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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:16 AM
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Fikse Wheels....

im lookin at their wheels and they are beautiful! anyone know what the widest wheel u can go with on the back of a thirdgen? i was thinkin of a 17 or 18" wheel with 10inch wide in teh back an 8" wide in teh front
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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:19 AM
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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:19 AM
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You should be able to go with 10"-11" in the back with some work. 9.5" will fit fine in the front with the correct backspacing.

Edit - Also keep in mind those wheels cost around $3K +
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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:21 AM
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ill check that out, thank u!
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Old May 7, 2003 | 03:03 AM
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17x9.5 in the front... 17x11 in the back...

That combo will look KILLER

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Old May 7, 2003 | 08:38 AM
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I went with 18x8 in the front and 18x9.5 in the back (Boyds tho, not Fikse). I could have gone wider but I plan to drop the car about 2 and 1/2 inches and I was worried about rubbing. If you plan to drop the car you might not want to go that wide. But if you are going to keep it stock or even do a mild drop then I say go for the 17/18x9.5 front 17/18x11 rear. Be sure to roll the fenders. When choosing tires just get the overall size (rim and tire) as close to stock as possible. So if you go bigger wheel, go smaller sidewall. There are wheel size calculators on the internet that will help you find the right combo.
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Old May 7, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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me likey this black wheel

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Old May 7, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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Whoooooaaaaaa.....

Those black FM5s are off the hook!

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Old May 8, 2003 | 12:43 AM
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those FM5's are sweet. I was thinking about eventually getting the FM10's, but now i like those better.
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