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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 12:20 AM
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wheels for 2nd gen

i found some wheels i like for my gxl and they are 17x7.5 and the offset is 45mm and wanted to know if they will fit and what size tires can i use but i know that i should use something like a 35mm offset but these wheels only come in 45mm
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 12:41 AM
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I'm not positive, but I believe I got a few people tell me that those won't fit. Are they rotas?
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 12:48 AM
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yea they are rotas
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 01:17 AM
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maybe in the back. not in the front unless you get spacers.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 01:22 AM
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how big of spacers will i need
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 08:27 AM
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If the fronts are +45, they will stick out and rub. The rear should be inline with the fenders at the edge, give or take a few mm.

For the fronts, using a 17x7.5 wheel, you should run anything under +38....might get away with +40.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 08:34 AM
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Ya thats what I thought. The price for those rims is great. Plus they have some nice looking rims that are really light. Too bad they won't fit...
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Old Dec 10, 2002 | 05:53 PM
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I was supposed to get rota next summer because of their light weight and you tell me that they won't fit?
What is the offset for an rx7?
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Old Dec 10, 2002 | 06:28 PM
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that sux I had plans to get those as well.

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Old Dec 10, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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Ya it seems you pretty much have to get the real expensive rims for our cars(Racing Harts, Volk, etc.). Pretty much sucks since the rota subzeros are the exact rims I want.
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