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Originally Posted by dennik
(Post 7438913)
How does your rear rims fit up front? You think its possible to use 9,5 inch all round?
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Official Picts-n-specs Thread Created
Originally Posted by red_s5_fc3s
(Post 7442260)
do it!
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/pictures-fc-wheel-fitment-specs-%2A%2A%2Apicts-n-specs-only%2A%2A%2A-698611/#post7443065 i have created that thread so only PICTS-N-SPECS of **FC's can be posted i hope everyone takes care of it so we can use it for REFERENCE ONLY PURPOSES in the future... ...so all the tech talk /haters /lovers /'punk drifterz' /beef-eaters /rice cookers /wallmart shoppers /etcetcetc /QUESTIONS /COMMENTS can go to the tirerack.com sponsored "The Official FC Wheel Fitment Thread" (https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/official-fc-wheel-fitment-thread-257700/) :lol2: :coolkid01 :cool: :smoker: :noyes: :rock: :biggrin: :beer: :bowdown: :worship: :op: :buttslay: :101384_l: :score: :UNCLESAM: :us4allswi :clit: :MissileSm :ky: :tank: **one car may not b an fc, but its a good comparison... |
Originally Posted by fc3schick87
(Post 7431449)
pretty large. belive they are 19. and they fit fine.
i bought it this way . have no need to take them off did you fix the front bumper blinkers and make them clear? got 18s :) ?? |
the front fenders look like crap... the metal is so soft that you have to pull the fenders out really far in order to make them stay flared. it would be very difficult to make them look nice. i only did it because i'm mounting fiberglass fenders when i paint my car, and i dont care how ugly they are right now.
the rear is another story- the metal back there is much stiffer (double walled as you mentioned) and this actually makes it much easier to shape. i did my own fenders, using only an eastwood roller. there was zero bodywork done to them afterwards. the only thing trouble spot is that double lip thing running down the back half of the rear fenders- they dont blend as well as i'd like, so i'm going to use a little filler there. (you can see in the pic that it doesnt blend very well into the original body lines). the front edge of the flare blended suprisingly well. like i said- it was far easier than i expected (i was pretty scared when i started). i pulled the fenders as far as i could without cutting anything. to get any more flare out of it, you have to cut the inner fenders, and i think thats where the real work begins. they give me enough clearance as is, so i just left them alone. i have 0.8 degree camber in back, 1.0 in front tires are 255/40/17 +24 F and 285/40/17 +27 R the car isnt insanely low, and i have coilovers, so it works. the tire sinks into the fender about 2 inches before hitting the inner fender. i set my ride height so that it wouldnt rub while cornering hard and hitting nasty bumps (theres a certain shitty road i use to gauge how low my car can go) http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...k/DSC06696.jpg
Originally Posted by RETed
(Post 7442458)
Fronts are not too much of a bother, but the rears are a whole nother story...
Double wall metal back there, and it can't be a "mild" roll... You need hammers to bang out the lip like that, and unless you've got auto body skills, it's hard to make it look nice. Your "fender rolling" goes way beyond what most people would call it that. Looks like you're got some serious negative camber back there too? What size front tires are you running? Even that other guy was running 225's up front and 275's in back. I don't like to run big staggers, as this induces understeer from the smallish front tires. I'd prefer the tires sizes to be closer front versus rear... -Ted |
Originally Posted by MaczPayne
(Post 7443445)
Nice sizes.
..what part of the sentence... "PLEASE POST PICTURES AND SPECS ONLY" ...did you not get?.. :( |
Originally Posted by Josh18_2k
(Post 7443485)
the front fenders look like crap... the metal is so soft that you have to pull the fenders out really far in order to make them stay flared. it would be very difficult to make them look nice. i only did it because i'm mounting fiberglass fenders when i paint my car, and i dont care how ugly they are right now.
the rear is another story- the metal back there is much stiffer (double walled as you mentioned) and this actually makes it much easier to shape. i did my own fenders, using only an eastwood roller. there was zero bodywork done to them afterwards. the only thing trouble spot is that double lip thing running down the back half of the rear fenders- they dont blend as well as i'd like, so i'm going to use a little filler there. (you can see in the pic that it doesnt blend very well into the original body lines). the front edge of the flare blended suprisingly well. like i said- it was far easier than i expected (i was pretty scared when i started). i pulled the fenders as far as i could without cutting anything. to get any more flare out of it, you have to cut the inner fenders, and i think thats where the real work begins. they give me enough clearance as is, so i just left them alone. i have 0.8 degree camber in back, 1.0 in front tires are 255/40/17 +24 F and 285/40/17 +27 R the car isnt insanely low, and i have coilovers, so it works. the tire sinks into the fender about 2 inches before hitting the inner fender. i set my ride height so that it wouldnt rub while cornering hard and hitting nasty bumps (theres a certain shitty road i use to gauge how low my car can go) |
cant this thread die yet?
