Mikelly Posted February 25, 2001 Share Posted February 25, 2001 Well after fighting with the stub axles and finally getting the holes drilled out properly, I now have a five lug setup and the cobra Rs on the car. For the rear I recommend buying some aluminum wheel spacers, as you will need them. A half in spacer puts the wheel way close to the strut coil over adjuster (Within less than 1/8th inch) so I got a series of billet spacers and moved the wheels outboard 7/8th of an inch and I have plenty of room. Bottom line is if you don't want to use a wheel spacer, plan to buy wheels with no more than 5.25 inches of back spacing. The wheel & Tire combo really does look awesome on the car though, and I have less than $1200 in the wheels and the RE730 Bridgestones mounted and ready to roll! Mike ------------------ http://hometown.aol.com/dat74z/myhomepage/auto.html "I will not be a spectator in the sport of life!" mjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted February 26, 2001 Share Posted February 26, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Mikelly: A half in spacer puts the wheel way close to the strut coil over adjuster (Within less than 1/8th inch) so I got a series of billet spacers and moved the wheels outboard 7/8th of an inch and I have plenty of room. Bottom line is if you don't want to use a wheel spacer, plan to buy wheels with no more than 5.25 inches of back spacing. If you've got flares, I agree. If you have stock fenders, you won't have the luxury of spacing the wheel/tire out from the strut. This is why I had to use 8" coil-over springs on 17x9 wheels and stock fenders. Those wheels look great on there, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted February 26, 2001 Share Posted February 26, 2001 what length coil over springs?i have 12" springs on my car so a wheel with too much inset will rub on spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 26, 2001 Author Share Posted February 26, 2001 My springs are 12 inches as well... I might look into 8 inch springs down the road, but I'm gonna try this for now... the fit with the 7/8inch back spacing just looks awesome, so I'll see what happens... However, I don't want guys buying these wheels without knowing the issues they will have to deal with. Mike ------------------ http://hometown.aol.com/dat74z/myhomepage/auto.html "I will not be a spectator in the sport of life!" mjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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