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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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hi there, I'm very interested in these NEX GT coilovers.
You mention needing 5mm spacers for the front wheels to clear the coilovers... are your Miro wheels 19x8.5" with ET15 offset, or 20x8.5" with ET18 offset?

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he had pmd me about this

i believe he said he was running 20in miros but he never got back to me on the offsets
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Originally Posted by timmer
hi there, I'm very interested in these NEX GT coilovers.
You mention needing 5mm spacers for the front wheels to clear the coilovers... are your Miro wheels 19x8.5" with ET15 offset, or 20x8.5" with ET18 offset?

thanks.

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What's your offset montreal_bimmer?

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he had pmd me about this

i believe he said he was running 20in miros but he never got back to me on the offsets
Hey guys,


sorry for the delay. Been really busy with work.

My wheels are 20" Miro 111's

Front 20x8.5 ET18 245/30-20 Vredstein Sessanta
Rear 20x9.5 ET18 285/25-20 Vredstein Sessanta

With the 5mm spacers in the front, I clear the strut by 2mm.
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Originally Posted by montreal_bimmer
Hey guys,


sorry for the delay. Been really busy with work.

My wheels are 20" Miro 111's

Front 20x8.5 ET18 245/30-20 Vredstein Sessanta
Rear 20x9.5 ET18 285/25-20 Vredstein Sessanta

With the 5mm spacers in the front, I clear the strut by 2mm.

Crap... I'm going to be running this same setup very soon. Nex GT's with the 20" staggered 111's.
Thanks for the heads up.

Any reason why you didn't go with 5mm spacers all around?
Did you need longer lug nuts or will the OEM's do?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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for 5mm the oems will work fine
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does anyone know if it fit LCI?

thx
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does anyone know if it fit LCI?

thx

ask Golden Apple, they sell the kits in the US
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Originally Posted by montreal_bimmer
Hey guys,


sorry for the delay. Been really busy with work.

My wheels are 20" Miro 111's

Front 20x8.5 ET18 245/30-20 Vredstein Sessanta
Rear 20x9.5 ET18 285/25-20 Vredstein Sessanta

With the 5mm spacers in the front, I clear the strut by 2mm.


thanks for the update.
I'm considering 19x8.5 fronts with ET15 offsets, so it looks like I would still need some "wafer-thin" spacers to clear the coils.
good to know.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by timmer
thanks for the update.
I'm considering 19x8.5 fronts with ET15 offsets, so it looks like I would still need some "wafer-thin" spacers to clear the coils.
good to know.

well the other thing is that with a 20inch wheel its one inch higher and a few mm closer to the strut since the strut is angled...does that kinda make sense?

willtheyfit.com is a good resource for guesstimating
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered
ask Golden Apple, they sell the kits in the US
who is golden apple? is he a member in here?
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