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Old May 22, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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20" Rims

Maybe not the correct section but if any one has 20 rims

i wanna see a picture. Might wanna get the offer my friend has
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Old May 22, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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look up zumn

he used to have 20s and now has 19s. his pics should give you some idea


But dont do it. I'm actually stepping down from my 18s to 17s in the next week or two
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Old May 22, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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oh really how come ?
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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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Search through the wheel / tire section of the forum, lots of threads about pros and cons (mostly cons) of 20" wheels. The quick answer: They will be much heavier than smaller wheels and will hurt acceleration and handling dramatically.

20's work on some cars, but on a lightweight, lower powered, good handling sportscar they ruin just about everything that makes it great.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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^ +1 for that

the 8 is a light, well handling car with moderate power

you put 20's on a heavy, poor handling, loads of power straight line car
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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something like this



and +1 to what everyone else said.
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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^that pretty much has it
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Ive thought about doing 18s and 19s,but im afraid with all the weight i have in my car itll rub in the back when i hit a bump
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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damn taco what are those like 24s? lol gangsta
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rx8mommie
Ive thought about doing 18s and 19s,but im afraid with all the weight i have in my car itll rub in the back when i hit a bump
the stock wheels are 18 (19 on R3), though they're probably lighter than many (cheaper) aftermarket wheels.
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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damn taco what are those like 24s? lol gangsta
i have no idea

these are 24s:
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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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And these are 40" rims





And these are 46"

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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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I really wish the huge wheel thing would just die already.
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Old May 24, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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I have 19"s and even these are a little big for me sometimes, 20"s will rub quite a bit. If your goin straight show they will look good, but if your still expecting performance go smaller.
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Old May 26, 2010 | 05:59 AM
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Depends on the wheels you choose. My OZs have the same weight like the stock wheels. No change for acceleration or handling, but for the look

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...highlight=Kuro Click the link for a few pictures from my car with this wheels.

I don't see any problems (have no problems). There is the same dimensions (wheel + tyre) like stock - no rub or something like that.

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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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if you ask me, 20" wheels just too way too big.

i wouldn't go bigger than 19's, but like i said, that's just me.

brakes look too small inside a 20" wheel (to borrow from Creekhail's thread):

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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mbentley
if you ask me, 20" wheels just too way too big.

i wouldn't go bigger than 19's, but like i said, that's just me.

brakes look too small inside a 20" wheel (to borrow from Creekhail's thread):

The back brakes don't LOOK small, they ARE small ;-)
But yes - there is now room for bigger brakes :-)
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Old May 27, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Creekhail
The back brakes don't LOOK small, they ARE small ;-)
But yes - there is now room for bigger brakes :-)
@Gizmo: I knew that i saw this picture somewhere before
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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Even if 20's weigh the same, they still can slow you down. Same concept as holding a pencil near the eraser and spinning it, then try holding it further up and spinning it. it becomes easier to spin even though it weighs the same, simply because it has more "rim" to spin.
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Kaiser bun
Same concept as holding a pencil near the eraser and spinning it, then try holding it further up and spinning it. it becomes easier to spin even though it weighs the same, simply because it has more "rim" to spin.
lol wut?

I know what you're trying to say but...what you wrote made absolutely no sense.

But I did laugh..thank you for cheering me up

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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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Those are some legit 20" wheels (referring to the OZ's) I would prefer to see 20" OZ's than 20" zinik's.
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Old May 28, 2010 | 03:28 AM
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20" is goood


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Old May 28, 2010 | 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Vlaze
lol wut?

I know what you're trying to say but...what you wrote made absolutely no sense.

But I did laugh..thank you for cheering me up
Ya i slightly failed >.> i realize lol

but u got the picture so whatev
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