What should I be looking at to upgrade first for "Safety" in my RX-7?

Best seats? Roll cage? Upgraded Brakes?

Preferably send me a link, or at least tell me a brand name to look up.

Thanks.

 

i would make sure the car is tip top (ball joints/ steering/tires/brakes/aligment etc...) then you can think about a roll cage (check you local fab. guy for one)

 

wear your seat belt.

 

If it works.

 

#1 good tires
#2 good working brakes
#3 working everything else

cage depends on application. full cage is great for track. not so great for a helmetless daily driver

 

Fuel pulsation damper.

Make sure this sucker isn't leaking (common on S4s, but happens on S5s too) so you can make certain the car doesn't catch on fire (not exactly safe).

 

hawk brake pads, new rotors, s/s brake lines, and make sure you have good tires

 

Safety:
1. Good Tires
2. Good Brake Pads, Good Lines, Rebuild Calipers, Check Discs for Cracks
3. Fuel Pulsation Damper

Seats: Stock seats are fine. Popular aftermarket race seat brands are Momo, Sparco, OMP, and Corbeau. If you want racing seats (which do not recline), make sure they are FIA certified, and you will need other safety equipment like racing harnesses, neck restraint (HANS), fire suit, gloves, shoes, nomex underwear, helmet, fire extinguisher, battery kill switch, etc., depending on your race class. If you just want the race look, then you can get "sport" seats, which are not any safer than the stock seats but they look neat and they recline. The most popular sport seat brands are Bride and Sparco. Before buying anything, check with this forum, as some seat models are too wide or too tall to fit in the RX-7.

Brakes: Hawk HPS pads are good for the street, Hawk HP+ are good for autocross but wear the rotors faster. EBC and Performance Friction are also popular. If you are just driving on the street, Axxis Metal Master pads work well. Keep in mind that the high-speed pads only work well when hot and are not very good for street driving, so you are actually safer on the street if you use pads that are designed for the street rather than the race track. The stock rotors are fine, and can be replaced by the low-budget PLAIN Brembo replacement rotors that you can get from Tire Rack. Fancy rotors are mostly just for looks.

Roll Cage: If you REALLY want to be safe, have one custom installed PER RACE SPECS. The race specs will depend on your race class. If you just want something for the street, then I recommend SCCA specs. Also, use the SFI padding, which is safer than the regular stuff.

 

Another question, does the FD rims also fit on the FC? Or are they different sizes?

 

They fit as long as your a 5 lug.

 

there is this really cool feature on this forum called the search button, lots of info in there

 

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