I have been offered a set of stock evo enkei wheels and i want to know if they will fit the 8. here are the specs as i have been told

Width: 8 inches
Diameter: 17 inches
Bolt pattern: 5 x 114.3

I just want to hear some answers be4 i go out to pick them up.
K thx

 

offset is 35 mm too

 

yes

 

yep quite beautifully it'll fit, although why you would go down to 17" i dunno. unless you track them or something

 

Damn, those would be an amazing fit.

SWEET!

 

17"s fit over the front brakes?

 

YES AND THEY ARE HUBCENTRIC ALSO.

Can't get anymore OEM Than that.

Rishie

 

do it to improve fuel economy and straight line acceleration. hehe.

 

yes yes yes...i also had that idea. its the 6 spoke enkei's correct? my friend has an evo and i can't wait for him to get rims so he can dump those wheels to me for cheap. can't believe ur friend is gonna let u have them. i wanted a set of the stock enkei's so i can save some gas and get some rpf1's from rish.

what they run for used?

 

rishie: remember those rpf'1s in 17x9.5 that u recommended over the 17x9's?

still planning to grab a set in the future...but a grand or two is still far ahead of me.

did you open up another shop in las vegas yet? i do plan to hopefully save $$$ on nevada tax... or was it taxless?

anyway, still haven't decided on it to run either 17x9 or 17x9.5 rpf1 for dual purpose.
what would be the recommended tire size for the 17x9s and staying in the neighborhood of the stock 18s O.D.?
thanks rish


sorry....as u were gentlemens/or ladies if any.

 

hey thanks haha ive been leaching off my friends for their stock rims haha im running on a set of BBS STI wheels right now haha gotta love friends with nice cars :]

 

Yo troic, send me a pm with all that stuff. I don't want to take up space here.

EVO Wheels with 245/45/17 FTW. DO IT, DO IT NOW.

FYI other 17" wheels that are great. Enkei NT03 +M 17x9.5 +44 with 275/40's on STOCK FENDERS.

Rishie

 

Enkei RPF1 makes a 17x9.5 +38 and that you can easily run with a 245/45/17 NO PROB. If you can find a 265/40/17 that would be pretty sick too for autox...

Rishie

 

Anybody do this yet? Thinking about a nice set of track wheels. Pics, pics, pics!

 

I've always wondering about Evo 9 MR rims made by BBS on the 8, I think they would look KILLER. I don't know the specs on those tho.

 

My friend is selling these rims as well. The twin spoke type.

 

So go put them on and take a picture for us. Chop chop!

 

This is what the 09 Evo MR BBS rims look like:



There is currently a set on EBay for $770, not bad. I think they will be hard to find tho, they are kinda rare (like r3 rims here). If i were to buy 'em it would be for track only wheels. Too bad they are only 8" wide...

 

I know this thread's been hit or miss, but I have a set of my original Evo VIII wheels I'm currently riding on. They fit great. I'll get pics up in a bit, but since I'm sitting on new wheels for my RX8, would anyone be interested in maybe picking them up? I'll probably post up a GI thread in the for-sale section soon.

 

i was looking into these as a track rim, but ended up going with a set of stockers... yeah, i know, heavier, bla bla bla... but much cheaper

 

would really like to see pics first

 

Sorry...I was installing my lowering springs today and didn't get to the pics. I'll clean her up tomorrow. I'll take pics and post them up on Saturday...I'm a firefighter and won't be able to jump back on until then.

I will say this, after moving the wheels and tires around today, they are CRAZY light and would be great for tracking. I'm not sure what they weigh, but they are definately less than stock.

 

Oh, and they don't look bad, either!

 

Here's a few pics, as promised. I can post up more, but these are the best I have for now.

 

pretty cool. how much $ are you thinking?