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Old 05-17-2008, 09:15 PM
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Was reading a bit about the spacers for my wheels.
15mm to big?
Do I need to make additional mods?
What is the better of the brands to order or is it all basicly the same quality (I'm guessing there are different materials these are made out of)

I am including a pic of what I have now. Gebus.. I think I have 235's on the backs now.. I'll have to double check.
Spacers on my wheels....-car_wheel_rear.jpg

If I need better pics just let me know what angle they need to be.

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Yeah I know baby needs a drop.
The 18's arn't getting the justice I think they should get.
Old 05-17-2008, 09:23 PM
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from the pic the wheel looks pretty flushed with the fender already. what are the offsets of those wheels?
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Offset is 8.5 front x 9.5 or 10 rear (i will have to double check)
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Thats the width of the rim, not the offset. Try again. Looks good though. What are you trying to achieve with the spacers?
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i think they just fine,just drop it first then go from there.
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Yeap.
Baby needs a drop, I am looking into that now.
I have PM'd racer1 and he sent me all the prices.

New thread on this coming soon.
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Nice wheels. What kind?

I have 20mm spacers on my OEM #166s. I really have no problem with them. I like the aggressive look.

You need to figure out your offset to determine whether spacers will be good for you.

Even if you wheels are flush, some like me like the aggressive look.
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Question about spacers.....

Is installation as simple as removing wheels, slipping the spacers on and putting wheels back on? Or do you have to remove brakes, rotors, etc. Also, do spacers put too much stress on axle or cause speedometer to not be accurate?
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Thanks monaco

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Question...anyone?


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