Region: NWR
Car #: 5
Year : 1991 Posts: 252
Status: Offline
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Try buying appropriate thickness aluminum stock, machining it down to produce a 13mm, light and true spacer. Repeat that 4 times. Doubt you can do it for less.
And I bet they still won't be as nice as the anodized miatacage ones.
Region: NNJR
Car #: 48
Year : 1996 Posts: 191
Status: Offline
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Ah, so I need to conceptualize in my mind the thought of purchasing a metal lathe, buying the aluminum, turning it down into a nice spacer, and the time involved in doing that...gotcha...
*cough* Oh look! A new set of MiataCage spacers from SafeRacer (with appropriate SM discount applied)!
Region: Indy
Car #: 33
Year : 1994 Posts: 422
Status: Offline
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Have you looked for 1/2" (12.7mm) thick with a 4x4" (101.6mm pattern from a US car source? Might be much cheaper and can easily be made to work. Just a thought. Jay
-------------------- "In our sport if you go out of bounds you're most likely not coming back" Michael Waltrip
We sold our Kosei's for $350(in good shape) to a streeter and turned around and got the TD 1.3(25's) on sale for $99 each...maybe a better option in the long run for you??
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Region: NNJR
Car #: 48
Year : 1996 Posts: 191
Status: Offline
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
Ended up accepting my fate and spent the $165 (minus SafeRacer SM discount) for these.
Tried searching for the 4x4 spacers as suggested but could never find definitively what I needed. Some sites would advertise the price for a pair for one brand, but another brand wouldn't list whether the price was for 2 or 1 spacer.
Now I'll have a set of TD PR 1.2s (+30) with 5mm spacers, Kosei K1 with the 13mm, and a set of Kosei rains which I can decide whether I need the extra 5 or 13mm worth of track in the wet.
I like those options but more importantly I have 3 sets of wheels... *evil grin* Don't tell the wife!
Region: NYR
Car #: 12
Year : 1991 Posts: 620
Status: Offline
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Brandon, did you roll your fenders yet?
When I went from 30's to 25's I got tire rub. I fixed it in the paddock with a hammer. Take a look at your fenders before you get on track. If it looks like they've never been touched, you'll need to take care if it.
Someone once explained how to do it with a Jack handle or a baseball bat. I'm not that skilled......