I bought new rims tonight. I'll get pics w/ them on the FC asap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ME:B:EOAB:MT:6

 

you are going to have LOTS of fun with that tire size. Hope you don't have a lowered car. ^_^

 

nice planning on getting some gunmetal deep dished 3 spoked wheels with a silver lip when i have some money to blow... man its gonna cost so much

 

my vote is for you kerry

 

LOL, thx for the vote...and I dont have it lowered, I thought about it but now that I have 17"s, I dont see it happening.

 

WTF are you talking about?

-Joe

 

What are you talking about? 205/40r17 is actually over 1 inch shorter in diameter than stock! I hope his car is lowered, or its going to look rediculously stupid. Hes going to have more wheel-gap than our cars do originally. And as to the original poster, why do you want that tire size anyway? A 215/45r17 is about exactly the same diameter as stock, and you actually get a slightly larger tire with it. Not to rain on your parade or anything, but I dont see the point in going with a larger diameter wheel when the width is the same as stock. Youre getting no performance increase, and now have heavier wheels....

 

CAUSE THEY IS BLING BLING DOG!!!

 

^^^


not everyone is into pure performance, thats just a commone RX-7 owner trait, we care a little TOO much, but hey they look good, and he probably doesn't go to the track, who cares

 

I would like to see what they look like on with the center caps installed

 

heh... apparently i don't have a clue when i read the 205/40/17. Just try it out and see for yourself buddy. Already bought and paid for.

 

yeah i'm running 215/45zr/17
no problems
and it's lowered...

 

aren'ts our lug patterns 5x114.3, not 5x100?

 

hahahha PWN3D

and 17 x 7 +40?

that is a really wack width and offset. Minimum width you want for an aftermarket rim for FC is like 17 x 8 +38

that's going to sit really lamely on the car...it's going to be sunken into the wheel well

 

oh really? wow... i guess because it's a TOTALLY DIFFERENT SIZE!!!

 

Yea.. a size that is taller and wider than the 205/40s that the original poster is asking about...


Its only going to be in 2mm more than a stock Turbo2 wheel. I agree that I would want a wider wheel with a lower offset, but this will work fine, and look about stock.

 

i have the same ones. just all silver and chrome lip. same tires and everything heres pics of how it looks on the 7

 

ps there the same size tires also. it really doesnt have to be lowered. they look pretty good as is. but thats my opinion. i love these things. dont forget u need special lug nuts. does urs come with caps? mine did. rs limited they say on them shinwa baby. good luck man

 

idk if they come w/ caps, and thx for showing me those pics...i was gunna be ready to buy bigger tires *phew* i may have to soon anyways b/c they're prob el cheapo tires...oh well...i love the rims, and for those that are concerned w/ performance, it does matter to me, but really, how much performance and i gunna be able to get out of a S5 n/a that hasnt been ported. Performance can wait till im outa college, I just love my FC!

 

oh and special lug nuts?...PM me plz.

 

LOL, one more thing...I'm not concered w/ how wide my tires are b/c I dont have traction issues as is...why pay more for something i dont need?...I'd love to go to a track but again money is still an issue...so is time...and i have 3 jobs...ick!

 

i guess you guys don't get hte point i'm trying to make... o well. =\

 

like Rxmfn7 said, mine are actually bigger
the first number is the tire width, and the second number is the height of the sidewall, and the last number tells you the size of the wheel

nice try, though...

 

And that's exactly my point. The size you have on your wheels is MUCH more correct than 205/40/17. Yours is very close to the diameter of the stock tire. IaMtHeRuThLeSs1 is going to experience inaccurate speedometer readings where he is going to be moving slower than what the speedometer indicates. Also racks up miles much faster. And actually... the second number is the aspect ratio of the tire with respect to the tread width.