I am lookin at gettin new rims and have been searchin the net for friggin ever. I find many rims that I like but are 18x7.5...errr. I was hoping for 8.0 or 8.5. Will .5 make a huge difference in the car? Handling wise?

 

How are Buddy Club Wheels? Any Good? I was lookin at these for my Silver 8

 

I'm thinkin on this size 18x8.5 with 255/35/18?

 

Hey MyRx-8yourcar...

I have a silver 8 too and thinking of those rims... See:

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-wheels-tires-brakes-suspension-55/what-do-you-think-these-26828/

 

arent they the same wheels vivid has ?

 

Vivid is running volk te37 gunmetal I believe.

 

Yes Vivid sells them. I am also lookin at the Enkei OR52 18x8.5 but they run at +35 offset so I'm worried about rubbing. And the Axis Reverbs.

 

hey, I am also interested in the Enkei Or52's.. any info on these? compatible with tpms? rubbing?

 

I have 18 x 7.5's and I can't tell any difference at all in the handling compared to the 8's. HOWEVER, what IS nice is now the rim edge is set back in a little so the tire actually protects the edge if I scuff a curb. If you scrub a curb with the 8 inch wide rims you'll probably gouge the rim.

 

Interesting thread about rims. I wanted a set for my winter tires - cheap rims that would still look pretty on the car and stand up to the totally **** Michigan roads. It didn`t take me long to end up searching the inventory at Tire Rack...and I ended up with some 5 spoke Sport Editions at 9.0" width. Fitted stock Blizzacks for winter. Awesome rims for the cost (only a silly $185 each). What i liked about Tire Rack was the ability to pull in different rim photos onto a side view of an RX8 so you can check out (reasonably well) what they will look like.

Good hunting

Tom

 

Just out of curiosity, what are the offsets for the RX8?