Wheel Spacer difference?
05-13-2009 | 11:47 AM
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well if you're bold you can take out a metric ruler and measure the distance from the edge of the wheel to your fender and get that size spacer.
oh if you get spacers you will need longer studs
oh if you get spacers you will need longer studs
05-13-2009 | 11:59 AM
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Not sure what brand I have, got it from member myfiveserie1818. They are 15mm hubcentric spacers. I had them on my earlier set of wheels which were et+25. It pushed my wheels out perfectly to the edge of the fender. Slight rubbing with 4 adults in the car. I then had my fenders rolled and it fixed the rubbing issues. Another way to check to see what size spacer you can fit on is, put a measurement ruler up against one of your back wheels and measure how much space you have in between your wheel and fender. A spacer within that measurement should keep you in safe range.
05-13-2009 | 02:59 PM
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most places you get your spacers from will give/sell you longer lugs as well.. you can order them in different finishes too 
05-13-2009 | 08:00 PM
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Brands do matter in the sense that you don't want to go with a generic no name ebay setup. H&R is a solid choice, we have used them for quite some time now. Rogue and Eibach are also good choices.
05-14-2009 | 09:15 AM
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05-15-2009 | 11:30 AM
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ive had many sets of H&R spacers without a problem and ive always bought them from modbargains.com... they are the cheapest and have spacers/bolts packages. when i had my oem 124's i was using 20mm in the rear and 10mm in the front. depending on your offset you may or may not rub with this setup. to be safe i would do 15mm in the rear and 8mm in the front since the difference isnt major. the 10mm in the front slightly rubbed on my car when i hit dips in the road.
btw: the 5mm h&r spacer is not hubcentric and caused slight vibration on my car when i had them so i exchanged them for the 10mm instead, make sure any spacer you get is hubcentric and always get the correct size extended lugs for them.
good luck!
btw: the 5mm h&r spacer is not hubcentric and caused slight vibration on my car when i had them so i exchanged them for the 10mm instead, make sure any spacer you get is hubcentric and always get the correct size extended lugs for them.
good luck!
05-15-2009 | 11:45 AM
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Phil - I have Rogue 12mm on the rear and none on the front and am extremely happy with tehlook and fit. I have 245 x4 x 18 fronts and 285 x 40 x 18 rears. No problems. You can be confident you have the correct length bolts by assuring that each bolt turns 6-8 revolutions for proper length.