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03-27-2007, 04:42 PM
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Wild for Width
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Mazda FD3-S 16x8's on 4th gen.
My '98 with '93 Mazda RX7 13.8lb 16x8's. I know Ludacris had these years ago but thought I would share. 5mm spacers not installed in picture.
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03-27-2007, 04:44 PM
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Newbie - Just Registered
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looks good.
got any side shots?
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03-27-2007, 04:45 PM
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Wide and light. Nice upgrade.  |
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03-27-2007, 04:57 PM
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Wild for Width
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Wide and light. Nice upgrade. |
For the money, can't do better IMO. "A wheel after my own heart." (To quote Nealoc187)
I will try to get you guys some better shots, just wanted to get it up for a few curious members. If you search for Ludacris' Maxima he has some very nice shots.
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03-27-2007, 05:22 PM
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00VI Guy
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Love those wheels. Would love to have a set myself!
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03-27-2007, 05:27 PM
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Supporting Maxima.org Member
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I wish those could fit over my brakes 
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35% tint, custom leather, PIAA super plasmas, Polarg M4s, AE door sills, AE
pedals, chrome gauge rings, FSTB, Progress RSB, BlehmCo Stage II LTB, H&R
20mm wheel spacers, clear corners, cleared HIDs, clear 3rd brake light, all
red tails, re-wired fogs, MT-90, 6th Gen front Brakes, and H-techs with Illuminas
PB: 14.338 @ 98.27 with a 2.300 60' stock.
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03-27-2007, 05:38 PM
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Wild for Width
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You would need a fist sized spacer with this offset (50mm) LOLz.
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03-27-2007, 07:20 PM
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Supporting Maxima.org Member
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Originally Posted by Fr33way™
You would need a fist sized spacer with this offset (40mm) LOLz.
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Offset isn't the problem. My wheels are 45mm offset. It's the diameter. My brakes are just about touching my 17s...
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35% tint, custom leather, PIAA super plasmas, Polarg M4s, AE door sills, AE
pedals, chrome gauge rings, FSTB, Progress RSB, BlehmCo Stage II LTB, H&R
20mm wheel spacers, clear corners, cleared HIDs, clear 3rd brake light, all
red tails, re-wired fogs, MT-90, 6th Gen front Brakes, and H-techs with Illuminas
PB: 14.338 @ 98.27 with a 2.300 60' stock.
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03-27-2007, 07:54 PM
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dimethlytriptawhat...?
Join Date: May 2003
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oh thats why you wanted to go to the track.....
nice dude
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03-27-2007, 08:04 PM
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Wild for Width
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Baby steps in the Kosei K1, SSR Comp C, Volk TE-37 direction.
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03-27-2007, 10:42 PM
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Nice, they look great. lol I thought you were banned but I guess you changed your title.  |
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03-28-2007, 01:44 AM
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Senior Member
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Dayumn. Nice to see another non-kitted 4th gen with wide, light OEM 16s and a drop. 
Looking great man. Wish you lived closer, haha.
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03-28-2007, 10:05 AM
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Wild for Width
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I have to admit when I saw that you went TT's on all four corners I started checking around, just happened to get to these first.
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03-28-2007, 01:44 PM
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Way out West
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Look nice, excellent weight on those.
I really miss my 14 lb 17-inch Centerlines 
Everything else seems like boat anchors.
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03-28-2007, 02:31 PM
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I'm nutty for Nissans
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The rears clear the dust cap w/o a spacer?
Tires and size?!
Whatja pay?!
I take it these are the hollow spokes, watch out for cracks as they are fragile. A Max is heavier than the 7 so its possible they *could* break.
Whats on the grille for an emblem?
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03-28-2007, 03:39 PM
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Are you going to run without centercaps? These are what I wanted to get originally but a set was really hard to come by, especially for cheap. I found the Z32TTs first. How about a few pics with the wheels straight to see how they flush up?  |
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03-28-2007, 04:33 PM
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Wild for Width
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Originally Posted by JSutter
The rears clear the dust cap w/o a spacer?
Tires and size?!
Whatja pay?!
I take it these are the hollow spokes, watch out for cracks as they are fragile. A Max is heavier than the 7 so its possible they *could* break.
Whats on the grille for an emblem?
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The dust cap isn't the issue, when the lugs are "tight" (or rather at the end of the lug) the wheel is tight but the rotor floats about 3-5mm. I knew I needed spacers in the rear but when I mocked up the rears for clearance everything was fine, it wasn't until I took a 35ft drive that I heard some chirping (rotor float).
