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Old May 31, 2020 | 04:52 PM
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1st Gen RX7 vs RX3 spindles

I saw that T3 came out with a brake kit for the 1st gen RX7 and was wondering if this would work for the RX3 (or 808 ). I know a lot of people in the past swapped RX7 struts on their RX3 but I currently have Ground Control coilovers on the stock spindles. Is the spindle area different on the RX3 or would this RX7 kit bolt on? TIA guys
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Old Jun 5, 2020 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Impslap
I saw that T3 came out with a brake kit for the 1st gen RX7 and was wondering if this would work for the RX3 (or 808 ). I know a lot of people in the past swapped RX7 struts on their RX3 but I currently have Ground Control coilovers on the stock spindles. Is the spindle area different on the RX3 or would this RX7 kit bolt on? TIA guys
they are a bit difference . When I ordered my aerospace brake kit it was only for Rx3 not Rx7 they have a differen model for the Rx7 1st gen
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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 06:37 AM
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I thought the big thing was putting RX-3 spindles on RX-7s for the instant increase in negative camber.
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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 08:29 AM
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I thought the big thing was putting RX-3 spindles on RX-7s for the instant increase in negative camber.
never heard of anyone doing that, mostly because the rx3 brakes suck and are NLA from Mazda or the aftermarket for the most part
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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 73rx313b
never heard of anyone doing that, mostly because the rx3 brakes suck and are NLA from Mazda or the aftermarket for the most part
Old school trick, back when people actively raced 1st-gens (and I don't mean spec classes) and you could find RX-3 parts at a junkyard no problem.. IIRC they still do/did it in Australia until recently.

It's the same level of tech as milling twin dizzy apex seals to 3mm thickness for low-buck race apex seals.

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