love the lip... now slam it to the ground!

 

i think the lip is too fat, it make the rim look a lot smaller. i like black rims but not fat lips

 

20's are too large. Nice SUV though.

 

mehh...not feeling anything bigger than 19s. but i like the black with polished lip!

 

looks nice! love the lip. looking into 19"with 3"lip

 

20" on an RX-8 is like a hot babe who puts on 200 lbs of flubber

 

two schools of thought, some are more into the show and really could care less how 20 would affect their performance and some want stick to lighter 18 wheels who are just pure enthusiast. Wonder is there a way to get both?

Doesn't look bad at all, but it's really unproportional. Btw what size tips are those magnaflows?

 

you're right, some guys only want baby with 4X back, but that was actually my point

 

eh.... not feeling it.

 

juz wanna share.. hope u like it..
im usin Fabulous Expand 20" ..

 

4" tips.

 

Dude... you must have lost a LOT of performance.... especially off the line.

Even though they are the same weight as stockers (so you claim... i don't believe it personally). The rotational mass spans a greater diameter and therefore you are losing great amounts of performance from you big clunky wheels. All show.... no go.

and regarding IzoomzoomI... you can't have both a 20" rim and keep any decent performance. First off, 20's are downright heavy... i don't care how much you say they weigh... they are going to be AT LEAST 25lbs... and that's being generous.

Now if they were the same weight as stock... the larger diameter rim will have more mass toward the outward reaches of the rim and away from the center of rotation and therefore, much more "resistance" to acceleration.... making it harder to start... and stop.

 

Yea I know, there are some options out there that give a great looking wheel without having to go 20s. I personally don't like em but whatever floats your boat. When I put my ssr comps on which was a little over 16lbs felt great lost 5lbs of unsprung weight, braking was better and felt a bit more nimble too. Til this day people that drove my car that has 19's say they need to go back to lighter wheels because it feels a lot quicker.

 

So are they 20x10's + spacers? Dam thats big! I'm going with 18x8 and 18x9.5. But thats just me.

 

No spacers in the rear. On the fronts it was so close, i used 3mm spacers to be on the safe side.

Believe it or not, they are the same weight and the overall tire diameter is very close to factory. I have no doubts i probably lost some performance, i just dont car. Ive had a 10 sec car before, ive had a car that i did very well autocrossing with, im just not into the racing anymore. I like to show cars now. Performance wasnt high on my list when i bought the 8, i bought it because it was a sick looking car with lots of potential to be even better. I may do some performance stuff with it just because now show cars are judged as a whole instead of just appearance. Ive got the Greddy Turbo Kit in my warehouse right now im tempted to slap on it, but i really dont know.
I am also wanting to do a few road races this year as well, but i have a set of 18" Volks sitting in my warehouse that ill use for that.

 

congrats and welcome to the T.I.S club
a drop should improve the look
as for spacers i just put my wheels back on and decided to try out spacers in the rear which was a big mistake.
i want a 20x11 rear

 

Those are some big fawking tires in the back mang.

 

I think your car looks sick with the 20s, just drop it. I too am running 20s and they make the car look good. When I feel like going to the track I just put the stock rims back on. I don't street race in my car, so if someone pulls up at the light I let them go. I like the look of 20s on the 8. I am more for show than go, and if I want to go, like I said before I just put the stock wheels back on, and go to the track.

 

So what's the tire size you are running on your 20s?

 

Sillyness...the stock 18s are almost too big IMO.

Joe

 

thats right.... "IYO".... maybe you are just a small person.

 

Just curious, and I am not flaming at all. I wonder if the love/hate feelings towards 20" wheels is an age thing, a generation gap? I personally like big wheels, the less rubber showing, the better looking over all in my opinion. BUT, it does depend on the car. So if you care too, post your love/hate and age now......I want to see the results. I'll start.


LOVE - 29

 

Love-26.

 

HATE (on sports cars. Especially sports cars with 156 ftlb of torque) - 25

 

245/35/20 front
275/30/20 rear