Ok who has 15mm spacers up front along with fd rims? I've only heard reference to this once so I was wondering if this will work or not and if so is there any fabrication needed to do it. Thanks.

 

in the faq's it says you need to use about 25mm spacers, so not really sure what your asking

 

well I saw one post that said 15mm if you don't want to have your wheels rubbing I guess I'll just get the 20mm and see how it goes. I just want to be sure being that they are 114 bucks a pair

 

I just fitted FD wheels to my car. I'm running 25mm in the rear and 20mm in the front, the offset works great appearance wise. I'm running stock style struts and the clearance is incredibly tight in the front. I planning on buying a couple of 215 width tires or possibly narrower to hopefully curb any rubbing that may occur. I'm waiting until I test drive the car to see just how drastic I have to go.

 

Let me know man if you don't mind. What size tires do you have right now one the front?

 

32mm spacers here, 245/45r16 slight pull on front fenders and about 1.8 degrees of negative camber front and 0.5 degree rear camber. Fit is close to the outside and I rub just a touch under full compression while autox-ing. inner clearance is 8mm with the 245 on the front.
I prefer to run wider rubber instead of skinnier because I like the beefy look and I use every inch of it.

 

How bad do the tires stick out with those spacers?

 

25mm spacers here. 225/50/16's. Don't forget to roll the fenders under or your tires will do it for you.

 

Make sure you get a hubcentric spacer too.

 

Snapped a few shots of my car as it sits:






As you can see, the clearance between the strut and tire is tight. From the picture it looks like the spring is whats going to rub, but the spring mount is the problem area.

I still have to finish my gauge install before I can drive the car again, and wait further still for the weather to break. I'll update the thread once I've performed my test drive.

-Hecubus

 

My buddy has FD wheels all around. He's running 30mm spacers, and I think 245's? They are pretty much flush, and look amazing. I'll have to snap some pics next time he stops by.

 

Ah, forgot about that question, I'm running 225 right now.

 

Hum.... 30mm spacers huh? Yeah some pics would be great!

Thanks for taking the pics! Those look good! But yeah looks like a 25mm would be a better option.

QUOTE=Miata_mx5;8994061]Make sure you get a hubcentric spacer too.[/QUOTE]

Yeah the ones on ebay are like 114 a pair and are hubcentric, talk about expensive spacers but then again what is not expensive for the rx7

I didn't know you have to roll your fenders, dang.... I how tough is this?

 

http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/page.php?10

Those are cheaper and much better quality IMHO.

I run them on my GT-R (and i am **** about what parts i run).

 

hmm havent heard about rolling fenders maybe if you are lower i could see this but as i look at your pics ur car has enough gap to bring the wheels out and not worry about rolling

 

Thanks for the link. Those look great! I wonder how long it takes to come in being that they're from japan?

 

I really hope I don't have to roll any fenders...

 

Shoot them a call. They carry most of the spacers in stock in their San diego workshop.

 

Alright, just got off the phone with my friend. He's running 245's with 30mm spacers and a slight roll. I'm going over there tonight but it'll be too dark to get pictures but I'm going back over tomorrow to pick up parts so I'll snag a ton of pictures. He's on tein springs and I'm not sure what kind of shocks.

 

Yeah I'm most definitely going to have to run 245s and I just ordered some 25mm so hopefully the 25mm wouldn't stick out quite as far as the 30mm and won't need fender rolling but I guess we'll see

edit: I've got one more stupid question. I have one Potenza S-03 Pole Position tire that I aquired and I can not for the life of me find these anywhere online that are the same size. They are 245/45/zr16's Would it be horribly bad to get 3 other tires with simular specs but another brand? I know dumb question but hey in this economy if I can save some money after spending 200 on spacers it would be great! Thanks.

 

I had to roll my front fenders as the tires just hit when turning. My car is lowered somewhere around an inch due to the Eibach springs. Even without them, if you are cornering really hard, the outside tire may rub. Rolling fenders is simple and takes a few minutes. I used the handle of a screwdriver and gently bent the lip under. It worked great.

 

I would try and track down at least one more tire of the S-03 Pole Positions, and run then in front or rear, but I wouldnt run two differnt tires on the same axel, just me though.

 

Cool, thanks for the tip. I'll try that out if my tires rub.

 

Yeah I hear ya. I'll try to track another one down. I even resorted to ebay but they don't have that size tire. Oh well off to go search the vast interweb for some outdated tires

 

about the question for me they stick out with lightly rolled fenders about 2mm just a little of the bulge. They compress up into the fender without touching too much. Barely rubs the letters. On the front that is. Had to roll the inner lip of the rear fenders thats it.