Watanabe Type RS-8 16x8 0offset needed.

[Guest Aguyandaredhead]

If you have a set you would like to get rid of let me know.. I am going to be refinishing them so New or used is OK.

 

If you know where to get a set shoot me a PM. I have checked Ebay and no luck.

 

Jeff

[Airjockie]

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h42830626

 

lowest offset I see in 16x8's for the RS-8s is a +26, and thats just for a pair....for the Japanese Yahoo Auctions. I'll keep an eye out for that size when I look at the JYA's and if I see something, then I'll PM you.

 

there are some other places that sells them, here in america, but they will rape you.

[frank280zx]

how much do these run? they are at round 450 now but then shipping .. any ideas ?

[Airjockie]

there are no bids, the guy has the reserve set at 69,939 yen, yen rate right now is about 117ish, but I always figuar it out to be roughly 100 yen to the dollar, so guestamate those at $700ish, they will be shipped seperately, with no tires, and that may run anywhere from $140-$180..depending on weight. If they were 15", then they could be shipped in pairs, and be $160ish. Then if I got my wife to buy them, then add a small fee for her, because she would have to get them to her house in Kyoto, have the tires removed, pay the recyling fee for each tire, then her mother would have to pack them, and then call the post office to pick them up and get them on their way, if sent the cheapest way, by boat, they would take about 1-2 months to arrive. EMS would prolly charge about $300+, but you would get them in a week. There are a few companies set up to do just that service, but they like to rape you for more money if they have to bid on the item....but their shipping is cheaper since they ship with cargo containers.

 

 

16X8 is not a hard size to find, 4 lug is also not hard to find...but the zero offset is.

[BayAreaZT]

I have a set of 16x7 and 16x8 I'd be willing to sell but they are +38 offset.

 

I used to have a set of 15x7 in a +15 offset. That was the smallest offset I've seen in the RS-8s.

[frank280zx]

Bay you have a PM

[240hoke]

You can talk to Quoc here, 240Z_Master. He can get you a new set.

[Guest Aguyandaredhead]

Thanks for the heads up Austin.. I am sure they make the wheel with a 0 offest. I have seen it before. I know they are rare.

 

I will try and check the auctions as well, thanks for the heads up.

 

Jeff

[Airjockie]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-SSR-RS-8-16x8-38-4x114-3-Wheels-Rims_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42614QQhashZitem110073243386QQihZ001QQitemZ110073243386QQtcZphoto

 

Wrong offset...but snag some longer studs, and a spacer, and your set.... +38 is only 1.5"...spacers will be your friend, and at that price...it's very do-able.

 

 

I'm bidding on the other RS8's there for my subaru....

 

looks like just a pair...but it's a start...

[Airjockie]

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n50331352

 

a 13 offset... 16x8 and 16x9

 

 

I'd pimp them.

[Guest Aguyandaredhead]

AirJocky, could you translate the page? Altavista Bablefish will not work on that web page for me.

 

I would be very interested in the specs and price.

 

How long until the auction ends?

 

Thanks

Jeff

[Airjockie]

the auction ended, the buyer is not one of the buyers that resales them over here...so kiss those wheels goodbye. Anyways... they were 16x8's +13 offset, and 16x9's +13 offset....by far the lowest offset I've seen for RS-8's. They sold for about $1000, and they were prolly worth more. Over here expect to see them around $1700ish in that condition.

 

I'll keep my eyes open. I'm going over there near the end of March, so if I see something, I'll beg the wife to get them, and when I get over there, I'll just ship them from the inlaws house to you. For a fee of course....

[S30TRBO]

Jeff,

 

Email Joji at wheelchoice.com info@wheelchoice.com

 

Joji got me my *new* R type Watanabe's. I looked on Watanabe's page and they make a 16x8 0 offset in a R type but I can't find anything on RS-8 my Japanese is not so good... http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp/index2.htm

 

Good Luck