Machining usually only allows for 3-5mm. You need to have ample material for the lugseat in the wheel.

I can get you Zigens for a great deal, at least i think i can.

Rishie

 

rishie i actually just imed u. you know me, i am pretty crazy with this whole rim decision as i don’t want to get f$cked (i already was once). i straight up love these rim but very concerned on fitment. i need the concave look all around thus i would need the 10s.additionally stretching a 255 tire to fit concerns me. what do u think about all of this?

i am also checking with a local performance shop on fender rolling.....i am going to see if they can GAURANTEE that they wont damage my car when rolling front fenders.

I have also emailed 5zigen to see if they plan to offer a higher offset in the future but haven’t heard back yet.

 

here are a bunch of new ones from the meet this weekend.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...99#post7828999

 

i cant get over how great they look on your car. nice choice with the bronze. u think bronze or silver for red fd? initially i only planned to get rims so i can run 275s on back thus they would be a perfomance upgrade.....but now that i have seen these screw that....they look f;ing good.

how was the fender roll? where they able to do it without damaging anything?

 

i did it with a heat gun, a baseball bat, and a ball pean hammer. worked like a charm

 

lol....that is mine.

right now that set up is:

(4) 17x10 +25

tires

Falken ziex
235 45 f
245 40 r

Why +25? Purely astetics since I hate sunken wheels. The 235 45 tires in my opinion have too much sidewall. After these tires wear out i will be going with Feed front fenders to stuff 265's 40 all around. I'm a big beliver in making the car fit the rims if it takes a little rolling and pulling.

I have not set ride height yet, but it will be on the ground for sure if it takes a little massaging of the fenders.

 

at least someone has the right idea. you should try some 235/40s next time, that is unless you get the fenders by then. probably get an even better fit.

 

Yeah...I messed up and ordered the 45's. 235 40 would fit perfect.

 

matty you can run 17x10 +35 and work it out okay.

and the 18x9.5 also has the concave face!!!!! not sure what offsets they offer in 18x9.5 though.

concave FTW!

 

+45 for the 18s and they would fit better, and look better than the 17s

 

any experiences with 17x10 +12 offset all around?

 

owen, i would need to do some serious work to front fender which i must say i am not in love with doing. 5zigen said the can shave the rear pad of the rim to increase the offset to plus 40mm. what do u think about that?

oh and by the way.....the most i am considering to strtch is 255s on a ten inche rim. so please consider that when responding. tks.

and about 18s.....these rims are heavy enough in 17x 10.....not lookign to go higher. tks.

 

you might be surprised at the weights, I would think a 18x9.5 +45 might even be very close to the same weight as the 17x10 +35

the +12 and +25 I had on my FC were 23 and 21 pounds each! eFF that!

255 on a 10" wheel is a great fitment, but remember that some tires in 255 are as wide as a 265 and others are like a 245. just like some tires in a 245 are as wide as a 255 from other makes/models. keep an eye on tire choices and what you want to spend and what size and REAL WORLD dimensions you want in your tires, dont just go by the tire description of 255/45R17 and such, use the mfg'er actual measurement specs if possible, or look for someones setup to duplicate a fitment for your own car.

I would run the 18x9.5 if they come in a +45 like trispeed says, with a super low profile tire, maybe even a 285/30R18 if you are ok with rolling fenders, otherwise a 265 or 255/35R18 would be a good setup for grip.

dont be anti-fitment of a 235 or 245 tire on a 10" wheel either, some tires will actually fit very well and have a beefy wide contact patch that is barely less than a comparable 255 tire like you are dead set on. I had 245/40R17 falken fk452 on a 17x9.5 wheel with my kouki S14 240sx and man you would have guessed it was a 265 wide tire, almost no stretch at all, I was surprised, and on a 10" wheel it would look almost identical to the 9.5" fitment.

 

they stick way out.

 

tks for info owen....

 

But the 18x9.5 isn't as concave as the 17's. It's much more subtle.

Rishie

 

yeah screw the 18s....17 x 10 please

 

I have BBS ET42RX202 8x17 rite now. Can U get 18s Zigens bronze or gold set for the rears that are 10 -12 wide and stick out 2 inches past what these BBS do and 18s that will fit in the front with rolled fenders, car is lowered 1 inch

 

well then,
PICS of each please!


thinking back to square one, I guess if people are fitting 18x10 CCWs with a +50 offset and a 285/30R18 tire, then a 17x10 +35 will fit okay with a 255 or 235 tire as the wheel is only sticking out 15mm further, thats not much at all for people who dont mind rolling fenders.

 

ive done it. with 235/40s but only for a day, just to do it. then i sold my other pair of fn's. it can be done. honestly its a little much in front, i would go +25 so it wont stick out too much. and +25 in the rear if you want to run a wider tire than a 245 at best on stock(but rolled) fenders.


and with a +35 i wouldnt doubt you could get a 245/55 and 275 with a roll.

 

Here's your spoke architecture for FN01RC:




Rishie

 

As soon as my A-Tech Final Speed's sell im getting a set of these!!


Im having a hard time deciding what color of rim i want for my silver FD though.. Bronze or black..



=Ben

 

Is it just me or 18*9.5 +45 would make a great all round combo and you could run 275 rears and 255 fronts.

 

hell I'd run 285/30 rears and 265/35 fronts!
nice wide sizes but very short O.D.'s

 

Would i be asking for trouble is i ran 245/40/17 on a 17x10 all around? I would love to see close ups of this setup.



=Ben