Hi all,

I'd like to thank the forum members that helped me in my other thread...

Mustang GT Rims (2005) mint condition - $160
Bridgestone Potenza RE070 225/45/17 (8/32nd Tread) - $75
4 Cans Duplicolor Bronze Wheel Paint, 2 Cans Clearcoat - $35

TOTAL - $270

The lug studs were long enough, although i've read otherwise on some threads (8-9 Turns). The front tires are sticking out a hair and rub on hard cornering and big bumps. I gotta say the paint was amazing...

Here's the pics.

 

Looks pretty good, I like them.

 

rims = nicey

bronze = pukey

 

The bronze is awesome with the car. Love it.

 

I like them! Nice color too!

 

Next Mod is Springs......

 

yea, looks good.
Now all you need to do is get rid of the wheel gap

 

The springs will fix that wheel gap. I'd say it wouldn't hurt to add a little camber to solve that rubbing

 

nice color, not a fan of nutstang rims though

 

I thought the 05 and up had a different offset that wouldn't fit, like +45 or so vs 94 - 04 at + 30 or +32. I have 98 Gt rims with 225 255 and 235 with g force sport would fit in the front 245 might. 265 would fit in the back but be to big for the rim.

 

HUH? so you fit 245's in the front with no rub?? that's odd...haven't really seen anyone else with that kinda fitment.

Offset seems to be about +30. I'm pretty sure there are also differences in the manufacterers "225" size. My tires were made just for the STi by Bridgestone, maybe they are on the big side of 225?

 

Yeah, I wish i could get some Advan RG's or something, but for the price and tire options i have now, i can't complain.

Thanks for the advice in my other thread.

 

SPRINGS WILL BE NEXT...DON'T WORRY....now i just have to wait for them to not be backordered.... see sig.

Also, the bronze looks a little pukey in the pics, i'll try to get some better pics tomorrow in the light, it looks really nice.

How do i add front camber? without pillowball mounts?

Also, I wanted black lugnuts, but autozone only had a choice of blue, gold and red...oh well.

 

looks way sweet

 

Those are the 99-04 GT rims.

 

OK OK im an idiot, they came off a 2004!!! Sorry for the confusion.

 

To add some camber check out Ingalls for front strut mounting bolts. Changing the upper bolt that hold the spindle to the front strut give you about 2 degrees of adjustment. change bopth to get up to 4 degrees. Also rotating the pillow block in the mounting holes of the shock tower can allow for some adjustent of caster and camber. Normally there is a small white dot on the rubber mount near the front inner strut tower mounting bolt. moving that to anothe location changes the camber and caster.

 

thats what i did on mine because i notice that my front tires are worn in the outside so i turn the blocks around and i dont know how much camber i got but is not much, maibe like a degree or less

 

dam where did u find the rims for 160??

 

Whoa, thats the first RX7 I have seen thats the same color as mine. I have a GXL aswell.

I alwasy thought about bronze rims. Looks nice.

 

Probably black wheels would look better

 

i"ll tell you what, way better than i expected from the title. tastefully done and a good color combo.

 

craigslist....and a lot of waiting...

Yea, the claret mica is a rare color it seems, i always get asked if the car is an original color....

TY!

That's how it looked with black...i think i like bronze a little better because you can actually see the details in the spoke...

ALthough i used flat black hi-temp paint to do my old rims, which probbly didnt help...i wonder if the duplicolor black wheel paint has any mica/flakes in it?

 

welcom to the club
you found them pretty cheap. i got min for 200.

 

400 with tires for mine