FD wheels on FC
06-04-09, 09:31 AM
#26
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.
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.
Thanks alot, can your show me pics of you 7? i was thinking 20mmF 30mmR? with 225/50
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06-04-09, 11:42 AM
#28
My car looks exactly like those that were posted on page 1. Mine is even black so any pictures I take would look exactly like that. The tires stick out slightly from the front fenders but not the rear. You'd think the fronts would rub but you need to remember that when the suspension compresses, the edge of that lip is over the rounded edge of the tire giving some more clearance. When cornering it isn't an issue either. If the lips were not rolled, the tire could catch on it and that is actually a pretty ugly scenario as it doesn't just gently touch it. I have never had a rubbing issue ever.
The key to using the "baseball bat" method (or pipe or whatever) is that when you roll the fender lips in, you do so by wedging the bat between the tire and the lip and slowly push or roll your way across. You'll need to go slow and make a few passes. You push down on the bat which pushes up on the inside lip. The tire works as a fulcrum point. At the same time, the force you are applying can be varied to slightly pull the fender out a bit too. It doesn't take much to get more usable clearance and you can't even tell it's been done just by looking at it. It's not drastic. When we are talking about millimeters of clearance in a spacer size, we are also talking about that same range in tire to fender clearance. There are 25.3 mm to the inch.
The key to using the "baseball bat" method (or pipe or whatever) is that when you roll the fender lips in, you do so by wedging the bat between the tire and the lip and slowly push or roll your way across. You'll need to go slow and make a few passes. You push down on the bat which pushes up on the inside lip. The tire works as a fulcrum point. At the same time, the force you are applying can be varied to slightly pull the fender out a bit too. It doesn't take much to get more usable clearance and you can't even tell it's been done just by looking at it. It's not drastic. When we are talking about millimeters of clearance in a spacer size, we are also talking about that same range in tire to fender clearance. There are 25.3 mm to the inch.
06-06-09, 01:12 PM
#34
My car looks exactly like those that were posted on page 1. Mine is even black so any pictures I take would look exactly like that. The tires stick out slightly from the front fenders but not the rear. You'd think the fronts would rub but you need to remember that when the suspension compresses, the edge of that lip is over the rounded edge of the tire giving some more clearance. When cornering it isn't an issue either. If the lips were not rolled, the tire could catch on it and that is actually a pretty ugly scenario as it doesn't just gently touch it. I have never had a rubbing issue ever.
The key to using the "baseball bat" method (or pipe or whatever) is that when you roll the fender lips in, you do so by wedging the bat between the tire and the lip and slowly push or roll your way across. You'll need to go slow and make a few passes. You push down on the bat which pushes up on the inside lip. The tire works as a fulcrum point. At the same time, the force you are applying can be varied to slightly pull the fender out a bit too. It doesn't take much to get more usable clearance and you can't even tell it's been done just by looking at it. It's not drastic. When we are talking about millimeters of clearance in a spacer size, we are also talking about that same range in tire to fender clearance. There are 25.3 mm to the inch.
The key to using the "baseball bat" method (or pipe or whatever) is that when you roll the fender lips in, you do so by wedging the bat between the tire and the lip and slowly push or roll your way across. You'll need to go slow and make a few passes. You push down on the bat which pushes up on the inside lip. The tire works as a fulcrum point. At the same time, the force you are applying can be varied to slightly pull the fender out a bit too. It doesn't take much to get more usable clearance and you can't even tell it's been done just by looking at it. It's not drastic. When we are talking about millimeters of clearance in a spacer size, we are also talking about that same range in tire to fender clearance. There are 25.3 mm to the inch.
Do i need Hub Spacers? is TexfcturboII the only one with hub spacers? i was looking at hub spacers, their $120+. i only spent $130 for rims and tires. i need to know websites... or just go to a rim/tire shop? i will be getting 25F 30R spacers and doing the bat method but! i don't want Virbation!!!.
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