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Old 11-01-02, 05:41 PM
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how's about you send me some wheels and i'll 'test' them out for awhile.... say a few years or so?
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Good one Jimmy. But unfortunately I'm still trying to save up some good loot to outfit my five FC's with wheels. hehe.

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Here's a pic. It doesn't really show anything other then the wheel on my car. But damn it looks good.
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god Damn they look awesome!! ARD T2, you want to reply to my PM's??
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Whoa, put away that air gun and use a torque wrench!

Looks damn good though!!
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Wow, those gram lights DO look good in silver with polished rim. Those are the Pros?
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Wow!

Those are SUHHWEEEETT! I may reconsider getting the CE28Ns?

Damn, I love five-spoke-wheels. Simple beauty, classic design (will never get played out), and easy to clean

The Gram Light Pros are very light as well, perhaps only slightly heavier than the CE28Ns...

Oh decisions, decisions.

I'll have to wait for artowar2 to post a pic of HIS CAR WITH CE28Ns to make the final decision

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Old 11-02-02, 10:33 AM
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damn those look good.... i just might have to pick a set up...
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Question Center caps available

So what's with the no center caps? Are they at least available? MaxCooper's SE37Ks came with black caps to match his black SE37Ks? I have the same question for the CE28Ns...?
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Old 11-02-02, 11:39 AM
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Damn you neovosh. I want all the glory. You don't even have a set yet j/k I should have a full set mounted and pics on wednesday.

Sleep. The centercaps blow.. they only come in Grey or Black. no matching gunmetal color.. also they are raised (like a cone that has had the tip cut off, or a plateau) I did some measurements, and it looks like the stock FD centercaps might fit. I'll test it on wedsesday..
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couldn't you just paint the center caps? they're just plastic arent they?
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yes you could. I just don't like the style. also the center covers only come in gold.. overall I think the flat design of the stock Fd cap would look better.
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Ah, I see...well...I don't blame you for not spending money on the center cap then. My old SSR Comps came with "truck-style" center caps too, but they were fairly decent for that style. I would NOT like a cone-style...way too ricey

I guess I could live without the center cap seeing that the Gram Light 57 Pros look so good anyway. The non-centercap gives off that track-only look--which, ironically, is the way I ran my old SSR Comps anyway
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Old 11-03-02, 01:28 PM
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Sleep. yeah, I'm not going to try too hard. if it fits and looks good, great, I'll go from there if not, I'm not going to worry about it.
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Originally posted by neevosh
Here's a pic. It doesn't really show anything other then the wheel on my car. But damn it looks good.
simply amazing! right click, save as...
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Old 11-03-02, 06:11 PM
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Isn't that gorgeous. I love how the curve of the spoke accents the curved fender on the FD. IT's so GREAT.

LAters, Rishie
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Let's see some more pics.

Why such a narrow tire on a 9" wheel, why not a 255 or 265? Or would these rub?
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On that rear fitment:

You say the 285/30/18 would require a rolled fenter, (something i'm reluctant to do after my fresh paint job)... how close is it?

I would want to run a 275/35/18 instead.
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TORQUE WRENCH!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 11-04-02, 12:27 PM
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Our torque wrench just broke. No worries guys. It's called a light and steady finger. hehe. I'll replace it when I get back from SEMA. But thanks for noticing. Gotta love us **** RX7 owners. hehe.

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255's up front?

After doing some research a long time ago I could have sworn I saw people running 255's up front with no clearance problems. That true or am I not remembering correctly? I'm running Volk TE37's 17x8.5 +40 offset up front. I ran 245's with no problems. Is it possible to run 255's up front? I have coilovers with smaller diameter coils. Specifically I'm looking at the 255/40/17 Yokohama A032R's.
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what's the weight on those?
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In 18" they are around 20-22lbs.

Thanks, Rishie
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If you check out the CWest RX-7 in November's SCC mag, they are running 17x9.5-F&R Advan RG's with 245/40-17's.

That Gram light looks a gazillion times better in that pic than on web sites. Some wheels just look better in person I think.

I love the Yokohama A032R's but they are slightly heavy and slighty noisy, but they do stick dry or wet.
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