View Full Version : What do you guys think of these wheels??


pistolpen31
06-04-2007, 11:40 PM
http://www.wheelsnext.com/default.cfm?action=dspWheel&MODEL=GF7&color=GUNMETAL

the ones that are:

9 x 8(Front) +19x10(Rear)


245/35/19(Front) + 275/30/19(Rear)

for 1899.00 on a nordic green 8...

chickenwafer
06-04-2007, 11:53 PM
they look heavy, not my style, but it's your money do what want with it

deamicls
06-05-2007, 04:10 AM
they look heavy, not my style, but it's your money do what want with it

Most people will advise against staggered wheel setup, me included. There's a reason why the car didn't come from the factory staggered.

whoneedspistons
06-05-2007, 05:39 AM
the wheel is nice... they are very similar to the rh c7's (i think htat is the name of them)... nice you should find out the wieght of the wheel though

pistolpen31
06-05-2007, 09:47 AM
is the weight of the wheel really an issue? cant i just get a chamber correction kit or something?

Thanks for your input.

Brian

bruce_van
06-05-2007, 10:15 AM
These wheels look really busy to me. Split spokes look the best on 5-6 spokes. 7 is way too much.

kwescott
06-05-2007, 03:40 PM
nice wheel....good choice for your car.

Weight will make a difference in HP/performance for the car.

pistolpen31
06-05-2007, 11:51 PM
deamicls said, "There's a reason why the car didn't come from the factory staggered."

whats the reason?? the only thing im worried about is eventually getting a negative chamber.. are there chamber correction kits??

LionZoo
06-06-2007, 12:00 AM
You need to read up. Negative camber to a point is good for you and Mazda's factory specs ask for negative camber, but too much is bad. Weight has no affect on camber and either does a staggered setup, but their detrimental effects on the RX-8's handling have been talked about time and time again on this forum.

swoope
06-06-2007, 12:20 AM
the bigger ? is why would you put a 275 on the rear of the stock car?

as to stagger. it is a sticky at the top of the page..

beers :beer:

kwescott
06-06-2007, 04:17 PM
deamicls said, "There's a reason why the car didn't come from the factory staggered."

whats the reason?? the only thing im worried about is eventually getting a negative chamber.. are there chamber correction kits??

You shouldn't have to worry about alignment/camber issue with new wheels...only when you change suspension components (spring/coilovers)....you would then need to go to an alignment shop to have things checked/adjusted.

XDEEDUBBX
06-06-2007, 04:30 PM
the rx8's factory suspension can sort of teeter totter as far as adding or correcting camber. No camber correction kits are needed.

dmp
06-06-2007, 04:54 PM
The polished lip ruins them; if they were all-black (how I like my women! ZING!), they'd be mucho betta.

lazi
06-06-2007, 05:49 PM
they dont look too bad

MazdaJeff
06-06-2007, 06:54 PM
is the weight of the wheel really an issue? cant i just get a chamber correction kit or something?

Thanks for your input.

Brian

They look nice, but if your going to drop that kind of money you should get something that will imporve perfromance, at least in IMO.

Reducing unsprung weight is probably the best NA performance mod you can do for the rx-8.