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Was told 9 inch is too wide!

Old Mar 8, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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Unhappy Was told 9 inch is too wide!

I was told that i can not fit 9" wheels on the rear of my FC TII. But there are guys running 10's on the rear. What Gives?

If i get 9" on the rear what offset would be best without it rubbing?
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Old Mar 8, 2002 | 10:59 PM
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So not true. Look for a +35-38 offset and you'll be great. Or you can just contact me and I'll help find you some wheels and shave some dollars off your purchase.

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Old Mar 9, 2002 | 01:49 AM
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I have RX7 magazine with a FC with 11's in the rear running 315's rear and 275 fronts.
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Old Mar 9, 2002 | 02:06 AM
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Originally posted by 87GTR
I have RX7 magazine with a FC with 11's in the rear running 315's rear and 275 fronts.
yeah...with a widebody kit im assuming.
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Old Mar 9, 2002 | 03:11 AM
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Was told 9 inch is too wide!
I get told that all the time
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Old Mar 10, 2002 | 03:33 PM
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Well DAMN 9 inches wide? She is going to BURST!
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Old Mar 10, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Thanks guys, I'm going to stick with the 9" no matter what needs to be done to the guards. Mgiht even go wider
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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 01:43 AM
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Well you'll run into issues over 9.5" in width, without rolling fenders. But there's room to play. Just tub the rear. hehe.

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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 01:08 AM
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I have the biggest you can reasonably fit on a stock FC. 17x7.5f 17x9r. Not sure of the offsets...
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 02:10 AM
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Reasonably you can fit an 8" up front and a 9.5 in the rear with the heat shields removed from the muffler cans. Hehe, I guess I have the biggest. 225 up front and 265 in the rear. I know guys with 275's but we're talking rim width.

There's a lot of other guys with these fitments too.

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