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Old May 6, 2013 | 07:39 AM
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RX3 wheel clearance ....

Ok, I put my 15" wheel on the rx3 and when I turn the steering wheel they rub on the front fenders... The wheels are 15x8 with a 0 offset... I am running 195/50/15 on them... Any ideas on how to fix this... I think either spring coils were cut or it has rx7 front shocks absorber...
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Old May 6, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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Hammer Time!
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Old May 6, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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Hammer Time!

Not happening..... Lol
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Old May 6, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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Run 14s up front for that staggered look.
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Old May 6, 2013 | 07:18 PM
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So I just raised the car up... Springs were cut... Really low.... So now the hunt begins...
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Old May 6, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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You want stock rx3 springs??? I got some Nick
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Old May 6, 2013 | 11:10 PM
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Yeah some stock ones..... Send me a pm with the price....
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Old May 8, 2013 | 07:32 AM
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i think you're probably 1 inch too wide for the front, even with standard springs.

pretty sure coupes can handle 8's on the rear with the perfect offset.

+25mm offset is about spot on.

i have a sedan, front is exactly the same as coupes. the rear of sedans has this nasty little step up inside the guard.

i have 16 x 7.5's on mine, with castor blocks pulling the struts forward a bit.

the guards have been lipped and cut a tiny bit at the front of the arch. nothing drastic, looks stock. (pics of my 3 sedan in my profile album) the wheels rub on the sway bar when on full lock, don't touch the guards. not sure how much it has been lowered probably an inch and a half.

i think you're always going to get rubbing on suspension bits, guards you can avoid, but i think you're pushing it with that width.
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Old May 20, 2013 | 05:39 PM
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I have a set of stock Rx3 front spring.if you like to trade I need a front top windshield molding. We can trade part for part. Lmk
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Old May 20, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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I have a set of stock Rx3 front spring.if you like to trade I need a front top windshield molding. We can trade part for part. Lmk


If I had it I would do it. All I have is rx2 chrome trim.... Let me know what else u might want in a trade.. I have a 4 door rx2 stuff...
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Old May 25, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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you cant swap springs betweeen a rx3 and rx7. u need to compare the spring perch between the two
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Old May 25, 2013 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Siraniko
you cant swap springs betweeen a rx3 and rx7. u need to compare the spring perch between the two


U can or can't
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Old May 25, 2013 | 11:43 PM
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From: A few cars in front of your slow ass RX-7
he said you cant
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Old May 26, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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thats right. springs are not inter changeable. here s a

RX3 wheel clearance ....-forumrunner_20130526_130859.jpg

pix of two perces. 1st gen left. rx3 right
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