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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 01:53 PM
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wheel size on an FC

How come the tire inflation sticker on the drivers door says 14" wheels and the car has 15"?
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 01:54 PM
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*shrug*



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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 02:11 PM
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not the originals?

maybe somebody replaced them...
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 08:03 PM
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What model RX-7 do you have? The '86-'88 SE came with 14" wheels with a 4 lug pattern.
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 09:05 PM
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It's a bone stock 87 n/a.
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Old Dec 22, 2001 | 08:13 AM
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Originally posted by ianbell
It's a bone stock 87 n/a.
But there are several models of NA, and an '87 SE would come with the 14" 4 lug phone dial wheels. Do you have 4 or 5 bolts? If you have 4, then you have aftermarket wheels. If you have 5 (and assuming the sticker is correct), and the car originally came with 4, then most likely one of the previous owners swapped in the 5 bolt components, which is a fairly common thing to do because you get better brakes with it.
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Old Dec 22, 2001 | 03:03 PM
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Rims are aluminum 'starfish' 4 bolt - photo attached, I hope!
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Old Dec 22, 2001 | 03:09 PM
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That means those are aftermarket rims. Your car originally came with 14" diameter wheels, the same ones I have on my car.
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