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Old 12-20-02, 04:22 PM
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Do FD wheels fit 87T2

I was wondering if the 3rd gen wheels fit the 2nd gen.
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i've been wondering that too
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I believe they do Check out the bolt pattern..
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if i knew that, i wouldn't be asking on here
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Yes they do. But you need 25 mm spacers. H&R sells some nice ones

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do you have a website for H&R? thanks for the quick reply
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do a search on the web / forum for them. There're a couple downsides to running such large spacers on the wheels.

First off, they are expensive! They're at least 250 a pair (you need at least a pair for the front, the rears may work without them, not sure).

Secondly, I've seen them completely break apart on someone's car (I think it was 87GTR's car). Now, granted, that was a launch with about 400HP on drag slicks, but either way, that's a bit disconcerting!

Anyway, when it's all said and done I'm not sure I'd go for it. If you have to get two pairs of the spacers, then you have already spent 500 bucks over the price of the wheels, which should almost get you a decent set of 16's (1000 bucks...) If it was me, I think I'd just go with some new wheels.

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thanks for the advice. i wasn't thinking about all that
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i dunno. they seem pretty cheap to me. There was a guy selling new H&R spacers on here not too long ago for 200 bucks for all 4 of them. then you can buy some 3rd gen rims for 400-500. 600-700 bucks isnt too bad for light 16's. IMO.
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The rears fit fine with a slight bending of the muffler heat shields. The front require 25mm spacers. I have a set (2) that require longer studs to be used. They are anodized black aluminum, brand new and never used. The problem is trying to find studs that are long enough. I will sell them for $50 + shipping
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Ah, thanks for clarifying that. I wasn't aware that you could fit 'em in the rear. Does it look strange at all with the spacers on the front?

If you can get away with just the front spacers, then it makes more sense to go ahead with that combo. That would reduce the cost significantly, and then the rears would be bolted solidly to the hub (nothing to blow up on a hard launch )

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FYI: You might also go to the Suspension/Tires/Wheels/etc. forum here... I think there is at least 1 or 2 stickies on this subject...
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