What is the largest tire/wheel size that will fit a 1st gen?
Anyone been able to get 16 or 17 staggered fitments to work?
I current early have a 15 inch bbs set up.. Was curious if could go larger with success
Any pics with Size info: wheel od, width and offset? And tire size?
Thanks!

 

Here's what the 15 inch bbs look like

 

Wow that is a very tasteful looking RX7, really like the front spoiler.

 

17" on mine

 

Wow 17"... Looks good! Guess they will fit. What's the offset, and wheel width?
Are you running springs / suspension.. Or is it stock height?

 

Came with the car, suspension looks stock.

 

Agree. Personally not sure larger would look any better, or just odd. And remember it also usually means heavier.

 

I have 195/50x15 wheels on one of my FBs. That is plenty big enough for me. I have 200 tread wear Dunlop tires on it and they grip very well.

 

back in the day, i had a friend that ran (actually "installed" is more appropriate a term because the car NEVER actually ran while he had it) 17s on his 1980 with an IMSA-style body kit. if memory serves me, they were something like 17x7s up front and 17x9s out back. i never cared enough to look at offsets and i simply don't remember the tire sizes. while the car made for good photos and conversation, i didn't care for it much. the rears were still too skinny for one and i was also never a huge fan of widebody kits. i have since seen stock-bodied Rx7s with 16s and 17s on them.

so yes you can find larger wheels. i guess the ultimate question is why. i tend to think anything larger will need to be custom in some form or another - custom-drilled wheels or custom hubs/brakes (because of the 4x110 pattern), fender work, etc.

personally, i'm a sucker for the 13" stock aluminum wheels. i like them the best on a Gen I. however, if i had an inkling to go larger, 15" is as large as i think i would go.

 

245 35 18 and 285 35 18 with 2" 4-5 lug wheel adapters. only problem is it sits higher than stock .... but looks good

 

The 17's do look good, but I love my 205/50/15s it sits well, I did have to put some spacers on it, but it lines my wheels up with my fenders

 

The mechanic I work with has a body we wand to do basically this with

 

The 15" BBS are tge way to go IMO. No offense but 17s on a 1st gen just look awward.

 

Any idea where the spoiler came from?

 

Kami.. Not sure if still avail/sold.. Bought years ago..
love the bbs 15s, but also want to try out these 13 old school enkei's with some Michelin vintage racing rubber
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yea thats exactly how i feel about them, i have the same size wheels on mine, theyre really perfectly sized, and with my lowering springs there isnt too much gap