jaguargod

Has anyone installed wheel adapters, or have any opinions on them. I am having a hell of a time finding the style of wheel I want that will fit the car. I find very few 18x8.5 wheels that fit my criteria, and even fewer of those are 5-114.3 bolt pattern.

If anyone has any ideas as to where I might find a wheel that fits my needs, without using adapters or spacers, I would really appreciate it. This is my ideal wheel:

18x8.5
5-114.3 bolt pattern
+38mm to +45mm offset
Silver finish, but will also take chrome
(A very similar style wheel is the ADR Kasai, but I think those are discontinued, photo attached)
(Very similar to the new concept Mazdaspeed wheels also)

Thanks for any help you can provide.

BigOLundh

iTrader: (1)

Why not just get there (pulled from the New MS Wheels Thread)??? They won't need any sort of adapter.

http://www.autornd.com/catalog/produ...2ce410a0a9e392

-hS

jaguargod

Those are beautiful wheels, but I just don't have $2500 to spend on them. I think I may have found a similar wheel, but if it doesn't work out, I may end up going back to a 8" wheel. There just doesn't seem to be enough variety in 8.5".

I AM THE RED WORM

check out wheeladapter.com.

i had a set made for my 5x100 wheels to fit the 5x114.3 pattern on the 8 and they can make them any thickness you want, (5mm, 10mm, 12mm, 20mm, even 6mm, 13mm, custom etc!) order them hub centric and its pretty much perfect.

Right now I have 20mm spacers on the rear of the stock 18" alloys before my volks come, and it rides like stock.

- Nes

coldnoodle

A while ago, i found this company that sells hubcentric spacers for our 8. But just when I am about to order a set of 25mm spacers...they ran out of stock. They told me the new shipment should be here in about 2 weeks.

Here is a link to their 15mm hubcentric spacers for the rx8. I will let you know how it goes when I get them. I only ordered a set for the rear only.

RX8 hubcentric spacers

I AM THE RED WORM

ummm.... not sure about those eBay sets. I've seen the studs on a set made for an Integ and studs are tiny! not really safe.

RX4life

i have KTS wheel spacers that are adjustable anywhere from 5 mm to 30+mm.

they also come with studs if you go above 10 or 15mm. avaialbe in pairs.

i have 19x8.5 +45 in the front and am using a 30mm up front and 19x9.5 +30 with 5mm in the back.