pics of my car new and improved haha.
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From: Saskatoon, SK & Montreal, PQ
Originally posted by mar3
So that's one real street testimonial in favor of the positive side of spacers...now we need a first person experience of someone who has actually suffered a spacer failure to balance or refute this experience...no "friends" or "I know someone.." or " I heard about" crap...we can all make that kind of stuff up all day...
So that's one real street testimonial in favor of the positive side of spacers...now we need a first person experience of someone who has actually suffered a spacer failure to balance or refute this experience...no "friends" or "I know someone.." or " I heard about" crap...we can all make that kind of stuff up all day...
He hasn't experienced a problem yet, and I hope he never does, but it's hugely increasing your odds of metal fatigue on a moving part for very, very little gain (in this case the 'look' of a certain wheel shape over another)
Even without catastrophic failure, there are suspension geometry, unsprung weight, and insurability issues
If you can get away with it through your insurance co., can live with a 3 pound increase per wheel in unsprung weight, and are satisfied that the benefits (look) outweigh the negatives (potential for catastrophic failure), then have at 'er. And if they DO work well for you, more power to you.
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many full race vehicles run spacers. and some of the most respected companys sell them. H&R, SusTech, Billstein, Nuespeed, and even Eibach. Most of them don't adapt the bold pattern. But they are the same thing. 4 or 5 holes for the origanal bolts and 4 or 5 studs for the wheel. my freind is a rep at H&R USA and he hasn't heard any complaints on their pruduct other then the customer not following the direction and leaving a bolt loose and the adapter coming off the hub. in all cases the adapter did not suffer the failure. the hub or conecting equipment was the cause. Or just plain negligence.
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AS I said, I wish you all the best. Sincerely. And it's possible the technology has changed and they are fail-safe now... but with all due respect I'd rather not use them and be wrong, than see a bunch of you guys use them and be proven right by unfortunate circumstances.
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From: Evansville, IN
Thank you very much 
http://www.truckn-store.com/product_list.asp?id=465
I have a set of 17"s for a honda out in the garage
Later
Randy
http://www.truckn-store.com/product_list.asp?id=465
I have a set of 17"s for a honda out in the garage
Later
Randy
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From: Los Angeles, Ca
13k redline your car is wicked, looks seriously ready to kick some ***, flat black (primer) is the best lookin paint on a car when your serious thats how i wanted my car strictly wicked strickly racing heh
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From: Troy,Mi
Originally posted by 82streetracer
I would also, like to know what the suspension and tire size is.
that is the EXACT ride height and tire ratio I am looking for,
******* sweet, I love flat black.
Flat black means your serious,
Mad Max was serious.
I would also, like to know what the suspension and tire size is.
that is the EXACT ride height and tire ratio I am looking for,
******* sweet, I love flat black.
Flat black means your serious,
Mad Max was serious.
Nice choice of coil position 
. Im gonna put my MSD box where yours is too, but Im still saving up for it. So for now, I am only using two of the coils. Also, before anyone calls me dumb for buying three when I can only use two, I only bought two. One was given to me by a guy at Schucks that heard I was using them and he had one he didnt need anymore.
~T.J.
. Im gonna put my MSD box where yours is too, but Im still saving up for it. So for now, I am only using two of the coils. Also, before anyone calls me dumb for buying three when I can only use two, I only bought two. One was given to me by a guy at Schucks that heard I was using them and he had one he didnt need anymore.~T.J.
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That's ALOT of ignition there! And it is a regular place for them to be mounted in many road-race vehicles. Hopefully you wont have a passenger in there who decides to use them as a footrest, or accidentally kicks it under hard braking. Nice intake horns.
Last edited by RacerX7fb; Jan 9, 2003 at 12:15 AM.
Originally posted by 12aPwr
V8Kilr, is that your ride? if it is damn it looks good, if youre getting tired of those rims ill take them off your hands
V8Kilr, is that your ride? if it is damn it looks good, if youre getting tired of those rims ill take them off your hands
.~T.J.
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From: Troy,Mi
Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
Nice choice of coil position. Im gonna put my MSD box where yours is too, but Im still saving up for it. So for now, I am only using two of the coils. Also, before anyone calls me dumb for buying three when I can only use two, I only bought two. One was given to me by a guy at Schucks that heard I was using them and he had one he didnt need anymore.
~T.J.
Nice choice of coil position
. Im gonna put my MSD box where yours is too, but Im still saving up for it. So for now, I am only using two of the coils. Also, before anyone calls me dumb for buying three when I can only use two, I only bought two. One was given to me by a guy at Schucks that heard I was using them and he had one he didnt need anymore.~T.J.
I bought two coils way back when I bought my first rex, then another when I did the msd setup,
turns out the new coils are smaller then the old ones,
so I had to buy two more new ones.
so I bought 5 when I could have bought threee in the first place.
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From: Troy,Mi
Originally posted by 12aPwr
V8Kilr, is that your ride? if it is damn it looks good, if youre getting tired of those rims ill take them off your hands
V8Kilr, is that your ride? if it is damn it looks good, if youre getting tired of those rims ill take them off your hands
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From: Troy,Mi
Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
I think theyre -SE bolt pattern. He did the suspension swap.
~T.J.
I think theyre -SE bolt pattern. He did the suspension swap
.~T.J.
when weds was launched all their ads featured the 1st gen rx7.
did that se swap twice in fact,
check it out
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From: Nanaimo, B.C
i was thinking about gettin a spoiler like that but my brother and his friends started callin me a ricer... but i am paintin my car that black color... velvety... looks smooth thats just flat black enamel right ? i personaly dont think our cars can acualy look ricer...
thats just flat black enamel right ? i personaly dont think our cars can acualy look ricer...
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From: Troy,Mi
I bought that wing before the ricer craze, notice how I dont have it any more?
yep thats just regular old flat black, just take your time spraying it and get some thats actually made for auto's
I did neither and it turned out like **** but it had to be done.
yep thats just regular old flat black, just take your time spraying it and get some thats actually made for auto's
I did neither and it turned out like **** but it had to be done.