S15 200sx owner Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 The rears have a 5.75" BS and the fronts are 5.25".The front wheels extend out ~1.25" past the original fender lip. The rears... 3". How the hell do you get the 5.75" BS to clear on the rear? I currently have 5" BS and am looking at fitting wider wheels, and there dosnt appear to be enough room for 5.75" BS, I do run coil overs. You guys must have modified brakes or something pushing out the mounting flange?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 You guys must have modified brakes or something pushing out the mounting flange?? I'm running Modern Motorsports rear Stub axles and GC coilovers.... thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 How the hell do you get the 5.75" BS to clear on the rear? I currently have 5" BS ... Yeah, I wondered that too. My BS is 5.00" and if I went 3/4" further inboard, even with my coilovers, I'd be rubbing the springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Yeah, I wondered that too. My BS is 5.00" and if I went 3/4" further inboard, even with my coilovers, I'd be rubbing the springs. Hmmm.... I spec'd 5-3/4 BS when I ordered them and measured them when they arrived to confirm it. I haven't cut my struts... the rear spring perch is welded 9" up from the base of the strut tube (per the instructions) and I'm running 8" free length springs. I think the difference lies with the Modern Motorsports Rear Stubs. The mounting flange is much thicker than stock and, combined with the rotor hat, gives me the clearance I need. That being said... I did grind a small portion of the spring perch off... but not much. Even without the perch ground down there's about 1mm of clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15 200sx owner Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hmmm.... I spec'd 5-3/4 BS when I ordered them and measured them when they arrived to confirm it. I haven't cut my struts... the rear spring perch is welded 9" up from the base of the strut tube (per the instructions) and I'm running 8" free length springs. I think the difference lies with the Modern Motorsports Rear Stubs. The mounting flange is much thicker than stock and' date=' combined with the rotor hat, gives me the clearance I need. That being said... I did grind a small portion of the spring perch off... but not much. Even [i']without[/i] the perch ground down there's about 1mm of clearance. I think that my Coil over springs are the 10" varity, Wow 1mm clearance doesnt alloy for much tire flex??? Have you seen how much a tire distorts sideways under hard cornering?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 ...Wow 1mm clearance doesnt alloy for much tire flex??? Have you seen how much a tire distorts sideways under hard cornering?? That 1mm was at the lip of the wheel, but that's kina irrelevant since I ground it down and now have about .5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15 200sx owner Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Arrh, sweet as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Arrh, sweet as. Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john kosmatka Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Man another thread that urges me to splurge on a set of CCW's. Car looks awesome also, just get some flares so you don't look like mike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Man another thread that urges me to splurge on a set of CCW's. Car looks awesome also, just get some flares so you don't look like mike... You know, John... it's all a big conspiracy to take advantage of those urges! Yes... Flares are a must, for me atleast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15 200sx owner Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Huh? I was meaning, That 1/2 an inch should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 I was meaning, That 1/2 an inch should be fine Lol! Wasn't quite sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Americans?....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 Americans?....... Hahahaha! Kiwi's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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