RETed

It's dumbass kids like you that make the rest of us FC owners look like dumbfucks...
So sad...


-Ted

FB2FC

hey man id stick with 17s no offense but 17X7s look sik on my car but wut doi kno im a drifter

FB2FC

other then that ur s4 looks very clean and it does look good man good job

Rxmfn7

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Most of us run offsets that allow up to fit as much wheel/tire under our stock fenders as we can while still being functional. If you/whoever likes the looks of these super-low offsets, thats fine and a personal preference.

ROT8TN

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pic of my car..yeah I really hate fikse's




Im just saying the guy does something out of the norm and you guys just hate

ptrhahn

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I think there's a huge difference between "out of the norm" and "unadvisable" or "out of specification".

Bigretardhead

and when has tire stretching actually CUASED a problem durning racing/drifting/whatever? everyone 'THINKS' that the tire is gonna fall off or something? but can anyone post a video, or picture, or any thing other than speculation, that shows that there's anything mechanically unsafe or problematic with running stretched tires?

RETed

Think:
Dropping a wheel into the dirt...
Yes, I've seen them blow out doing that.

And your point is?


-Ted

NB8CT

In any case the point is moot

some people like this, some dont

I find it comical when people defend their point like its the end of the world

ptrhahn

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Well let's see. What's "wrong" with it? It's not just my opinion on the way it looks, because looks aren't (shouldn't be?) the only point with regard to a functional component.

Let's review shall we:

1. Manufacturers publish the recommended wheel widths for a tire because that's the way they will perform at their best. Not look, perform. They may not fall off the rim if done otherwise, but they won't be the way they're supposed to be, and won't be at their best. It works the other way too. I had a tire engineer tell me that you're better off using a smaller tire that fit's optimally on your rim than trying to stuff on a larger tire thinking that more as always better.

2. The guy already has the thing "maxed out" on the camber. That's not necessarily the way it will perform it's best. Maybe it looks cool (depending on your taste) parked for a photo... but it's dumb and not a good strategy for achieving clearance.

3. At this point, the rims have been purchased and mounted, and require too-small tires and ridiculous camber in order to STILL not fit pending fender mods. Hope that works out.

Let me be clear, the pictures look great, and the car seems nice... no question. But it seems to me to be aweful waste to spend big bucks on wheels tires and ignore all of the functional aspects and end up with a compromised setup for asthetic effects that are dubious at best. Over-stretched tires look silly, sorry... and further basically scream "I don't understand what I'm doing". I think things look best when they are correct.

NB8CT

please see ^^

RETed

I find it funny you're telling us this but you seem to be doing the same thing.
Pot calling the kettle black?


-Ted

ptrhahn

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The case is only moot if performance, safety, and proper fit are moot.

If someone wants to completely disregard those things to make the car look like a cartoon, then OK. But that's lame.

davedge

What a bunch of silly old women.

Nice car. Nice fitment.

Hate on it all you want... I'll keep laughing at your pleas for "shadow offset"...

NB8CT

Im trying to hint at the fact that my intent wasnt to start this.

I just wanted to share good wheel fitment on my car.

Some dont think it is and thats fine with me.

You dont see me posting in other's posts spouting my convictions and getting upset when others dont agree.

Why is everybody so moody in this place?

davedge

Hahhahaha... I was wondering the same thing... but you have to expect it from the "rotary" crowd... Half these guys could spout off every OEM specification for these cars, but have never done a thing "out of the ordinary"...

Its kinda funny. You could probably sell the stock 'vert BBS wheels for more than your works on these forums...

...amazing.

ARD T2

iTrader: (22)

So rob,

i guess you've come to learn real quickly that the rotary community is primarily a gRIP community.

I'm amazed at your wheel fitment but can't see how it wouldn't rub under normal driving conditions if you haven't rolled at all.

you got a picture from a top view so we can see how far the rim lip is sticking out?

i'm running a 18x9.0 +10 with 235/40/18 on my GP widebody FC with 20mm front fenders.

Thanks, Rishie

NB8CT

No it rubbed bad w/o the rolling

I was just in a hurry to take pics

BASTARD

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so what your saying is the wheels dont fit???

NB8CT

on a stock fender, no the front doesnt fit

did I ever say it did?

Scrub

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hahahahahaha, I'm laughing so hard at your tire sizes right now....you have no idea.

Thanks for the good laugh- go widebody and get the right size tires!

Statik

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Rob, The car looks great. Rule #1 to owning a RX-7. Never post anything not done by everyone else 10 years ago on rx7club. The crowd around here is a little overly scientific. Everything has to be function this function that, Not much creativity or out of the norm styling.

Slammedblk7

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Its not even that, Buy a more suitable offset and tire size you wont have to worry about rub or scrape. I mean whats the point...or rather the reasoning behind stretching a tire that much, just to fit 10" wheels? Then mount 9" range tires. I dropped my 9" wheels for 10" to fit my drag radials on..yeah they fit on on the 9" wheel but, it wasn't right. I went bigger to fit a wider tire not, down grade. I smell the coolness factor here, Help me comprehend.

E.

ARD T2

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Yups rotary owners are primarily function over form. Hands down. But Rob, I'm sure there's a huge segment of the market now that can appreciate what you've done and give it about one year and i'm sure you'll see a lot more drift style fc's coming into their own.

Peace, Rishie

ARD T2

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Oh FYI, the point primarily is for LIPPPPPPAGEEEEE. I'm a grip guy myself but doesn't mean i can't appreciate different styles and so forth. If I had BIG *** BALLLLZ I'd prob do the same thing. I'm more into time trial tho rather than slideways trials.

That's all it comes down to. Getting lip without having to widebody.

Rishie