stony Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 Ok I know this has been addressed before but I can’t find it. I have sectioned S30 Struts. The top half is s30, the bottom half is z31, with z32 calipers. The problem is the I need a spacer to clear the calipers and that in combination with the hub offset puts the wheels out allot farther then the stock s30 offset. And the weld 3.5 wheels stick out past the fender lip. I need to bring the wheels in under the fender so I can lower the car. Are there any options out there like swapping the hubs to retain the same lug pattern that will bring the wheels in and only require spacing the calipers in the same amount as the hubs? Or is going with another front strut setup my only option??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 You sure like the road less travelled Stony! If I understand you correctly you need to push your wheels out as they won't clear those very wide Z32 calipers? How much do you need to push them out? Are you using the wider Z32 calipers? If so how's about the narrower ones? (I'm assuming you're using they aluminum ones?). We've done the 5lug aluminum hubs to replicate the OEM pentagonal 5lug hubs, we could do a custom set with altered offset if you feel this will solve your dilemna. It would shave about 5 lbs off your hubs easily enough to help balance the hefty Z32 setup Just an option. FWIW, I'm not sure in what manner your 'new' front brakes are setup, but the round 5lug Z31 hub has about 1/4" less offset than the pentagonal piece. Our recent hubs described here, http://www.modern-motorsports.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 im using z31 hubs, z31 rotors, and z32 large calipers. If i remember right the z31 hubs push the wheels out a bit as it is. im using a 2 inch spacer now to get the 15x3 1/4 wheel to clear the caliper. this in combination with the offset the z31 hub and rotor give you i cant lower the car anymore as stated above. I dont think there is anyway around the spacer as the weld wheel just isnt made for late modle sports cars. What i was thinking was a 5 lug hub with the same measurements as the s30 hub and then i would just space the caliper in accordingly to get it all to line up. or is there an easier way? or am i wrong about the S30 hub bringing the wheel in an inch or more? If i got with a different strut i will have to change the entire front suspension as teh rack adn pinion was modded to work with the z31 stuff. and the engine support was modded to fit the AZC front control arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 Yes, S30 hub vs. Z31 is about 3/4's to 1" different in offset, specifics escape me at present. How far did you want to bring it in to to clear your wheel to caliper? Verify rotor to strut/suspension/tierods is still OK in preferred location and that caliper won't interfere with your stut tube as well if spaced inward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 an inch should do it. There should not be any clearance issues. i will check and get back with you. Worst case i will just have to run a 15 or 16 inch X 8 inch wheel with the proper offset to get me my clearance. Im thinking that would be the cheapest way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 Stony, My set-up is in production. I should have pics late next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted July 24, 2004 Author Share Posted July 24, 2004 jamie, will your setup allow me to keep my current rotor(z-31) and caliper (z-32)? or will i need to get new rotors and calipers??? i built my setup the way i did because it was free to me except the cost to get things welded. What i need is a hub that brings the entire rotor in about an inch. basically a s30 hub that will fit the z31 spindell and retain the 5 lug pattern. then i will just make spacers that move the calipers in the same amount. if this is going to be a one off build it will prabably be too expensive. and the wheel change is what i will do. As i said in another post If i can find someone that wants my setup i will sell it complete and start over with stock struts. my setup works great. i was amazed at the difference it made. I really need to build a setup for drag application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted July 27, 2004 Author Share Posted July 27, 2004 bogartracing wheels is going to build a custom set of wheels to fit mt application. 260.00 ea Looks just like draglites except there are 10 holes instead of 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 Finally got a chance to really look at my setup. (car is in the shop still) I cannot move the rotor in any more or it will hit the tierod end. So i have ordered a set of real drag front tires since i will be using bias ply on the rear too. these tires are an inch smaller in diameter and 1.5 inches thinner. So the tires alone may fix my problem. If not i will go with the wheels pictured above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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