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Old 07-05-2011, 07:09 AM   #60
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1. This is literally the first time I've seen FR and RR to mean the front and rear set of wheels. Very confusing. That notation is sometimes acceptable in identifying individual wheels, i.e. order to bleed brakes where you're specifying a specific side and front/back, but no.

2. It's a show car. You can't judge things like the fender clearance from this to the final production. If it has the suspension the final version has (it doesn't), it's got custom larger wheels and perhaps spacers to get closer to the 'flush' look all the kids like these days.

3. On basically any car, but especially one as small and powerless at the FR-S will likely be, 18-19" rims are too big.

4. There are more than two sizes of wheels, especially when you're including offsets.

5. Track != wheel width.

6. 8" wheels can hold a lot of rubber, you don't need 9" wide wheels hardly ever. If you do really need 9" wheels, you'll be at the point that a little bit of bodywork is going to be a drop in the bucket.
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