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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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What size wheel(s) is every one running?

I was curious what size and offset is everyone is running on their fc's. Pics are nice too!
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Bigfoot rims with bicycle tires stretched on em.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Stock vert BBS 225/50/15, on a vert : )
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Ive got me some bbs vert wheels on my vert too. lol Although Some one stole 2 of my center caps.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 07:12 AM
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Mustang Bullet wheels, 17 x 8, +30.
235/45/17 tires all around.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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245/30/18 front 285/30/18 rear
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 2ndgencab
Ive got me some bbs vert wheels on my vert too. lol Although Some one stole 2 of my center caps.
that sucks! ive always sort of worried about that in the back of my mind but eh whatev.

im running the stock bbs wheels as well. painted mine gold though. i had 3 center caps but one of the metal peices didnt have the plastic stuff to latch onto the rim, but funny enough i found one at a junkyard and it works great. now i need two of the black center parts that say mazda.

hopefully some will turn up at the junkyard again.

if it matters i use 205/60/r15 tires, but im sure many people know that.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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18x8.5 front
18x9.5 rear
+35 w/8mm front spacer
225/40/18 F
265/35/18 R
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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I'm running some 17x7.5 Volk GTC knock off's with 235/45/17 tires... 30+ offset.

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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:46 AM
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17x8 and 17x10 +35 with 245/40/17, 275/40/17 Hoosiers
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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I have 17x8 +35 on the front and 17x9 +35 on back on BBS meshies.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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17x9 front
17x10.5 rear
and no spacers
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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Twins80s: what kind of suspension are you running? that thing is dumped!! very nice lookin car.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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and no spacers
telling us you have no spacers doesn't help at all if you don't say what the offsets are
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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My guess is +12 fronts and +10 in the rear.

Lets see how close i am.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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17x7 +42 (+38 or so would be better)
225/45/17
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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16x8 + "whatever FD wheels are"
20mm spacer front
25mm rear
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by NoPistons!
My guess is +12 fronts and +10 in the rear.

Lets see how close i am.
Those wheels are 17X9 +24 in the front 17X10.5 +28 in the back.

They are just Replica FR500 Mustang wheels.

Anyone can get those to fit with the small tires he is running.

I run 95 Cobra R wheels all around. 17X9 +24 with 235/40/17s
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Had to roll the front fenders to keep from rubbing, because of the Eibach Turbo Lowering Springs.

225/50/R16 on 16"x7" 40ET

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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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17 x 8 + 35
17 x 9 + 35

225/45/17 front
245/40/17 rear

No rubbing or anything.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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16x7 +32 225/45/16
16x8 +32 245/45/16

no issues aside from traction.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:52 AM
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17x8 +43 205/40/17 6mm spacer
17x9 +43 235/45/17 no spacer yet?

needs a phat spacer (1inch) in the rear and ill be happy
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:59 AM
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Rear: 18 x 9 +38
Front: 18 x 8 +38
Goodyear Eagle F1 Tires
Rear: 265/35 ZR18
Front: 225/40 ZR18

No spacers, no fender rolling, no rubbing

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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 2ndgencab
I was curious what size and offset is everyone is running on their fc's. Pics are nice too!
You might want to spend a few days paging through this epic thread:

https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/official-fc-wheel-fitment-thread-257700/

There's scads of pictures of various wheels in various offsets there.

I'm running some pretty tame 16x7 BBS wheels with the stock offset of +40. 205/55 R16 tires, so same as TII/GTUs stock sizes.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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We have a wheel fitment thread:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=257700
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