Why no fit?

[RETed]

Originally Posted by vrracing

So they should fit beautifully with the spacer...

Should... :P

The 170mm was from the straightedge on the hubface to the outmost portion of the spring. We have the half-ass psuedo coilovers. In the back the 170mm was from the straightedge on the hub to the trailing arm.

Those are correct.
The rears tend to hit the trailing arm that snakes forward...

What size tires were you planning on using?

In the rears, even with a 255 / 265, the sidewall should be pretty vertical.
Some of the "curb protection" sidewall profiles might take away another 1/2" of clearance...
Bridgestones tend to have bulgy sidewalls, for example...


-Ted

[vrracing]

I was leaving tire selection to the kid (and DiscountTire). I bought him the wheels, he can spring for the tires! I have Yokahama S.drives on the G35 coupe and to your point the sidewalls are pretty even with the wheels. Very square, no bulge. Same for the Hankook Ventus I have on the front.

The only other factor I can think of here is the brake rotor thickness. It essentially acts like a spacer. In yall's experience do they vary much?

I have some 18g sheet that I may make some templates based on our calculations. That'll provide a better view I think.

[RETed]

Originally Posted by vrracing

The only other factor I can think of here is the brake rotor thickness. It essentially acts like a spacer. In yall's experience do they vary much?

That's a good point...

I do run a set of prototype BBK Wilwoods up front, but they are maybe 1.0 - 1.5mm sunken in.
This is why I need to use spacers on my fronts, but I haven't mentioned them until now.

Now, I'm assuming that the wheels are fitting flush to the face of the hub - i.e. the area where the wheel studs come out of.
That should be consistent over all the FC models...?
Can you confirm if you brake rotors are flush with the hub face?
I would think even with aftermarket OEM replacement brake rotors, it should be pretty consistent and even...


-Ted