Do you think I can fit a 225/45 on there with no rubbing issues? I am on +48s
I do have a scale.
That's 9 or 10 mm closer on the inside than stock plus the wider tire. Maybe someone who has tried that can contribute. I had 225/50/16s with a 9.2" section width on the stock 6 1/2 +45. I couldn't feel them rubbing but there were rubbing marks on the inside of the well... Sounds like spacers would be required.Originally Posted by captaingamez
I hear so many bad things about running spacers though, whats your opinion?
Very epic theead lets keep this alive
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If race cars can go 200 mph with spacers I think we will be ok. They can get too wide and mess up the geometry but I don't see that as a problem (wheels can do the same thing). My track is at 61"+ front with no apparent problems and SHG/Evan is wider. You can get non hub centric cheap in 5mm but recommend hub centric spacers as they get bigger. However, you need longer lug bolts with 10 mm or larger so you are getting into extra work and money. Depends what you can afford what you want from the car. That extra1% is a lot of trouble and you can make a 215 look and handle pretty darn well with less effort.
Waiver- I'm not an engineer and these are my opinions.
The new wheel/tire combo is 39lbs, so I am saving about 2.2 lb per corner.
I am going to probably get a 5mm spacer, just to gain a little track width, and then go down to a 215/45 on my next tires, then I can lower the car a bit.
Wish I had extra money right now that I could justify throwing some new tires at it. But it already drives better, and the tires on it are in very very good condition.
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Last edited by EnJaNir; 05-13-2009 at 05:07 PM.
Oh my bad Hasbro, I just emptied it.
So I was trolling the local Ecology PnP yesterday and I came across this!
A RX7 FD/FC spare tire. Lightweight(forged I am pretty sure) Enkei 5 lug!!.
Compared to the old spare.
It weighs 20.7 lbs, about 3 lb lighter than a stock 4 lug spare. I dont normally keep it in, but good to know, and now I have a 5 lug spare, which I was previously lacking.
Love the rims but they look familiar
5Zigen FN01R-C. Unless your talking about the spare tire......
You're funny but I have the same rims. They were gunmetal but the brake dust turned them kinda black
haha. Mine are in good condition except the clear coat is flaking a little bit on 3 of them. Mostly because of previous owner.....
I want powder coat mine black with gold flake soon. Should compliment my build rather nicely!
Last edited by ep303dj; 05-14-2009 at 07:23 PM.
Sorry old thread I have the same set up as you I'm using CTR brake calipers with the hub and type s axles I learn the hard way. I put my old ep3 abs sensors and the axle teeth chew it off so then I purchase pre owned rsx type s abs sensors but the female connectors did not plug they where too small back to square one I then got new oem ep3 abs sensors from Honda and put 2 1/4 washers and the abs light on my dash turned off finally. The problem I'm having is when I drive and press on the brake the abs kicks in at 4 mph when stopping all the timeRemoved old stuff.
I had to change the front ABS sensor for the one on the CTR, The ones on CTR are shorter for wider axles, you can also space it up with washers, but I had CTR ABS sensors.
Knuckle installed, good view of the BC extended ball joint. (shitty view of my other project car, the epic Nissan 910 Maxima, I-6, RWD, 5speed)
Rotors installed with brake bracket.
Look how small our brakes are in comparison.
ep3 4 lug/rsx vs CTR/RSX Type S
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