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Old 06-24-09, 11:12 PM
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Thumbs up FD3S 5zigen 17" recomended wheels

I was looking for a old vintage look for my FD3s for a long while (9 years) , I use the car for the street and race at the track (circuit , no drag) , knowing that the 18" wheels don't work well at the track , the only option was 17".

I'm so happy with my choose that I want to share with you my how it goes.
Theses are the 17" 5zingen option that the brand recommend for the car
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looks good, what are the offsets?
Old 06-25-09, 03:58 AM
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!7" x 8" +35 front
17" x9" +42 rear

Never like the way that the original rear wheels looks very inside the fender , this ones where a perfect fit.
Tires 235/45 R17 and 255/40 R17
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I'm also thinkin of the same wheels, different sizes/offsets.

Thanks for sharing yours.
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What suspensions are u on? (how much lowered?)

Would you say that 17x9 35 offset would stick out past the front fender?

Nice look by the way. I'm after the same but i'm on s-tech springs which lower A LOT...
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I got the eibach springs with koni shocks, suck set up , work good for the street , better than original but the springs and it dosent drop too much the car in the rear , so the nose of the car get very low.
But I will go with the Tein springs the next time , they look lots better, and they work better also.
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the wheels works perfect , better than original.
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I ran the 17x10 +25 at all four corners. just rolled the front fenders and light roll on the rear. tucked in the fenders very neatly w/o sticking out and also had the concave face if you like that look of course
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Never been my favorite 5zigen wheel, but I'm glad you found something that would work for your needs.
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Another reason to choose these

I just add a 3mm spacer .....

Now i got the Tein Flex suspension

I just want to change the center cup for a black one , quite hate the chrome in my car
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