Hey guys, I just installed the double stepped crown vic mesh wheels. Sitting on 205 50 16 tires. The rears are nice and flush, but the fronts are poking out a bit out of my fender and it looks ugly. I'm using 5mm spacers on the front, but it still seems to be rubbing against my brakes. How do I eliminate wheel poking out? Would it be dumb to run 195s in the front instead of the 205s? If I'm right, that should narrow it down by 10mm, thus removing that ugly wheel poke, yeah?

 

Got a pic? 205/50-16's with a 5mm spacer in front (225/45 rear) is how most guys make em fit.
The spacer is only REALLY needed if you have 4 pot calipers.

Here's this:
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generati...equest-970891/

 

Yeah, Ill grab some pics later today. It sticks out just a tad bit. But its noticeable, especially when you compare the front to the rears.

Yeah, that's where I got the info on what tire size to run. I've seen everyone have success with 205 50 16 all around. (or saw that this was a good size to play it safe). But I was just surprised how much it stuck out.

 

They look exactly like this

 

are your strut top mounts installed correctly? (post a picture of them) adding some negative camber will fix that...

 

Negative camber or find a different offset wheels.

 

Or have a machine shop see if they can mill some off the hub.

 

^if he machines the hub he still has the issue of rubbing on the brake caliper so that won't help...at least not with the crown Vic's.

 

I am running a set of Double Stepped Lip Crown Vics without a spacer.
Car is an 87 Turbo so ive got the same 4 pot calipers. What you can do is,
File/Cut/Gring/Chew/Rub/Etc the Casting Bumper that the spokes are hitting. It is just part of the casting and will not have any ill effects.

Grind/Cut it flat and slap your wheels back on. Done.

 

Do you have pics of how low you grinded yours? Mine rub and i need to eliminate the 5mm spacer for reasons and idk how much i can shave off ive went at the rim for a bit and cant get it to not rub

 

Inside that bump is a fluid passage- "chew, rub, etc." too much and you'll break through and ruin the caliper.

 

^haha that happened to me.

 

And thats why i realllllllly dont want to

 

Or get a real set of wheels with the correct offset and not a set of wheels from another car.Not trying 2 be a *** but cmon the rims are from a FORD CROWN VIC of course they are not gonna fit perfect on a fc,

 

I like them so i will run them, 80$ for a set or 1000-2000$ for a good set yea ill stick with 80

 

oh my. i didn't know. i ground mine nearly flush. no issues...yet

 

can you show me how much u took off

 

it's pretty much ground right down. i'll try and snap a pic tmrw in the daylight

 

flush with the mazda insignia. you can see where the belt sander just kissed it.

 

Thanks mate