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#1
07-10-2005, 01:19 PM
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RX7 rims on the WAY!!!
Finally decided to splurge and buy them. I picked up a set in good condition for $240 shipped. I think it is a pretty killer price. Anyway I may have them powdercoated as they do have some scratches on them from just being handled with mallot hands. Anyway I now can add my old probe rims to the list of parts for sale.
Tom 
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07-10-2005, 03:56 PM
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Tom,
What are the specs on the RX-7 rims?
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#3
07-10-2005, 06:58 PM
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Tom,
Nice price! I think you'll really like them. Remember, the stock SVX lug nuts won't work with them  -Bill p.s. 16x8 with 50mm offset. The bore is within a mm or two of the stock SVX rim's
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#4
07-10-2005, 08:33 PM
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Congrats Tom! I think I paid $250 for mine but I had to drive 4 hours to get them!
  You'll love 'em! -Chike
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#5
07-12-2005, 05:16 PM
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ok Correction, the guy gets back to me to give me the correct shipping. So it is costing me 280 for the set. Still not too shabby in my mind. I am wondering what color to powdercoat them.... What do u guys think?? BTW my car is ebony
Tom
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#6
07-12-2005, 05:21 PM
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How about polish them to a chrome-like finish?
...either that or black to match the engine.
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07-12-2005, 08:33 PM
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My vote is for Gunmetal or Smoke. Nice and low key. But that's just me. Jonathan
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#9
07-12-2005, 08:48 PM
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-Chike
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato 2013 Cosmic Blue 5spd Evo X GSR 2006 Galaxy Gray 6MT RX-8 (sold) 2006 Steel Gray WRX TR (sold) 1996 Brilliant Red SVX L (sold)
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#10
07-12-2005, 09:07 PM
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the wheels being bright silver will bring out the cars good looks....and thank god you got rid of the probes......
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07-12-2005, 10:34 PM
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Bright Silver does look good. (I've got a Titanium finish on mine) But is difficult to keep clean between brake dust and road grime. And in Jersey driving in the winter, salt will make them look like hell if you're not right on top of it. Just my two cents. Jonathan
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#12
07-12-2005, 10:42 PM
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Those rims look good on Chike's 96.
What is the reason you got these rims? Is it because it's the lightest wheels that will fit onto SVX? Will race faster...What is the weight per wheel again? 
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#13
07-13-2005, 10:43 AM
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The weight per wheel is 16.0lbs. The wheels are 16x8" and have a +50mm offset. I got them for looks (five spoke design just looks more modern than the stock rims), and the ability to easily run 245/45 sized rubber if needed... (based on my skidpad testing, I think I'll be staying with sticky 225/50 sized tires) -Chike
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#14
07-13-2005, 11:21 AM
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#15
07-13-2005, 11:55 AM
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I plan on running the 225/50 pirellis I have. The new wheels are and inch wider than the probe rims which will kill the sidewall flex that has been dominating my car. plus it will give the car better handling when I get my koni/gc set up which I will get get in a couple weeks
Tom
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