I am just having a kick *** weekend. Spend $160 bux at sears getting 2 sets of mazda rims mounted with Azenis and S03's so I could swap out my bent ITR rim from my lovely acciedent (https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=183269) So I go to put the rim on and low and behold, the pos does not clear the rim. So now I've got to figure out what to do. Do I run a spacer or machine the calipers. What do you all think. If I run spacers do I run them on the front and rear? Also who has spacers? I'll probably pick up 3mm (if they got them) and 5mm and figure out which one fits. Thanks for all the help guys.

Craig - Who is having a really shitty weekend


[Modified by AssPenny, 8:48 PM 5/12/2002]

 

how close is it?

hell, i'd take a die grinder to spoon calipers....

D

 

Should we bring down beer for next week's fix it weekend?
Marc ---> who wants Craig's car to be fixed

 

I was thinking of pulling them off and throwing them on the milling machine But it looks like its a good 5mm

I'll take a closer look at it tomorrow. I was just pissed and had been working on the car most of the day. Also sweating like a fat kid was not helping.

Craig - Who says ******* the spoon logo, thats 3mm's right there

 

all in the name of weight reduction....

 

Sell them biches to me... cheap!

Willis
-who would have gone crazy if he had Craigs' weekend...

 

LOL, sure.. but since they are special black editions, thats going to cost a bit more

And will, this is only part of my lovely weekend

Craig - Who had a rough weekend, even with out the wreck

 

.....i was gonna suggest a 5mm spacer and go from there.

Please sell me the calipers if you're really gonna machine them!

I've got a black slipstream you can run in the meantime as a spare if you want.....

 

i was told that you need n 8 mm spacer to clear the spoon caliper with 15 in spoon wheels

 

Anybody know where i can order spacers asap? SwiftTypeR, that link did not work.

Craig -

 

Options carries spacers:

http://www.optauto.com/webstore/prod...t=407&last=407

-Alan

 

Do I need longer studs when running a 5mm spacer?

 

Most likely.

 

Smallest spacer they have is 5mm, anybody know where to find a 3mm spacer?

 

Craig, that sucks....you just have some bad luck.
I say just get some spoon wheels.... screw it!..
Good luck with finding the spacers tho.
See ya at the sept meet.
LATER

 

To bad I just spend 160 bux on getting 2 sets of tires mounted on these rims

So does anybody know where to get 3mm spacers?

Craig - Who says to all HT'ers (looks like I might be able to get this fixed before expo )

 

Buy the 5mm spacers and machine them down to 3mm

 

they rekon if you get 6.5 turns you dont need longer studs.

i dont know exactly who 'they' are

 

Here in AZ you can get spacers from Pepboys & Checker.
Do you guys have Pepboys in Florida?
There not the best but they get the job done


[Modified by rolow, 7:13 PM 5/13/2002]

 

Yeah we have pepboys.. I'll have to check that out if my other solution does not work. The calipers are spaced about 5mm right now off the hub assembly with washer to center the calipers around the rotors. I'm going to try to remove the washer or run smaller washer and see if that will allow them the clear the rims.

Craig - Who hopes this works else he is just going to get some +40 offset rims like he saw on that 64 impalla

 

16 x 7 Rota C-8's are +40 offset... Cheap, $125 each!!! Your choice of colors!!

 

.....those are 4 lug!


Craig, try h&r for GOOD high $ spacers. They *might* make 3mm, but I know they make 5mm... Then take them to pep boys and put it on the lathe for a couple bucks.

 

Ok then, Rota Sub-Zeros, 16 x 7 , +40, 5 x 114, $125 each...

 

I'm going to see if I can get away with moving the caliper in by removing thouse washers. If not, I've got a metal lathe down in miami i can use to machine down to 3mm

 

Get a 7mm hubcentric spacer with longer studs...

-andie