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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Thinking of going with wheel spacers, need a little help.

I sold my Volks , and I really don't feel like spending the money on another set of wheels, so I think I'm going to put spacers on the OEM's. I just don't know if I should go with 20mm or 15mm.

Right now my car is slammed, and I'm just worried about rubbing in the rear, My volks were 19x9.5 in the rear with 275's and the offset was 37. I really just want the wheels to sit flush, I don't want the wheels to rub. What spacers should I get
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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15mm seems the way to go, btw check ebay for them, they are atleast $30 cheaper then all the "vendors" on here
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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i didnt have any issues on H&R's with 10mm in the back
15 wont hurt either
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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I'm pretty low and running 15 in the front 20 in the back with no issues.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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The appearance can vary more than most think depending on how much negative camber you are running and the size/type of tires. I have seen post of people running 10-25mm. Most seem to be running about 15. Personally, I would measure your actual setup to make sure you get the look you want.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Jerry
I'm pretty low and running 15 in the front 20 in the back with no issues.
can you plz post some pics?
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SOLISIMO
15mm seems the way to go, btw check ebay for them, they are atleast $30 cheaper then all the "vendors" on here
I just worry about getting "replica" wheel spacers on eBay, I know they have alot of fake Tein springs for sale.

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I'm pretty low and running 15 in the front 20 in the back with no issues.
How low are you? Does it look weird having the back pushed out more. The rear wheel is already .5 inches wider than the front.

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The appearance can vary more than most think depending on how much negative camber you are running and the size/type of tires. I have seen post of people running 10-25mm. Most seem to be running about 15. Personally, I would measure your actual setup to make sure you get the look you want.
How do I measure? The other problem is that I have crazy negative camber right now that will be changed once I get an alignment. I don't want to pay for an alignment untill I put the spacers on though.

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can you plz post some pics?
+1 Post pics
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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I have 15 rear And 10 front and is perfectly flush with fenders
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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The spacers on ebay were Ichibas that I got for $94 shipped
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SOLISIMO
The spacers on ebay were Ichibas that I got for $94 shipped
Are they version 1 or version 2?

I'm starting to think I should get the project Kics spacers now.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TomG37
Are they version 1 or version 2?

I'm starting to think I should get the project Kics spacers now.
Version 2
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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The problem is that when you get your alignment, it depends on how much neg camber you have them leave in. And since you are on BC coils, it depends on how low you leave them set as to whether you need to tuck them in just a bit or if you can bring them flush. So I really think you have to set your coils where you want, get an alignment and then decide on how flush you want to bring the wheels out without rubbing. Once all aligned, adding a small spacer is not going to change your alignment enough to matter.

The bummer is that with 15mm - 25mm you can go with bolt on, but with 10mm or less it is stud replacement which is more work. I would stay away from Kics only because of what I read on the design regarding rings, potential of cutting studs, etc. Most on here are running Ichiba or Eibach with no reported problems that I have seen.





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How do I measure? The other problem is that I have crazy negative camber right now that will be changed once I get an alignment. I don't want to pay for an alignment untill I put the spacers on though.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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id probably say 15mm but it really depends. you should measure and go from there.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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I think I will be going with the 15mm Ichiba version 2.

IMO the Kics look better, but I don't want to be the person to find out how they work with our cars. I know the Ichiba is good and no one has had an issue, so I will get them.
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