Fikse FM/5



Fikse FM/10

 

Both wheels look great...thanks for posting

 

My favorite 5 spoke rim: SSR professor sp1

 

Wooh, they look great but surely you couldn't fit those in the wells. Anyone has a real picture with the wheels on the car. Looks great with that offset but I am sure it won't fit

 

 

Based on those photos, they won't fit a stock car - that car has fender flairs added front and rear.

 

These particular wheels (18x10, 18x12) won't fit a stock car but I posted the pics to give an idea of how they would look on an FD because other than the white one above, I don't know of any other FD with these wheels. The Professor SP-1s do come in other sizes:

http://www.speedstar.co.jp/collectio...ec/spec_17.htm

http://www.speedstar.co.jp/collectio...ec/spec_18.htm

 

17X8.5+43(front)17X9.5+35(rear)
18X8.5+43(front)18X9.5+43(rear)

Those are the recommended sizes for SSR's on the FD. Hope it helps.

 

Yes, thank you, I think now I finally lean towards the 5 spoke. These SSr look great.

Thank you all this turned out to be a good threat.

 

According to who? For the 17x9.5 rear, +35 is too low. Minimally, you should go w/ +43.

 

According to the ssr japan website.

http://www.speedstar.co.jp/collectio...sp1/index.html scroll down to wheel matching, click on Mazda, and then click the blue button to the left. Hopefully they know more about their own wheel than you do; it'd suck if somebody went with that offset and it didn't fit

 

SSR knows their wheels, you just don't know how to read their chart. If you refer back to it, under the wheel size and offset, "17x9.5J +35", there is "(MD)" which stands for "Medium" (as opposed to "Super Low", "Normal", or "Hyper"), and it's in reference to pad clearance. Being that the stock FD offset is +50, doesn't it make sense that it would be preferable to run something closer to that, like a +43 as I mentioned above? That offset is available in a 17x9.5. I was considering buying Professor SP-1s and this was the offset that was recommended to me by the shop that was going to import them.

 

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Why wouldn't they just post the correct offset? SL means that it's closer to the caliper, correct? I was assuming that MD meant there was more room for clearing the caliper? PM me if you feel like explaining it too me.

 

20 inch spinners of course!! Come on guys....

Id go with a 5 spoke 18 inch wheel. They usually look the best. Though I like what one member on here has done (sorry dont know name) with his red FD he has black BBS with a red lip. Looks really good, and definately unique.

 

A good 5-spoke 17" wheel has the classiest look IMO. The mesh wheels always looked too "ricey" for me.

 

Well im getting my Rims some time nxt week and i need to know what size tires to get.. for sure they will be 17X7 rims.. but im not sure which size tires to get for the front and back.. any suggestions?

 

17x7??? go 17x8 or8.5 stock is 16x8 for the fd3s

 

changing avitor

 

A quick check of his profile shows he owns an FC.....

 

Mesh.....mesh is the best

 

it all depends on what you have done to your car. Some bodykits highlight mesh whells, while the more sleek stock lines look better with a 5 star. post a pic of your car and i'll give you my honest opinion

 

The car isn't done yet. I have a Wise bumper, N1 skirts. I like your idea, so I will take some pictures once it is all done.

Thanks
Claus

 

example of a nice Mesh on stock lines

 

I have a great pic of the red Endless FD, awesoem 5 star. go to www.endlessusa.com, and check out the red FD. its too large to attach for the forum

 

Thanks,
I have the magazin with a story on that endless FD. What a sweet ride....