The tires are Toyo Proxies FZ-4 which I had (another set) on my SE's. The level of grip I would say is 7.5/10 but they are very predictable and wear evenly which are important factors to me. They are 225/50/R16's on all corners.
I paid $280 with 2,500 or so miles on the tires.
I'll have to get it weighed but I figure my car around 3,000lbs in street trim and the tires have some decent meat on them so I should be ok. I will check them as I spend alot of time under my car (even when it's running fine) anyway.
The "logo" on the grill is similar to the Independent "cross" logo. It came from a breather filter I sacrificed. It was kind of a joke when I put it on and was planning on getting a Nissan emblem the next day but it actually looks good. I don't think I'll ever really be happy with my grill until I find an S5 grill I can paint black, but how heavy are those....
Morpheus- The front axle prevents the centercaps from coming anywhere close to fitting. I will probably paint my rear dustcaps black. There will be some shots, good bit of pollen around now and I want to get it aligned before I drive out for a shoot. The fronts push out to the corners just right, the rears are still going to be tucked a little.
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03-28-2007, 04:38 PM
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Wild for Width
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
Look nice, excellent weight on those.
I really miss my 14 lb 17-inch Centerlines
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Those 97-99 SE's fit the 3rd gen really well IMO. (looks wise)
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03-28-2007, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Fr33way™
I paid $280 with 2,500 or so miles on the tires.
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Very nice.
I like.
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Morpheus- The front axle prevents the centercaps from coming anywhere close to fitting. I will probably paint my rear dustcaps black. There will be some shots, good bit of pollen around now and I want to get it aligned before I drive out for a shoot. The fronts push out to the corners just right, the rears are still going to be tucked a little.
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Hum. At first I thought running without centercaps was cool/badass, since you could see the axle end and pin, but then I looked at the axle. Not attractive unless you fancy keeping it clean (no thanks). Still, it looks great. Now get some lightweight tires to go with 'em.  (Toyos are usually pretty light though)
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03-28-2007, 05:11 PM
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Wild for Width
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I am a bit more form over function so they look fine to me, and yes my axles are nice and clean. Those cetercaps have to be 2.5 ounces a piece too....
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03-28-2007, 05:11 PM
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dimethlytriptawhat...?
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Originally Posted by Fr33way™
Baby steps in the Kosei K1, SSR Comp C, Volk TE-37 direction.
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Hmm....how soon?
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03-28-2007, 05:48 PM
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I'm nutty for Nissans
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Oh so open ended lug nuts would work to set them flush then.
225's on a 8" wide.... you must plan on going wider at some point. I used to think my 235/40's were wide, ha nope!
So how much clearance is there between the struts and tire/lip?
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03-28-2007, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
Oh so open ended lug nuts would work to set them flush then.
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Sounds like it. That will potentially be teh secks. Not sure how much I'd trust my wheels not being snug against the rotor though.
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225's on a 8" wide.... you must plan on going wider at some point. I used to think my 235/40's were wide, ha nope!
So how much clearance is there between the struts and tire/lip?
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I think 245 or 255 is pretty much as wide as you want to go on a 4th gen, in front at least. And staggered on a FWD car is 
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03-28-2007, 06:45 PM
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Wild for Width
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Originally Posted by JSutter
Oh so open ended lug nuts would work to set them flush then.
225's on a 8" wide.... you must plan on going wider at some point. I used to think my 235/40's were wide, ha nope!
So how much clearance is there between the struts and tire/lip?
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I would think that they would, yes.
Thing is, on THESE wheels going wider than 225 would require spacers all around. It's really odd I found these in this size.
I could measure the distance but I would guess around 12-14mm.
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03-28-2007, 08:53 PM
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those wheels look great on maximas for strange reason
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03-28-2007, 10:28 PM
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Way out West
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Originally Posted by Fr33way™
Those 97-99 SE's fit the 3rd gen really well IMO. (looks wise)
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Thanks.
I had a couple of sets of aftermarket wheels I liked better (I prefer black/dark gunmetal on my red car), but these wheels were super, super cheap, so I can't complain. It's hard to justify spending almost as much as my car is worth on wheels.
I like the RX wheels you have, I think they might work very well on a 3rd gen, but I am not sure about the offset in the rear. I am going to look out for a set of them locally.
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03-28-2007, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
It's hard to justify spending almost as much as my car is worth on wheels.
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Yes... yes, it really is. Used OEM wheels FTW.
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03-29-2007, 10:53 AM
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