Notices
Series I Wheels, Tires, Brakes & Suspension

OH...MY...GOD......teaser pic of my new wheels

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 10-21-2009, 10:27 AM
  #76  
Registered Toker
iTrader: (2)
 
Ross_Dawg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bend, OR
Posts: 5,545
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
remember implementing a little bit of neg camber will help you clear the fender as well. You shouldnt need a pull if you do that. I demand moar pics!
Old 10-21-2009, 10:41 AM
  #77  
The RX-8 is missed
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
 
2tone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ha ha, ok i'll try to take some. i'm just so lazy once i get home and park her...i had to let the shop drive my car (normally i don't let them!) and it really looks meaner than i realize. going that wide was a great choice i must say!!

won't camber adversely affect tire wear though? do i just need to rotate more often?
Old 10-21-2009, 12:06 PM
  #78  
Turbo Member
iTrader: (10)
 
Chris's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 2,496
Likes: 0
Received 14 Likes on 10 Posts
camber is going to start killing tread wear but thats all part of owning aggressive wheels
Old 10-21-2009, 12:11 PM
  #79  
Registered Toker
iTrader: (2)
 
Ross_Dawg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bend, OR
Posts: 5,545
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
If you stay within reason < -2.2 etc and you rotate tires ever 3k miles you wont really have that much more wear than normal
Old 10-21-2009, 12:29 PM
  #80  
Party.
iTrader: (2)
 
RickA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Posts: 464
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Trade-offs are part of life man... if you want to have an aggressive-looking car you're gonna pay for an aggressive-looking car
Old 10-21-2009, 12:51 PM
  #81  
The RX-8 is missed
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
 
2tone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by RickA
Trade-offs are part of life man... if you want to have an aggressive-looking car you're gonna pay for an aggressive-looking car
agreed, but the question i was aiming towards was would it be better to mess w/ camber or pay to pull/flare my fenders. the body work might be more now, but in the long run wouldn't that be better than negatively affecting tire wear?

besides, i wouldn't mind a little wider rear
Old 10-21-2009, 01:16 PM
  #82  
Registered User
 
chris__n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LA
Posts: 148
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
camber doesn't necessarily wear as much as toe does, but toe changes in response to camber change. so if you increase neg camber please go get an alignment to correct the toe.

tire wear should be same --unless you sit there and do a burn out then it will wear more on the inside for obvious reasons.
Old 10-23-2009, 01:31 PM
  #83  
OMGITM!
iTrader: (15)
 
tiltmode43's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sunny Southern California
Posts: 3,513
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
I'm a believer that camber will indeed wear your tires faster, regardless that others say its solely dependent on toe. Toe will increase the wear by far, but I don't personally think it's the only cause of increased wear.

Rotating your tires only helps so much, after all you're still going to be on the same shoulder.

How comfortable are you with tires? Drive yours for a while with a certain degree of camber and note the wear. If its too extreme, take other means necessary.
Old 10-27-2009, 09:15 PM
  #84  
Registered User
 
ChristInBen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 476
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Sick rims bro! Does anyone have any pics of how these rims would look like on a VR?
Old 10-27-2009, 09:35 PM
  #85  
In the pipe five by five.
iTrader: (7)
 
Bullitt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Causeway Tollbooth
Posts: 947
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
They're okay, I guess, if you like that sorta thing. Which means they're killer and I wish I had 'em.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Carbon8
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
42
02-27-2020 08:39 AM
JimmyBlack
Series I Major Horsepower Upgrades
273
02-10-2020 10:23 PM
hppy4u
Gulf For Sale/Wanted
9
12-03-2015 09:11 PM
garethleeds
Europe For Sale/Wanted
6
11-19-2015 06:32 AM
Chapsy
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
1
09-22-2015 09:57 AM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: OH...MY...GOD......teaser pic of my new wheels



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:29 AM.