ca18detsilvia

hey guy's first day on the site, just have a few ?'s, i did do alittle searching but didn't find what i wanted. what are the stock width and offset of the stock 18's and how well would a 17x8 +48 wheel fit on the rx8, it be further out or in compaired to the stock wheel, also would i beable to fit a 245/45 all the way around or what would the recomended tire size be, thanks alot for your help

Cam

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Stock wheels are 18x8JJ 5.114.3 +50 offset.

If you ran 17x8 they would fit, as long as you had the caliper clearence needed. I would think 245's would fit as people have stated a 275 will fit on the stock rim.

Lot of choices for tires.

From http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html

Your new wheel will have the following chracteristics:
The clearance from stut housing to the inside of the wheel will be 2mm MORE
The outside edge of the wheel will EXTEND an extra 2mm

RPIRX-8

Why do you want to go down to a 17 inch rim? (unless your 8 came from the factory with the 16s)

ca18detsilvia

have you seen the prices of 18in tires haha, i havnet got an 8 just yet, i have a 93 240sx that i had about 18k and over 300whp in and have been parting that out for a while and have just sold my daily driver, so i'm on the search for the perfect 8, i'd like white but they are hard to find and i cant afford a new one so i'll prob get red. but i plan on tracking the 8 and want a nice set of wheels for the track, i was considering rota torque wheels, i think they would look very nice in gold and they are availivle in 17x8 + 48, they dont offer them in 18's and more tires are availible at cheaper prices for 17's, i plan on installing tein flex coilivers so with the car lowered i think it'll look just right

RPIRX-8

There are plenty of 18 inch tires you can get for under $150 a tire. I just bought a set of Falken GR Beta FK-451 for $128 a tire.

09Factor

$128 is a good price. Where did you get your tires?

Dark8

Depends on what you want. Try and find a GOOD 18" max performance summer tire for less then $175-$220.

Hope you have coilovers if you plan on running 17s. I'm running Kumho MX 255/40x17 ($135) on 17x8 Kosei K1 TS wheels (45mm offset) with a 2" drop to get rid of the 4 wheel drive look. Or I guess you could run higher profile tires if you are willing to give up some handling for a smoother ride and less road noise.

RPIRX-8

Discount Tire Direct. There are other places out there as well. They sell many tires for a good price.

RPIRX-8

Define what you mean by "GOOD"? Just because it doesn't say Michelin Pilot or Potenza doesn't mean it's not good.

Dark8

Like I said, it depends on what he wants. My list of "good" max performance tires is pretty short: PS2, KD, S03, MX, RT-615, R-S2. If you can live with 225s, they do have the new Falken RT-615 for $150 and the Hankook R-S2 for $142. But then again, I can get the RT-615 in 275/40x17 for $153.....