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Old 04-01-04, 10:09 AM
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rx8 wheels on a 7?

This is my first post and hopefully not my last. Does anyone know if RX8 wheels will fit on an 88 vert (5 lug)? If they would I think i might get me a set.
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yes but you need a spacer. Get ready to pay though, those things are expensive. Of course a friend of mine can get them for cheaper.

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cheaper? so how much we talkin? and what is the spacer for
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Space is to make up for the differnce in offset
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are spacers universal (i can get them anywhere) or are they made specifically for this job. Sorry for my ignorance but i never had to use spacers when i swapped rims
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My understanding is that you would need a huge spacer, that the RX-8 wheel has an offset of about 60mm (while our cars have an offset of 40mm for up to a 7 inch width).

So then the smallest size RX-8 wheel is a 7.5 inch (which means you would need to add another 10mm offset to fit).

So a 30mm spacer seems a little out of place
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I think he used a 5/8 spacer in the front.




PM "Orionsky88" for questions
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Originally Posted by luiml73
I think he used a 5/8 spacer in the front.


PM "Orionsky88" for questions


Those are suprisingly good looking on that FC. What size rims are those? I was told that FCs could only hand a 17in x 7.5w wheel. Are there ways around what 'Big-O-Tires' has in their computers as the maximum size?


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yes but you need a spacer. Get ready to pay though, those things are expensive. Of course a friend of mine can get them for cheaper.

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What does "cheap" mean??
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Originally Posted by EatRiceDontDriveIt
Those are suprisingly good looking on that FC. What size rims are those? I was told that FCs could only hand a 17in x 7.5w wheel. Are there ways around what 'Big-O-Tires' has in their computers as the maximum size?




What does "cheap" mean??

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They are 18's.


I know someone selling a set for $500
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Originally Posted by luiml73
They are 18's.


I know someone selling a set for $500

Is there anything special you gotta do besides the spacer to have 18" rims fit an FC?


And whos your freind thats selling them for $500 and where? I assume their 18"s as well??
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is it just me or does anything past a 17 inch wheel make a fc look like a hot wheel car?
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Originally Posted by ectonine
is it just me or does anything past a 17 inch wheel make a fc look like a hot wheel car?
It's just you. Check out my 18" "Hot wheels " car....
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I want a Hot Wheels car like that.........
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hey chinooooooo nice car man!!!love the rims, **** i love the hole car...
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i Like the look of the rx8 rims on the fc
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Originally Posted by luiml73
I think he used a 5/8 spacer in the front.


I like the way those rims look; is that the same tire size that comes on the rims stock? Where can you get a 5/8 spacer at?
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those actually look small on the 7...but it could be the angle
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I saw one RX-8 where the wheel's spokes were wide in the center and tapered to a narrower end towards the edge of the wheel... basically the reverse of those and all '8 wheels I'd seen before. it look SO much better IMO, sitting side-by-side I would take the reversis in a heartbeat. they were also chrome.
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maybe it has to do with how the car is lowered, and how the spacing is done. very nice red vert--jeremie
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I think the rx-8 wheels look great on that rx-7!

That red vert was looking ****** fabulous too!
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Originally Posted by ectonine
is it just me or does anything past a 17 inch wheel make a fc look like a hot wheel car?

I wouldn't get anything bigger than a 17" rim for my FC.
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