1G AWD: Getting FD RX7 wheels on

[onegeenewbie]

So here's my dilema: I recently bought, second hand, a set of the lighter FD wheels with some nankang 225/50/16 tires on them. I put them on the car, and when I'm all done I try to move it. The rear wheels move, but the fronts wheels don't rotate at all under power and I stall out. Obviously (or not), the wheels are hitting something that is preventing rotation... with a significant amount of force.

In the future when the nankangs wear out, I plan on getting some Falken Azenis 245/50/16's (These are my autox wheels) on there and a new coilover suspension (narrower struts and springs).

My question is: What size spacer would I need to make the wheels a) rotate, and b) clear the suspension with a 245/50 tire?? I'm aware from searching that the stock offsets are et46; however, I couldn't find the FD wheel offsets. If anybody knows that, it would be helpful as well.

TIA

 

[wakeboard_dude5]

On my 1g AWD I'm only using spacers in the rear. They have some 225/50/16 tire's and don't rub at all. Are you not running any spacers at all? I would only see issues coming from the rear if that was the case. If i were you i would check all around the wheel to see if there's any physical object preventing it from moving.

 

[wret]

Search for "RX7" in the handling forum and you will get about 15 threads on fitting RX7 wheels on DSM's, many of them 1g's.