I finally got my 2nd pair of rx7 FD wheels and I was wondering what size spacer do I need 5mm or 10mm for them to clear the hub in the back (or whatever they supposedly conflict with on a 4th gen).

also...man 245/45/16's do not yield many tire results...but thats the tire size i need.

 

5mm. I have them if you are interested.

 

studs come with them? price?

 

Just for everyone's info, what happens is you run into the end of the lugnut (since they are closed) before the wheel is fully tightened although it will feel tight. The rotors sort of "float" and make awful noises without the spacers. The wheel bolts up but it is more about securing the rotor.

 

For 5mm studs are not required. Anything bigger (although I have heard of 7mm being used with stock studs) and you need the spacers with studs in them or bang out the stock studs to swap with longer ones.

I could do them for like $30+ couple bucks for shipping, I will post pics in this thread in a few minutes.

 

 

 

very cool that sounds good. are they a no-name brand? or made yourself? It probably doesnt matter but im just curious.

whats your paypal?

 

I got them from an online wheel and tire store. I can get the name if you want but I can't remember it offhand. I will send you paypal info.

 

cool, awaiting the info.. how come you didnt use them?

 

I had them on for maybe 50-60 miles, I ended up getting an offer on the RX7s and moved to a different set of wheels. They are one of my favorites on the 4th gen though, real nice OEM+ look.

 

Did you get the brittle ones by the way?

 

lol waht do you mean brittle!!!?? i dont know if i got brittle ones...

 

The 13.8 lb wheels are not as structurally reinforced. I will get you a bit more info, it's not a huge deal though but if you have two brits I would put those in back.

 

 

haha 1.5 pound difference...jeeze. thanks i'll go check which ones i got.

 

I think the lighter ones have PFD stamped on them as well.

 

well i got at least one pair of reinforced ones so i'll have those on the front. thanks!

 

Yeah, no worries just thought I would pass the info on. I was rollin' on four eggshells when I had them!

 

Try for 245/50s, unless you are excessively low.

 

thats what i have on there and they have just too tall of a sidewall. i think it makes the ride excessively bouncy.

 

I'm riding on 245/50s and it rides fine. Then again I am only on Eibach/full stiff Konis, if you are on COs with 100000lbs/inch springs then the tires will be a bit "bouncy." You could always get a tire with a stiff sidewall... what are you running right now?

 

yes i have ksports on there. And the rear is still my normal 245/45/17's so that might make some weird ride quality issues right there since its stiffer in the back and what not. i currently have some 245/50's on the front (soon to be on the back) but they are like Road Hugger brand (cheapest tires the previous owner could buy)....but damn they have a terrific wear rate

 

lol

 

isnt it as simple as using open ended lug nuts?

 

wow i completely missed when he said that...and I had no idea...that definitely soun ds like something that could be solved by using open ended lug nuts........

waiting for Freeway to chime in about that...

 

im using open ended lug nuts because with the closed end, my center caps wont fit due to the closed ended part. works fine for me.

 

I haven't but it would make sense, I know it wasn't an option for me because I wanted to run more than 225s and they didn't have a ton of suspension clearance as is. You can certainly mock up and take measurements.

 

too cold outside to mess with it. I can use the spacers for the front surely if I dont need them on the rear. plus...it couldnt kill to bring the rears out a little bit anyway.

 

No it couldn't. I will throw up a pic of my sunken battleships in a sec. Going to ship these today BTW. I will PM you tracking.

 

 

haha. you should have kept them and painted them! mine are bronze. I dont care about offset as much as some people seem to.

 

No, they look way better stock.

Those wheels would look great with 20mm spacers or so. Too bad mine are still wider.

 

i dont like that silver color... do the spacers that big have any ill effects?

 

as long as you run a quality spacer and don't go over an inch you should be ok. that is a fat nasty tire.

 

isnt it freakin HIDEOUS!!! i feel like im running some balloon tires on my ****.

 

my rx7 rims are flaking off, they are also bronze, I want to repaint them the same bronze, how do i pick out the correct paint?

So thats why ive been having problems with mine.... I was using the stock closed end lug nuts...

 

I was just gona see what autozone had. There's probably a limited color selection.