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Old Dec 17, 2019 | 03:59 AM
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^^^Beautiful.

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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 05:54 PM
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285/30/18 front tires. This wheels have the perfect offset for an FD.



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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 06:22 PM
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Looks great. So what trailing/camber arms are people running? battle version makes a pretty trick setup.
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Old Oct 29, 2020 | 04:05 AM
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Looks like you've slapped non-standard sized tires on there. I can make out you've got 285-40 in the rear, what about the front? How much did you lower the car?
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285/30/18 front tires. This wheels have the perfect offset for an FD.
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Old Oct 29, 2020 | 06:19 AM
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Looks like you've slapped non-standard sized tires on there. I can make out you've got 285-40 in the rear, what about the front? How much did you lower the car?
fronts are 285/30/18 the car is maybe 1/2 to 3/4” lower than stock. Needs to be kind of high at the rear in order to fit the taller 285/40. The car has a lot of power/torque so I wanted a larger diameter tire to help with wheel spin.

It has a 20b in it so it would spin the tires every time in third gear and sometimes in 4th gear. Hence the larger drag radials at the rear.
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Old Oct 29, 2020 | 11:35 AM
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Nice cars guys but I'm of the mind that you should use jdm parts on jdm cars. Call me old fashioned I guess. Titan is lame and F%#K the ccp.
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Old Oct 29, 2020 | 11:54 AM
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Seems like MAZDA didn't mind some Italian seats and German wheels.



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Old Oct 30, 2020 | 01:12 PM
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I'm sure it was an honor to collaborate with the Italians and Germans. Euro cars have always been and will likely remain the envy of the automotive industry. No other continent has contributed more to motorsports imo. The artistry, technology and quality they bring is unparalleled.

The opinion I expressed regarded titan and the ccp
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Old Oct 31, 2020 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Federighi
Nice cars guys but I'm of the mind that you should use jdm parts on jdm cars. Call me old fashioned I guess. Titan is lame and F%#K the ccp.
please enlighten me. What exactly makes Titan 7 lame?
what is ccp?
what have I missed?
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Old Oct 31, 2020 | 09:30 PM
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I'm kind of wondering the same thing. I see on the website they say they've been around for 40 years, but then the wheels come from like Las Vegas or something. I wonder where they are made or who exactly makes them. Google either isn't helping much or I'm too baked to research it properly.

CCP doesn't mean Russia, does it? . That's where Regamasters come from and those are Holy Grail status for an FD. .
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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Natey
I'm kind of wondering the same thing. I see on the website they say they've been around for 40 years, but then the wheels come from like Las Vegas or something. I wonder where they are made or who exactly makes them. Google either isn't helping much or I'm too baked to research it properly.

CCP doesn't mean Russia, does it? . That's where Regamasters come from and those are Holy Grail status for an FD. .
My wheels were stamped on the inside as designed in the USA made in China. Everything on them from the packaging all the way to the finish on them seems as good as any high $$ big name wheel.
All the info I was able to find on them had nothing but good reviews. I believe the also make the R replicas for sakebomb garage.
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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 11:35 AM
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ooohhhh. Chinese Communist Party = CCP. Now I get it. Maybe I should have googled it sooner. lol


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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 11:36 AM
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I've met some "superjaps" and "super wannabes" that only wash their cars with JDM car wash, only have JDM air freshener, only use JDM tint, etc etc.

Idk if they only use Japanese bottled water or Pocari Sweat when they wash their car.

But I want the best performance I can afford for my FD so I race on 18x11 +45 Chinese Forgestar wheels and 295/30-18 Taiwanese Nankang AR1 tires.

Even if I cant afford them at the moment I do still want Rays to make the 18x11 +4x TE37 they have for Porsches in 5x4.5 bolt pattern so we can use them on FDs.
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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 11:39 AM
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As long as everyone notices the 5000 dollar front bumper on my 80's Corolla, it's all worth it.
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Old Nov 2, 2020 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kempo
fronts are 285/30/18 the car is maybe 1/2 to 3/4” lower than stock. Needs to be kind of high at the rear in order to fit the taller 285/40. The car has a lot of power/torque so I wanted a larger diameter tire to help with wheel spin.

It has a 20b in it so it would spin the tires every time in third gear and sometimes in 4th gear. Hence the larger drag radials at the rear.
Could you post some pics of the car pulled back/in profile? By my calculations, your rear tire is about 2" taller than the front. I was looking at a 19" setup that would be 1" taller in the rear and was worried about that.
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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BLUE TII
I've met some "superjaps" and "super wannabes" that only wash their cars with JDM car wash, only have JDM air freshener, only use JDM tint, etc etc.

Idk if they only use Japanese bottled water or Pocari Sweat when they wash their car.

But I want the best performance I can afford for my FD so I race on 18x11 +45 Chinese Forgestar wheels and 295/30-18 Taiwanese Nankang AR1 tires.

Even if I cant afford them at the moment I do still want Rays to make the 18x11 +4x TE37 they have for Porsches in 5x4.5 bolt pattern so we can use them on FDs.
Haha!!! Super funny! Pocari sweat!

Your Chinese/Taiwanese set-up sounds very adequate. I'm fairly certain you can get a group buy/special order going on the TE37's (if you can find approx 20 people to commit) but as stated above, the average consumer today is more interested in saving a few bucks than supporting the creators of the jdm car culture / tuner company motorsports. I agree the price point for Japanese quality is comparatively high by average Mazda enthusiast means but imo that mentality is how shine has been able to stay in business and is detrimental to actual tuner companies.

I figure if you're lucky enough to own a FD, the least you can do is run an appropriate wheel in compliment. Just my opinion
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Old Nov 8, 2020 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ptrhahn
Could you post some pics of the car pulled back/in profile? By my calculations, your rear tire is about 2" taller than the front. I was looking at a 19" setup that would be 1" taller in the rear and was worried about that.
will take it today and post it as soon as I can. Sorry for the late reply. Don’t frequent the forum as much as I used to.
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Old Nov 8, 2020 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Federighi
Haha!!! Super funny! Pocari sweat!

Your Chinese/Taiwanese set-up sounds very adequate. I'm fairly certain you can get a group buy/special order going on the TE37's (if you can find approx 20 people to commit) but as stated above, the average consumer today is more interested in saving a few bucks than supporting the creators of the jdm car culture / tuner company motorsports. I agree the price point for Japanese quality is comparatively high by average Mazda enthusiast means but imo that mentality is how shine has been able to stay in business and is detrimental to actual tuner companies.

I figure if you're lucky enough to own a FD, the least you can do is run an appropriate wheel in compliment. Just my opinion
I tried to get a set of volks. I pre paid them and waited 3 1/2 months for a set of ZE40. Got to say I really really wanted those, I still do. After that wait I was told they were going to take maybe 2 more months. 5 1/2 months wait for a set of wheel it’s ridiculous. Not to mention that they don’t even care too much for the FD market. Volk has never made a +50 which in my opinion It’s the perfect offset for a stock bodied FD. This offset allows for the widest tire without modifications to the body.
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Old Nov 8, 2020 | 05:23 PM
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wanted a set of the 10.5s, but they were already NLA
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Old Nov 11, 2020 | 08:25 AM
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That's sort of a shame.... there are lots of 18x10" +50 options, not a lot of 10.5's. They should offer the 10" front, 10.5" rear option so you could run 285/295 combo.
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Old Nov 14, 2020 | 09:44 PM
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10.5 +43 is a straight bolt on an RX8 though, since I have 3” race studs a 7mm spacer is no biggie
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