors, longer lug studs, tie rod ends, AGX Struts, and ball joints. Ill post pictures soon.

I need some help with understanding tire sizes and offsets. I want to install my gloss black RX8 rims onto my FC but haven't got a clue how to do this effectively. I searched and found that the stock fc rims have a 40mm offset and rx8 18x8's have a 50mm offset. does this mean that the lug holes on the rim are 40mm away from the center of the rim? should i use a 10mm spacer to compensate for the change? as for tires i cannot even guess at what the size numbers mean.

Thanks,
Sean
Old 02-15-10, 10:34 PM
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Some resources:

Wheels and offset
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101
http://www.wheelsnext.com/content/wheel_tech.html

How to read tires
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoSidewall.do

Don't let the numbers confuse you, it's actually really easy. Good luck
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