dx sedan owners

[LoRolla]

i have a set of 17x7 17inch rims with 215/40/17 tyres that i want to fit to my 1982 dx sedan.

the rims wont fit the front witout hitting the strut but the rear ones fit ok.
whats the best way of getting around this?

any help would be mint

[pervert]

How low are you planning to go, my liftback has the same set-up as the sedans and getting 17's with 205's to turn full lock, and not get guard rub at all even with people in the back was a mission...so with 215's it going to be just that little bit worse.

I found you need to go $&#$% low with 17's to stop it looking stupid, they are just too big for the car.

As for your problem, the chances are you are using a FWD offset set of rims, so they won't fit onto the front without some bolt-on spacers, which are a couple of hundred usually, and require certification.

[overcast]

You have to get some spacers made by a certified engineer, should cost around about $200 a corner!!!! (thats what I was quoted by Elite in chch)

[LoRolla]

they are a multi fit pattern. driven performance have 6mm spacers, would they do the trick? just gunna put bikkies on come wof time

[pervert]

Nah you'll need bolt on spacers if they are a decent FWD offset, like 25mm ones at least.

You can pick them up second hand for $150 odd for a pair from time to time.

[overcast]

sorry that was what I was meaning. You'll probably need to have bolt on flares so that the tyre (depending on the width) doesnt exceed past the "body" of the car. This helps avoid fines of around $200

[pervert]

sorry that was what I was meaning. You'll probably need to have bolt on flares so that the tyre (depending on the width) doesnt exceed past the "body" of the car. This helps avoid fines of around $200

Should be OK with 215's on factory guards provided they sit nice and close to the strut, so only get spacers just wide enough to clear the strut, then just roll the guards fully and cut the outside edge off the plastic inner guard in the front, should elminate most of the rub.

The ass end can be a bitch because of the torsion bar causing the whole set-up to shift over when you lower it, meaning the wheel sits way closer to the guard on one side...

[LoRolla]

ok so where can i find sum spacers wide enough to fit my requirements?
how many "mm" spacers you think ill need?

[wde_bdy]

Get an adjustable panhard rod to re-centre the diff, very common problem with a lot of cars. Watts linkage solves this, but probably not worth the work for an old KE70.

Callum

[Rob_GTZ]

ok so where can i find sum spacers wide enough to fit my requirements?
how many "mm" spacers you think ill need?

20 or 25 will probably do the trick, but of course this depends entirely on the offset of the wheels you are trying to fit, You need to get out there & do some measuring. Anything anyone says on here is purely a guess

[Jebus]

Get some of those spacers that are a few mm thick, or maybe just washers and work out how many you need to fit them. Then measure up the total thickness and get bolt on spacers that thickness.

[LoRolla]

ok sweet, sat afternoon! gunna get some measuring going on

will let you all know what i get

cheeers guys

[spencer]

Shop around when getting your spacers made I had some alloy ones made for $100 for the pair. They did have some old steel ones I had to copy(and the guy was sort of a mate). I wouldnt pay more than $150