ok as many of u may know i recently purchased a rx3, well i was lookin at it the other day and noticed that if u stand facing the engine bay from the side kneeling down, the top of the strut tower seems to be offset as compared to the other, now i've made some measurments from the center of the strut to the firewall, front support, and where the fender bolts to the body, and seems to look fine as far as the measurments are concenrned but my question is, is it suppose to look like that? does anyone have a pic that can confirm this please? i really dont wanna spend time and goobs of money at a frame shop lining it up

 

Submit a pic representative of what you would like.

 

just a side view looking over the fender twards the other strut tower to see if thier offset, because that's the way im looking at it

 

one is higher than the other.

thats why when you remove the suspension you will see a spacer on one of the struts and not the other.

most people collect the spacers chrome them and use them for covers ontop of the strut tower..

 

Any idea why they're different?

 

Ill try an get a pic of the view I'm talkin about 2day

 

All of the US specs RX-3 that I worked on came with a set of 1/4 triangular spacers.

 

Better hurry before I install the engine in my newly acquired RX-3.

 

Does this help?

 

hmmm...brake booster is not bolted down?

 

Who needs one of them anyway? J/K
The second pic was an old work in progress pic.

 

lol. yeah, looking at the first pix, it seems that the brake fluid reservoir didnt clear the strut bar.

 

It's close. Let's call it well packaged.




Here's another WIP pic from the front. Sorry to just post old pics, but I don't feel like going outside.


The towers do look different.

 

Yea that 1st pic helps, looks like mine is pushed back then, still goona attempt to take a pic later 2day....thnx 13bt

 

here are some pic's i took today from the side that i have the issue with notice the top of the tower is leaning twards the firewall....

 

give me til this weekend to take pix of my RX-3.

 

here ya go

 

wacky, so what's so great about your JUNK RX-3 if it's got no motor and not even running? holla @ yo boy when you want me to rid you of that headache... your closing in for retirement anyways.

 

Are you going to have to move your engine back to fit that radiator?

 

When I installed the engine (prior to my purchase), I didnt slot the front engine mounts. yes, the engine/tranny are pushed-back in. But at that time, I didnt have the aluminum radiator. Im not sure how much clearance I would have with it.

 

Thnx for the pics wacky, but I don't mean 2 ask a whole lot or come across as an *** but can u get a pic form the same angle as I took to better compare?

 

hello all
my car had the triangular spacer on the drivers side only.
i left it out when i installed the ground control coilovers and RE camber plates!
should i installed the spacer?
I adjusted the the coils and the car looks pretty even.
Andres.

 

i want one so bad

 

Looks like you have better clearance than mine. I have a radiator out of an RX-2 and put a fan in the front. Look at this. I don't think you will have issues....