looking 4 picts of 19 or 18 inch rims on fc3s
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Official Picts-n-specs Thread Created
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?p=7443065
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/)
**one car may not b an fc, but its a good comparison...
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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)
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)
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
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
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From: Pon De Beach
https://www.rx7club.com/7443445-post/
..what part of the sentence...
"PLEASE POST PICTURES AND SPECS ONLY"
...did you not get?..
..what part of the sentence...
"PLEASE POST PICTURES AND SPECS ONLY"
...did you not get?..
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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From: Pon De Beach
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From: Pon De Beach
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
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)
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)
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From: jackson MI
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.
sorry no pics of it sitting still the rear tires have rubbed just a tiny bit under vary hard cornering on a track.
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
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 ***** to justify those gnarly *** tires where mine has like a tire meant for a 17x8 stretched across it haha.
