Right, need help on FC wheels

[papercutout]

How do they stand in comparison to the arches? Will you be able to run those tyres under the arches with those spacers and still be legal?

Rear arches can be flared, easily and neatly. Front\'s CANNOT. I\'ve done mine with a proper roller, heating the paint etc and they\'re a mess. Overfenders on the front would be a must if not.

[m1tch]

I need to get the spacers and find out, I have no idea what I need, which is why im asking on here, I am thinking running 15s on the front as thats the smallest spacer you can get, and then 25s on the rear as that is what my mate has for sale coming off this FC soon.

[dthebuk]

Have you tried fitting the rears with the rear jacked up and measuring the gap? Surely on stock suspension, even coilocers, the wheel will drop enough to clear the heat shield. You could always just remove the heat shield. And I assume you\'ve test fitted the fronts?

[SiH]

You want 17mm hex nuts with a pitch of 12x1.25. DW do them and I got mine from priracing.

I\'d be very surprised if they were 1.25 pitch. AFAIK all RX7\'s use 1.5 pitch M12.

[m1tch]

Have you tried fitting the rears with the rear jacked up and measuring the gap? Surely on stock suspension, even coilocers, the wheel will drop enough to clear the heat shield. You could always just remove the heat shield. And I assume you\'ve test fitted the fronts?

There isn\'t much catching, might try and remove part of the shield as I run stubby rear cans now, but im worried about sharp edges!



The space caused by the fouling heat shield:

[Prof]

Im not blending, will be poprivited on like the rear spoiler, blending and bodywork I hate as its so expensive!
 
I have already spent £650 on bonnet, spoiler and lip splitter fitting and painting, my car is all go, no show
 
Bolt on ftw
 

No more nails !  :spank

[m1tch]

Shhhh lol a lot of the cost was all the bar coat needed to stop the paint reacting with someones bonnet

[papercutout]

I\'d be very surprised if they were 1.25 pitch. AFAIK all RX7\'s use 1.5 pitch M12.

Sorry yeah, 1.5 pitch!

With there was an edit button! Thanks for spotting that...

[m1tch]

Hmm I think I am going for 15mm on the front and 25mm on the rear with some uni arches, thoughts?

[dthebuk]

Probably do better with rolled and flaired at the rear. Universal feeder flairs would be too big if your wheels arnt already flush without spacers. Even if they are flush, the arches would be over kill with those spacers

[redgti]

i think you should hurry up and get the wheels on instead of talking about it, i want to see them.

[sadgoth]

You may just get away with the stock arches (as long as you aren\'t running low suspension mine had 8.5" ET 42 (if memory serves) and I had the tyre exactly flush with the top of the arch - means that it will rub, if you lower the springs though)

Oh, hello chaps - it has been a while eh?

[TiddlesRX7]

Welcome back! Yeah its been a long while. How are you doing?

Sorry for the thread hi jack.

[sadgoth]

Welcome back! Yeah its been a long while. How are you doing?

Sorry for the thread hi jack.

not bad mate, had a few life issues to sort out, the car is still at Tim\'s (and will be for some time as I have a lot of debts to clear!) was hoping to get to RS this year, but looks like I\'m double booked, so I guess it will have to be Japshow Finale! ho hum...

back on topic:

About these wheels then....

[papercutout]

Yeah Mitch, I have 9.5J ET0 on the rear running 225/45\'s and I\'ve only rolled the arches. This isn\'t the first thread - have a look through them.

Remember the lower you go on the back, the more camber and so tuck you have. Here\'s mine: