Crap, I need about 5mm shaved. And without a spare set of wheels, taking the set in sans tires is prohibitively difficult. I'm seeing Miata wheels in my future... *bookmarks miata.net*
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I had mine done at a local brake/muffler shop. My friend works there so I knew someone trustworthy would be doing it, and it worked like a charm. The rubbing sucks for sure tho. It kills the paint on the fender lip which makes it start rusting about 5x faster, takes chunks out of your tire, gives you the most horrible feeling in the world when it happens and so on ..
My wheels came in +40 offset I think cuz when I was bought them I was probably around 17 and had no idea what offset even was. I just knew I wanted some aftermarket rims, so it sucked finding out they wouldn't work out so good with a lowered suspension. Thankfully that buddy of mine hooked me up and shaved off a good 7-8 millimeters so they've worked like a charm since then and I never had any problems balancing them either. One thing though that's a real pain in the ass is that you can't switch your tires around as they wear without taking them off the rim and mounting them on the other ones. My front are different from the rear, so if you're really thinking about going this route then definitely make all 4 the same just to make it easier on yourself later on. |
Originally Posted by JoshP5
(Post 392799)
Crap, I need about 5mm shaved. And without a spare set of wheels, taking the set in sans tires is prohibitively difficult. I'm seeing Miata wheels in my future... *bookmarks miata.net*
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So, um, my rims are 17X7 4X100/114.3 Offset +42p
Will that not work if I lower it? |
Originally Posted by KrayzieFox
No stock wheels Josh?
Thanks for the info--I'll look into shaving the current rims. |
Originally Posted by J-Protege
(Post 392802)
So, um, my rims are 17X7 4X100/114.3 Offset +42p
Will that not work if I lower it? |
Hmm, OK. My super-low profile tires may save me from rubbing :D
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installed my '03.5 msp shift knob.. t3h nice.. now if I can figure out how to get it to face the right way :)
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installed my '03.5 msp shift knob.. t3h nice.. now if I can figure out how to get it to face the right way :)
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Originally Posted by Jackelope
(Post 392818)
installed my '03.5 msp shift knob.. t3h nice.. now if I can figure out how to get it to face the right way :)
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threads onto the shifter like stock
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i can deal with it, not like i look down to shift haha much beefier than my '03 and since the leather isnt stretched, it doesnt fall of the bottom and start "buzzing"
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Originally Posted by njaremka
(Post 392823)
threads onto the shifter like stock
my greddy just uses a sticker.. take the knob off, jab a pen up in it to pop the sticker off, realign. I doubt the MSP knob is that simple |
i didnt take the time to actually *think* about how i could get it to turn, i just popped it one, had to go under my house and ghetto rig my network/cables for internet/sat in bedroom ;)
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i didnt take the time to actually *think* about how i could get it to turn, i just popped it one, had to go under my house and ghetto rig my network/cables for internet/sat in bedroom ;)
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