has anyone had weld racing rims on your 1st gen??the draglites or the pro stars??fist of all do they have the right bolt pattern,gsl-se..if they do i would like 15x10/8 on the rear and 15x3 1/2 runners in the front..i want to go for that old school look that i run on my datsun 510's and on my old corrolas***

 

i used to. i loved them
the skinnies made it so much easier to parallel park =D

 

15x8 with 5 1/2" backspacing fits like a glove, and the bolt pattern on your SE is 4x4.5(same as fox body mustangs)
Dave

 

rotarx7...what is the size of your rear rim??? i was wanting to go more deep of a dish.....is'nt the gls...and the gsl-se different bolt patterns????

 

8 is as wide as you can go with out hitting/cutting ****(but must have 5.5" back spacing)... the gsl is 4x110mm(weld doesnt offer that bolt pattern) the gsl-se is 4x4.5 or 4x114.3mm(for you metric guys)
Dave

 

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/12a-turbo-gt42-639553/

I use 3 1/2 on front and modify the bolt pattern you can do that in any machine shop. on the back i use 15x7 but my rear end is 9" ford with strange axles.

 

rotarx7 what is the backspacing on your rear tire????and how wide??

 

if i do run 15x10 in the rear..is there a way i could stiffen my rear suspension to not allow my tire to not eat the quarter panel on launches??

 

any advise guys???any suspension help?

 

SEE I ALREADY ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION..
Dave

 

rotarx7's rear does'nt look 5.5 backspacing..

 

weld pro stars 15x8 in the rear 3 1/2 " back space

 

yeah but your rear is shortend.....

 

details , details

 

i'm on the subject of backspacing on a stock rear end.....not a rear thats shorter????!!

 

my quote is with the stock rear taken right from grannysspeedshop with what all the v8 guys do..
Dave

 

That is such a beautiful car mannyvidal!!! More pics please.

Allen

 

now now allen i will post some more pics up when i am done changing up my front suspension

 

now now allen stop being greedy i will post some more pics up when i am done changing up my front suspension

 

Your such a tease.

What are you doing to the front end???

 

i moved the contol arm in 1.50" installed coilovers + camber /caster plates put the fuel cell in front of the radiator ,removed sway bar and installed a rack and pinion.

 

I am planning on narrowing the front end of my car also. I plan on slamming it in the weeds and need some extra fender clearance. Could you e-mail me some pics of the front suspension and the rest of the car please allen@texxa.net . Also what camber caster plates are you running and how much did you pay for them?

 

the camber /caster plates and front coilovers were made by my good friend tony from AWR www.awrracing.com he is a fabricator from hell and also the guy that builds our scca world challenge cars/ drift cars and mx5 cup cars and our lemans car and so one you get the picture