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Ordered the anodized silver Fn01r-c with the 38 off set. Manufacturer specs say they way 20lbs but I hear it is closer to 21.5, anybody ever way there factory 18" wheels ?

boanjangnararmine

hey tanaka, i'm thinking about getting the same size as your rear but for the front as well.. so 17x10 +35 with 255/40/17 azenis rt615 all around. you said the rear has no rubbing problems, but what do you think about the front?

TrochoidMagic

boa, you may wanna be careful. i picked up 17x9.5 +38, but i'm running 275/40s.
they clear...but barely when i test fitted them. i'm not "that" lowered being on RB springs... and i have to drive conservatively when i put them on. so i don't think there is no-way in hell you'll clear them without modifications( like fender rolling) being i still have to consider that for sure, as a safety measure.

maybe you can take a look at them when i put them on for a test run for the saturday meet i have scheduled. you can see my plans with them then, and decide rather or not those wheels you had in mind are a hit or miss...
don't end up buying something if its useless to you, right?

if you have fitment questions...ask rishie (endless rotaries) who i picked up my rpf1's from... he knew my intentions and capabilities, and recommended me the "max" of what he thinks will work for the sizes i had specific in mind.

any other question, PM me.
gl.

Spinning Sushi

iTrader: (21)

I think I have seen your car before... do you go to OCC and work at a hotel by any chance?

altiain

iTrader: (3)

I think you might have trouble getting that size and offset to work under the front fenders without issue. I have a set of 17x9 +35 FN01R-Cs with 255/40-17 Toyo RA-1s, and as you can see from these pictures, there is minimal room up front for an additional half inch of wheel:





FWIW, my car has Racing Beat springs and Koni shocks, and the front camber is set at maximum, since I use the car as a track car. More pictures in this thread.

boanjangnararmine

sigh, no stores/vendors have 17x10 +35 fn01r-c's in stock at the moment. gonna have to order then and wait a few months =\..

anyone know any place that has them?

boanjangnararmine

maybe i'll just go with the 18x9.5 +38 all around on 255/40/18

anyone know if this will have the same concavity as the 17x10?

aliveoutofhabit

I just ordered 18x9.5 +35 fn01r-c's... I will be posting pics AS SOON as I get the wheels on the car.

18x9.5 +38 should be fairly concave, but not as much as the 17x10. Go with a +35 and it should be almost the same.

If I were you I'd hit up Rishie at AutoRnD (see vendor sub-forum). My friends have gone through him in the past and I just ordered mine through him.

trainoffools

Oh my god, this picture just made my wheel decision for me, f-in beautiful man!

Flashwing

Awesome! Thanks for the kind words. I was really into a more exotic wheel and was having a hard time finding a black w/ polished lip combo that worked. The FN01R-C wheel is common with various AZMC cars but a good friend of mine convinced me it would look totally different.

Great wheels, lightweight and easily avaliable to replace if you ever broke one. I've got a couple rough intersections with the lightrail construction that bang the hell out of my suspension and I've not had a problem.

Go get 'em!

altiain

iTrader: (3)

Not necessarily. Look at Renesis SE3P's pictures above. The fronts are a 17"x9", +35mm. The rears are a 17"x10", +35mm. Same offset, one inch wider. One has very concave spokes, the other has nearly vertical spokes.

There is no guarantee that the 18"x9.5" wheels with have concave spokes. They may have straight spokes and a deeper hub, just like the +35mm 17"x9" wheels do. You might want to confirm what they look like with the vendor before they ship.

boanjangnararmine

so yeah i just ordered the 18x9.5 +35 in bronze. It won't be as concave as the 17x10 but it will be slightly concave/almost vertical lol.

aliveoutofhabit

I was going off of what I saw on the 5zigen website. They have a few diagrams of the various sizes available...

All of these guesses will be laid to rest in a few days ;]

crapdragoon

06carbon8 is that a custom exhaust?


edit- nvm i didnt realize there was three pages.

Boost it

Got my 5Zigen FN01R-C's mounted up today with a new set of tires, thought I would walk out in the garage and stare at my 8 for a minutes before I went to bed. It does not look so good with two flat tires. The tires are leaking thru the stem, has anybody else had this problem with their FN01R-C and if so what was the fix?

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

do you have TPMS? i had the problem with one of mine but it was a slow leak. i tried swapping out the stems but that didn't fix it and i ended up buying a new TPMS for that wheel and it took care of the problem.

Boost it

I do have the TPS system, I am headed back to the tire shop and have three tires that are flat.

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

it's probably somethign to do with the TPMS valves or TPMS itself and not the wheels/tires.

Boost it

The tire shop did not replace the grommet on the TPMS valves, they fixed this this morning, now I have new tires and wheels and they hold air ""bonus"

aliveoutofhabit

Moster Truck + Adequate Concavity + stretch = s3x

18x9.5 +35 5Zigen FN01R-C Bronze wrapped with 225/45R18 Dunlop Direzza DZ101








My car will be much lower within 1-2 months. Untill then feel free to flame my monster truck status.

trainoffools

Forget the monster truck label, why didn't you wrap those Zigens in 245s? I still can't understand why Mazda doesn't make 245 the standard width tire for this vehicle.

philsbluerx8

yoo, i just put my new FNO1R-C black with chrome lip on my car. the size is 18x8.5 +38 with 245 all around. but when i took it for a ride, my front wheels or breaks had some discretely squeaking sound. weird. i am facing a lot weird things these days.

aliveoutofhabit

I prefer the stretched look. I will be going to 245/40 or 255/40 after I wear these out. This will look better once I'm dropped I'm sure.

I won't defend it till the ends of the earth though -- tt's not the ideal setup for performance and I know that... though it does handle and ride better than the stock RE040's. I don't track the car... it's street driven... so I rarely get to take the car to 10/10ths. Maybe 8/10ths max given the limited driving I do (average of about 16 miles per day... maybe).

trainoffools

Performance AND aesthetics---245s look meaner and more aggressive. I just ordered a set of black w/polished lip FN01R-C (should be here Monday!) and I'm already thinking about upgrading to 255 or 265s the next set of tires I need.

Signed,
Waiting diligently for that UPS truck...

boanjangnararmine

i will be getting my 18x9.5 +35 fn01r-c bronze with 255/40 Falken Azenis RT-615s very soon! i will post pics asap! i hope i dont have the monster truck look =O