Ok I got a 88 vert, and Im putting some 16" Billet wheels on. I got them cheap from a friend The back are perfect no problems... But I got a problem with the front wheels, the fins on the wheels hit the little square stick out thingy on the caliper. Anyone know if I can just grind it off? Heres a picture I marked it in red marker...

THANKS!

 

Uh, what kind of rims are you trying to run?



-Ted

 

They look like this... (see pic) I got them cheap as hell and keep in mind that there isnt that much gap in the wheel well... The car is jacked up in the side...

 

i cant believe you went with 3 spoke... sorta.

well, take that thing to a vertical belt sander and have fun!

 

I guess LOL Its only money.... screw it, cant be anything on that side of the caliper. Oh well guess we'll find out, if I see brake fluid I'll know.

 

1/2 inch spacer will also give me 1/2 inch of threads im not securing my wheel too Damn the dilemia... Thought this would be simpler, someone would have an extra in the garage, that they could run and look at Well I guess it was harder than it had to be

Thanx

 

Plus, any spacers might make the tire stick out of the wheel well = bad for paint.

I imagine before you go grinding away, you should get a rebuild kit, then take the calipers apart and look inside. That may well be a passeage for brake fluid between the two pistons on that side. Sure, it'll take longer, but it will be well worth it if you save yourself from having to buy a new/used caliper because you ruined yours.

Ren

P.S. nobody I know of has good calipers that they're going to junk on a hunch that you can sand something off of them. I have at least two pair of them myself, but they can always be sold if I have to... Just a thought.

 

well if you look in jegs they ,make a lot of different sizes of those spacers,,find one that is not too much. that raises an interesting question,,,i know some wheels won't fit becuse they have a front wheel drive or a rear wheel drive offset,,,does this apply to the RX7 or is this just for older rear drive vehicles,,,i mainly ask because i have set of rims on my probe that i want to put on the 7 when i am done,,,i know the bolt pattern is the same but i didn't know about the offset

 

I will sell you my stock 87 TII wheels for cheaper than those and you can sell those to someone to put them on a car that started out ugly. The TII wheels will fit and look like they were meant to be on there!

 

Thought this might help:
Start with the factory offset & rim width & go from there.
http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html

 

Thanks for all the help... By the way there isnt anything there, its just a casting mark, no big deal... There on there and working perfectly... By the way I paid $200 for all 4. The tires have only 4k on them. I think Im gonna sell them around spring and get some 17" 's. These just have too much gap in the wheelwell. Plus they are almost 1 inch shorter than the stock ones... By the way these wheels came off a buddy of mine's Dodge Neon..

Thanx guys