just wondering what the consensus is on 15's on an fc with at least 3" drop, maybe 205/55 series tire? is that too small? would this look silly? tried google, no help. and the wheel thread is like a mile long with probably a very low percentage of 15's in there
if anyone has any pics of anything that may fit the description, i would appreciate that greatly
thank you

 

I think with the right width and offset you can pull it off

 

Most of the base model FC3s had 14-inch wheels, and every other non-turbo FC3 came stock with 205/60VR15 wheels. The 14" wheels look a bit small, but I think the 15" wheels look good. The turbo model had 16" wheels, and my opinion is that anything bigger usually makes the car look like it belongs to a drug dealer.

In this link the car on top has 15" wheels, and the car on the bottom has 14" wheels.
1986 Mazda RX-7 Dealer Sales Brochure

A 3" drop is retarded. Most street/autocross performance RX-7s have a .75" to 1" drop.

 

I prefer 17s. But only personal preference

 

buy some cragar steelies or something cheap and can fit wide *** tires.



far as i know most of the stock rims for the FC are mostly 16's or 15's

 

hmm. ye i have a set of 17's as well. but they're 4x114 and the car is a t2 so i'd need to do a hub swap. nice wheels. panasport g7 c8s w/ white face. not sure on the offset though. didn't see any markings on them.
the 15's are my bolt pattern, 5x114. weds albino 15x7 +22 all around. brand new never mounted. the highest profile i'd wanna go with the 15's is 50 though. that's why i think it would need to be slammed at least 3" to look decent on a 50 series. i poured over the wheel thread and found only 3 members on there with 15's. the only one i thought looked right was slammed pretty hard. finish line i believe was his name. i guess all i can do is get some tires for the albinos and drop it and see how i like it. though i'm sure the panasports are the more logical choice and would probably look right at home.
if there's any members reading who have run 15's on a 50 series and can chime in with some pics and feedback, i'd appreciate that greatly. i pm'd finishline but hasn't gotten back yet.

thank you all for your replies thus far

 

those are at least a 16. my stock wheels are 16's. if the albinos were 16's, it'd be perfect. not all that into widened steelies, but that car looks great

 

225/50, stock suspension

 

well that doesn't look too small at all. mind you that's a 225/50 though, so the sidewalls are a bit taller than say a 205. but the rims themselves look pretty good.
thank you, for sharing

 

Looks like a drug cartel runner going down the road. No class.

 

With fart cans no less

 

^^different strokes for different folks, i suppose.
they certainly don't appear to be fart cans though

 

I think 15's could look great, if it's a good rim of course... go with something old school!

 

They don't look like fart cans to me, either.

The guys at my race shop call my mufflers "grapefruit launchers", lol.

 

I think 14" rims for N/A FC3S /15" most for turbo
Personal Preference 15" looks good and more aggressive !!!

 

I'm a fan of that stance / setup

 

15's are just a tad too small for my taste, but they still look nice. Obviously a smaller profile tire will look nicer, but usually cost more.

 

oh don't you worry. got just the set

 

15's = TOO SMALL! Unlesss you wanna roll factory!