i'm already set on 18x8.5 and 18x9.5


i don't really want "shiny, glare in your eyes" chrome, painted black rims is an option

i have an 04 velocity red 8.....

thanks


here are some of my favorites to date :


SSR GT3



BSA 304




HP Evo




Axis Supermesh

 

SSR GT3 would get my first choice.. Then HP Evolution..

if you like the GT3 look and think of going staggered.. AZA wheel has a staggered setup...

 

[QUOTE=flipstream]SSR GT3 would get my first choice.. Then HP Evolution..

if you like the GT3 look and think of going staggered.. AZA wheel has a staggered setup...




By staggered you mean......larger thickness wheels in the back, but same rim diameter ???


18x8.5 front
18x9.5 rear

thanks

 

yes. just like the picture w/ the bmw says... wider in the rear..

 

Axis Supermesh or HP Evo
the timeless mesh style with dish, can go wrong with the body line of the 8

 

might add these in to for a choice ???

 

^^^MMM, for sure^^^

Good ol Axis Hiros

 

None of the above. Those tiny bolts all around the rim will be a nightmare to try to keep clean! The RX-8 brakes produce a lot of dust as it is, why install dozens of little brake dust collectors?

My advice would be to make sure the rims are as light as you can afford - 18s will be lighter than 19s, and the tires will be less expensive as well. Oh, and to keep the neutral handling and avoid making the car understeer more, I'd stick to the same size wheels and tires all around, forget the staggered look. It's just a look - remember the muscle cars of the 70s with the fatter wheels/tires on the back? Yeah, and Camaros and TransAms of the 80s and 90s often had them as well, but typically the drivers also had mullets and wore tank tops. Yeah, that staggered look is really something to aspire to! :p :D

Regards,
Gordon

 

really, will larger width rear wheels make the car handle worst ????? i'm into autocrossing, not hardcore, but I do like to post competitive times......i mainly want the rims for look for daily driving......but might occasionaly run with them on

 

how come there is no box for "none of the above"?...ok, edit, sorry. My suggestion is the SSR professor, SSR GT2, or SSR comps.

 

Those A.Z.A. split five star rims from Wheel Max in the exact size you have listed were just onsale with tires, shipped, for 1,1199.00 my buddy bought them for his tit. grey like mine and they look HOT AS HELL on that car. Perfect fit and with. I wish I had bought them first.

 

Where was this?? Aren't the the same as the GT3's?

 

if you autocross you definitely will notice a big difference in handling...when you place larger width wheels on the back you create more understeer...you can offset it by adding bracing up front, but then you start getting into a physics war....

 

it also depends on if u think the meshy look or the 5 spolk look is better on this car.

 

so, whats the biggest I can run up front and rear ???


and ^ I kinda like both looks., meshy and spoked

 

What is the tire widths you will be going with for both the front and rear?

And I would pick the GT3's.

 

don't know yet.....would cross that when i found the rims I want.....

 

he bought them through Wheel Max the compant ad is on that first piture. His total was 1294.00 complete balanced and all. This was only Jan.3 you may be able to steill get them regardless of what they now advertise for. As far as the GT3's, they look just like them except they are not really a 3 piece rim and are not as light. The lip on the back is like 6"...They look awesome....I think I'll still get them

 

^^^ i told ya.