Smallest size wheels you can run on a RX8?
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Smallest size wheels you can run on a RX8?
This may be a stupid question, and one that's been asked at least once before, but I was unable to find a readily apparent answer, so I thought I'd ask:
What is the smallest size wheels you can run on a MT rx8 sport? I would imagine it's probably 17", but I didn't think the rotors and calipers would be so big as to eliminate 16" (even thought it would probably look HORRIBLE...).
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What is the smallest size wheels you can run on a MT rx8 sport? I would imagine it's probably 17", but I didn't think the rotors and calipers would be so big as to eliminate 16" (even thought it would probably look HORRIBLE...).
Thanks
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With the bigger brakes 17"... on the base model 16". They have an oem 16' wheel for the base model 8's...
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More infor from Gord96BRG:
"the 16" wheels were only stock on the BASE auto trans version, which had smaller brakes and a softer suspension. On any auto RX-8 with an option package (ie above the Base model), and on ALL manual RX-8s, the cars had bigger brakes and firmer suspension. 16" wheels will not fit over the bigger brakes, so 16" wheels won't even fit on 90% of the RX-8s out there (at a guess as to percentage of Base Auto RX-8s at less than 10% of total RX-8 production). Even some 17" wheels can't clear the front brakes!"
EDIT:
More infor from Gord96BRG:
"the 16" wheels were only stock on the BASE auto trans version, which had smaller brakes and a softer suspension. On any auto RX-8 with an option package (ie above the Base model), and on ALL manual RX-8s, the cars had bigger brakes and firmer suspension. 16" wheels will not fit over the bigger brakes, so 16" wheels won't even fit on 90% of the RX-8s out there (at a guess as to percentage of Base Auto RX-8s at less than 10% of total RX-8 production). Even some 17" wheels can't clear the front brakes!"
Last edited by brothervoodoo; 08-29-2006 at 03:36 PM.
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