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Old 03-25-08, 11:44 AM
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This should fit my car? but will it clear bbk ? 6/4 rotora

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MR2-Mk2-Turbo-...em130208905844
Old 03-25-08, 12:55 PM
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It should, I am almost certain it will clear supra TT's but I can't be 100% about your rotora's

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Old 03-25-08, 01:02 PM
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it won't clear. the rotora 6/4 is 14" rotors up front i believe. the spare won't clear more than 13.5"
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Thanks a shame as it was a bargain price, do you know what my choices would be if any. Both front and back are 355mm - 14" rotors
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will it fit my stock 02's sc430
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for 355mm rotor setup, you need 18" wheels unfortunately

man8959, if you only have stock brakes, yes, that will fit
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anybody else confirm that for me so i can place a bid on that
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If rominl says it will, it's confirmed!

I've been coming here long enough to realize that there are 2 or 3 folks who know what they're talking about or they won't post. He's one of them.
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Rominl is correct, it will fit your stock SC with no issues...
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Originally Posted by Habious
If rominl says it will, it's confirmed!

I've been coming here long enough to realize that there are 2 or 3 folks who know what they're talking about or they won't post. He's one of them.
lol now i have to be super careful about what i say!

thanks for the compliments, i am flattered
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thanks everybody. the tire is from UK, so i have to look for some around here. does anyone see anything like that lately on ebay?
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Ok a new twist.. thoughts on if this is a good idea ( please rominl )

Ive concluded no one makes an 18" space saver wheel with a 114.3 bolt pattern.

Ive come across a couple of Audi 18" wheels ie this one..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Audi-S3-18-spa...em140219570262

The bolt pattern is 5x112 so I would need an adapter

5 X 4.50 to 5 X 112 Wheel Adapter

http://www.adaptitusa.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=116

An issue I can see is the offset on the wheel is +38 and the adapter adds an extra 1" Do you think thats a problem?

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18x3.5 +38. funny, first time i see offset numbers on a donut

i am not doing the calculation, but i think even with the 1" adapter, you still way within the stock wheel

now of course, i know 18" wheel will clear 14" bbk. 18" donut, i have never looked into before. i believe the s3 has this coz' it has bbk as well, so that's why they have 18" donut. but without test fit, i can't be 100% sure
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Thanks Henry I think I was forgeting its only 3.5" wide. I will give it a try see how it goes, worst thing that could happen is I resell it on ebay
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what about 215 60 16 spare tire from my gs300? will it fit the sc? im thinking about just throw it in the truck when im going out of town or something.


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