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87FCna 05-30-09 11:16 AM

FD wheels on FC
 
What are the specs on wheel spacers for a 87 rx7 with 3rd Gen Rims:scratch:

SirCygnus 05-30-09 12:05 PM

10mm spacers in the front is all you need assuming your using stock suspension.

wences 05-30-09 02:55 PM

im trying 2 do the same thing will it give u enough clearance
i own a 88

texFCturboII 05-30-09 03:52 PM

10mm is all you need, but 20mm makes the wheel flush with the fender :)

87FCna 05-30-09 09:15 PM

10mm all around? or just the front? and if so how about 20mm front 10mm rear?

texFCturboII 05-30-09 09:59 PM

You dont need any on the back, they will fit right in there. You only need spacers for the front. But the ratio you are using is about right to make em evenish.

SirCygnus 05-31-09 12:07 AM


Originally Posted by 87FCna (Post 9251819)
10mm all around? or just the front? and if so how about 20mm front 10mm rear?

did you even read my post?

walken 05-31-09 07:53 PM

25mm max for both or you have to roll/pull your fenders.

batmanfc 05-31-09 09:09 PM

if they have no spacer on the rear will they still be flush

texFCturboII 06-01-09 08:41 AM


Originally Posted by batmanfc (Post 9253917)
if they have no spacer on the rear will they still be flush

I disagree

87FCna 06-01-09 09:59 AM

10mm Front ------ 0mm Rear, to make it flush :scratch:

SirCygnus 06-01-09 10:09 AM


Originally Posted by 87FCna (Post 9255035)
10mm Front ------ 0mm Rear, to make it flush :scratch:

pretty much.

Stevobob 06-01-09 11:35 AM

Someone should do this and post pics to show off how it looks :)

Hecubus84 06-01-09 12:42 PM

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I really dont see how 10mm spacers in the front are going to work. I had 20mm spacers on the front of my car and the tire was about 5mm from the strut.
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TurboMazdaSpeed 06-01-09 12:56 PM

10mm front http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...6_408392_n.jpg

25mm rear http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5586585_n.jpg

LogicFoxX 06-01-09 01:03 PM

Hecubus, whats ur camber at?

Hecubus84 06-01-09 01:51 PM

My strut mounts are stock and not adjustable. That said, I just got an alignment a couple of weeks ago and the front camber is set a 0.0.

killahrx7 06-01-09 01:56 PM

it also depends on what size tires you have on the rear, 15mm that sells on ebay was able to clear the rear with 255 60 drag radial tires.

texFCturboII 06-01-09 02:02 PM


Originally Posted by TurboMazdaSpeed (Post 9255439)

Hey! Those wheels look pretty flush in the back don't they? :rolleyes:

killahrx7 06-01-09 02:10 PM

:icon_tup:

Hecubus84 06-01-09 03:00 PM

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My setup was 20mm with 225/50s in the front and 25mm with 245/50s in the rear. The driver's front rubbed the fender and the passenger's rear rubbed as well. Dropping down to 225s in the rear solved the rubbing issue there but going down 205/55 in the front still rubbed. Running 10mm spacers would have moved my tire from rubbing the fender and pushed it into my shock. Since I didn't really want to buy a set of coilovers and another set of spacers I scrapped the project and bought a set of S5 TII wheels.

Pics of 225 in the front:
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walken 06-02-09 01:32 AM

hecubus, that's what my fronts look like with 30mm

87FCna 06-02-09 09:41 AM

WoW :scratch: why are ever body's set up different? the size of tires im gonna go with are 225-50s maybe 205s on the front , i was thinking
Front-20mm Rear-25mm with Tokico blue shocks with intrax springs

texFCturboII 06-02-09 01:18 PM

That will work just fine. I recommend getting some hub spacers made as well so that vibration will be minimalized.

















oh great..... i think i just set off this thread to be five times longer than it needs to be.....Forget i said anything about vibration.

rotarygod 06-02-09 01:25 PM

This is my 2nd car with 3rd gen wheels on it. If you do not use spacers in the rear, the wheels sit too far in. Yes they fit. They look really stupid though. The offset is wrong. The fronts need a minimum of 20 mm when using 225/50/16 tires. You may get away with a thinner spacer with narrower tires though. It's the tires and not the rims that hit the springs. I have had 4 different sets of tires on these rims and they have all had the exact same requirements.

I did have to roll my front fender lips. They are rolled under and slightly pulled out. You can't tell by looking at it. It's easy. I used the "baseball bat" method. Works like a charm. I have 25mm spacers all around.


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