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Old 01-26-04, 09:17 AM
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RX-8 wheels on the FD
has anyone put the 18" RX-8 Rims on an FD yet? i wouldnt doubt it, but does anyone with them on their FD have pictures of how it looks?
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Old 01-26-04, 09:53 AM
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Look in the archives coz I remember seeing a thread in there about it with pics. Please SEARCH before you post!
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Old 01-26-04, 04:39 PM
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There's not really much point to them aside from aesthetics since they are the exact same width (or perhaps narrower?) as the stock FD wheels.
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Old 01-26-04, 05:27 PM
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Yeah, what's the point? Rx8 wheels are only 8 wides with 225/40-18 tires, which are 26 inches in overall diameter (1 inch too tall for FD use anway)...
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Hmm...maybe because Rx-8 rims are sweet looking?
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And Because they are 18"dia vs the Stock FD's 16"
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