Haris

Anybody have a picture of what stock 16 inch wheels look like on AT? I believe I have never seen this... Only 18s...

mikeb

try the wheels and tire thread

AfroCreame

Humm...don't mean to be blunt...but crap in a toilet...look at it...that's what the 16's look like. Yea...they're that bad..

English

Very nicely put, a-creame!!!! :D

sohcpunk

I've also never seen the 16 inch wheels, does anyone have a picture of it?

cueball

Here is the only one I can find at the moment. I'll look for more later.

cueball

Alright, I found a few more.









Credit to EastMoon for the pics.

Haris

I dont get it????


Why do they look so bad? They look fine imo.

R32

It just doesn't look as good as the 18's because it looks too small for the wheel well IMHO.

After seeing everyone else's cars with 18's, then looking at that, it's a dissappointment.

If I were to consider getting the AT, Volk wheels would be my first priority.

aziza K

hey cueball do you know where i can get those things on the front of that car in your pic? the silver thingys? also do you know where i can get rims like the xmen rims?

mikeb

they are a ok design but so small

Irish_in_a_RX8

iTrader: (1)

silver thingys - you mean the clear parking lights?

Tamas

iTrader: (1)

No, he means the trim pieces that are in the front grille... just like the car in the X-Men 2 movie
I'd like those "silver thingies" too - and if the RX-8 was available in that dark blue color, that'd be awesome. Not that the winning blue isn't nice - I saw a fully loaded winning blue at a dealership and it looks beautiful.

aziza K

hey im a chick!!!!!!


I got the 16's thinking the would cover the wheel so you couldnt see the brakes and stuff. I think they look fine then again i dont really pay any mind to them.

SpYnalChRd81

16's are better for drifting =)

come 8 me

size does matter in this case

mikeb

couldnt of said it better

Pulsr

the 16s probably make it quicker then the 18s...

AfroCreame

How do you figure that?

Gord96BRG

Lower unsprung mass means more responsiveness and better ride, translates to better handling. Lower rotational inertia means better acceleration and better braking. The benefits of reducing unsprung weight (which includes wheels, tires, brake calipers and rotors) are many, and there are no downsides. The popularity of larger and larger wheels is a huge joke - unless people are buying very expensive forged wheels, they are almost certainly increasing the weight of the wheels and tires - which almost certainly means poorer ride, and slower acceleration (especially when they let the diameter increase as well). The only possible benefit of larger wheels/tires is a stiffer sidewall could provide slightly better cornering grip - but only on billiard table smooth pavement.

Putting 19s or 20s on an RX-8 will make the car slower. Simple engineering fact. Put a light 17" wheel on an RX-8 would make it faster.

Regards,
Gordon

Buger

Hi Afrocreme,

As per http://personal.riverusers.com/~yawpower/tqvshp.html

accelerative thrust = (torque at the rear wheels / tire radius in feet)

Brian