peace |
19x245 front 19x285's rear. dont know the offset, but its tight !! even with the widebody.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/362...7280fn2.th.jpg http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5...7278oy3.th.jpg http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9...7284qy0.th.jpg http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/282...7279tq2.th.jpg |
Originally Posted by Josh18_2k
(Post 7443485)
the front fenders look like crap... the metal is so soft that you have to pull the fenders out really far in order to make them stay flared. it would be very difficult to make them look nice. i only did it because i'm mounting fiberglass fenders when i paint my car, and i dont care how ugly they are right now.
the rear is another story- the metal back there is much stiffer (double walled as you mentioned) and this actually makes it much easier to shape. i did my own fenders, using only an eastwood roller. there was zero bodywork done to them afterwards. the only thing trouble spot is that double lip thing running down the back half of the rear fenders- they dont blend as well as i'd like, so i'm going to use a little filler there. (you can see in the pic that it doesnt blend very well into the original body lines). the front edge of the flare blended suprisingly well. like i said- it was far easier than i expected (i was pretty scared when i started). i pulled the fenders as far as i could without cutting anything. to get any more flare out of it, you have to cut the inner fenders, and i think thats where the real work begins. they give me enough clearance as is, so i just left them alone. i have 0.8 degree camber in back, 1.0 in front tires are 255/40/17 +24 F and 285/40/17 +27 R the car isnt insanely low, and i have coilovers, so it works. the tire sinks into the fender about 2 inches before hitting the inner fender. i set my ride height so that it wouldnt rub while cornering hard and hitting nasty bumps (theres a certain shitty road i use to gauge how low my car can go) http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture338.jpg |
slammedblk7 - do you have any decent quality pics that show the rear half of your fenders? i wanna see how you blended that double crease thing thats messed up on my car.
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Originally Posted by Josh18_2k
(Post 7447272)
slammedblk7 - do you have any decent quality pics that show the rear half of your fenders? i wanna see how you blended that double crease thing thats messed up on my car.
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Originally Posted by magus2222
(Post 7443672)
cant this thread die yet?
i know that will generate heat.... |
Originally Posted by Havoc
(Post 7443762)
19x245 front 19x285's rear. dont know the offset, but its tight !! even with the widebody.
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Slammedblk7 & Josh18_2k:
When you guys flare the rears, what do you do with the lip in the inside? Do you roll it up, then flare? or cut/grind it out? |
you should never cut that lip out, it strengthens the chassis. Rolling is fine because it can still support chassis but cutting it just isn't a good idea. typically you roll the lip flat and then from there you can use the tool to flare the edge out.
alot of trial and error to get them matching on both sides |
what he said^ (basically)
the roller is nice and adjustable, so i flattened the lip up against the inside of the fender, then started pushing the fender out. the only real key to this is to go slow (dont push it too far out at one point) |
Exactly, I did the same with my rear fenders. I rolled the lip against the inner fender wall, then slowly heated and massaged the metal to form to the shape I wanted.
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The rims were used i think I'm the third owner. i just know that they are 18x9 and 18x10.5 245/40R18's on front and 275/35R18's on rear 14 in spacer front 1 in spacer on rear. Rims originally came off of a mustang.
http://happytiger.net/kevin/pics/car...rford_onoz.jpg http://edson.happytiger.net/pics/RX7_LS1/DSC00020.jpg http://edson.happytiger.net/pics/RX7_LS1/DSC00824.jpg http://edson.happytiger.net/pics/RX7_LS1/DSC01744_1.jpg sorry no pics of it sitting still the rear tires have rubbed just a tiny bit under vary hard cornering on a track. |
A little late my badddd. I had to drive the beast to san diego, and I didn't bother lowering it since it was a long drive. I'll lower it more later and snap a pic. peep this for now
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4...resizedxh4.jpg |
sweet ^
you gonna flare them fenders? |
I want to lower it aslow as it goes first then If I gotta flare I gotta flare but I like the flush/clean look. especially for my shitbox drift car, your car looks like it actually has balls to justify those gnarly ass tires where mine has like a tire meant for a 17x8 stretched across it haha.
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yea its late but here is my whip...love the back..front sittin high right now because engine being rebuilt..volk 18 knock offs
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looks good
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VERY nice!
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