I am looking at a set of the 16 inch RX8 stock wheels from ebay for a non-Mazda application. Could the forum help me out with the:

width?
offset?
weight?

thanks from a Miata driver,
Nate

 

no problem dude ...

 

I may be a noob to this forum, but I'm not a noob in general! I did search first with several different combinations of several key words to no avail.

However, I did find some info off google and maybe the forum can confirm its accuracy?

diam. 16 inch
width 7.5 inch
offset 50mm
weight 16.3 lbs.

all above true?

 

I was trying to do it nicely before somebody else dropped a 10 ton weight on your head they show no mercy around here sometimes

 

I confirmed all the diameter/width/offset dimensions in the RX-8 parts manual

I found the same weight listed here on the forum, but frankly the scales of the members around here seem to vary as much as their opinions ...

 

thanks, I thought this may be a good wheel choice to replace a 17x6.5 with 46 offset (stock tire of 215/50-17), but I think the large 50 mm offset kills it (I'll have to go sit down and crunch some math first)

BTW, looking to go with a 225/50-16 tire on a suitable wheel. I figured 7, 7.5, or 8 in wheel is good but I think I need to restrict myself to 40, 33, or 27mm offsets, respectively. or use spacers.

thoughts?

 

Crunched some numbers and geometry while watching TV; I think I can do it with a 10 mm spacer and not rub suspension or fender.