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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Fc wheels on SA

Has anyone ever taking fc 2nd gen rx7 wheels and put them on a SA???
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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stock for stock.....it can't happen. You need to do an FC suspension/brake conversion.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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The only FC wheels that will directly swap to a 1st gen are the 4 bolt Phone Dial wheels and they only fit the SE's. Any other swaps need the front brake conversion, rear axle conversion, then the offset of the 2nd gen wheels may not even be correct.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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what year is the SE series?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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84-85 GSL-SE's
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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those are disc brakes instead of drum brakes right??????
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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so what is the bolt pattern for a 1st gen>??
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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1st gens are 4x110mm.


SE and standard brakes fc are 4x114.3
turbo and heavy duty susp fc are 5x114.3
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Onlyonthurs
stock for stock.....it can't happen. You need to do an FC suspension/brake conversion.
not necesarilly is an "fc" suspension upgrade needed- if four lug you can use the suspension from a gsl-se if 5 lug you can get the hub and rotor assemblies from the second gen
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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Seen it twice. Saw one SE with phone dials that was weird and Directfreak's SE has Vert BBS's that looks great
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by nBOOSTe
not necesarilly is an "fc" suspension upgrade needed- if four lug you can use the suspension from a gsl-se if 5 lug you can get the hub and rotor assemblies from the second gen


You are correct but he said SA so in that case stock for stock literally cannot happen. But if you did do the gsl-se swap then of course the fitment will work.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:18 AM
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can vert rims fit on a gsl-se without modification
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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No, he has full 5 lug swap with spacers
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