I would love to say one thing at a time, but that doesn't seem to be the case here lol. I only had a certain amount I wanted to spend before the holidays and I couldn't afford wheels at the moment. I'm very satisfied with the oem 19s, but next year I'll be getting a set of forged 2 / 3 piece.

 

Crap man as long your happy then good, just keep them as winter rims when you get your new shoes :

 

Exactly, I had no choice, but to get new tires. I had 25k miles on my OEMs and they were pretty damn bald and with the winter season coming up, better safe then sorry.

 

Did the headers make a difference in sound dude?

 

They did, but I've since taken them off because the stealership was giving me chit for them when I need warranty work done. I know all about the magnuson act, but it wasn't worth getting a lawyer with the possibility of losing my power train warranty. They smoothed out the exhaust tone and heightened the volume a little too. They would be great for someone looking to supercharge in the near future.

They'll be on here for sale once I get my car back!

 

Sorry just saw this question. I don't have any pics with the spacers handy, but there are a few pics on the forum already. Here is 15mm all around.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...-pictures.html

Here is 20mm all around.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...-included.html

 

Not anything nice. Only cost about $400 for new Yoko and spacers after selling the Bridgestones.

 

Damn! I was hoping Kics wouldnt have vibration issues. Did you buy their hubcentric spacers and they still needed the copper wire fix?

I really like the look of the stock 19s, more than any aftermarket rim Ive seen so far but I wanted to add spacers and it seems someone with every single set has had a problem with vibrations.

I also dont like the idea of the copper wire fix. I feel if I am buying spacers with hubcentric centers, they should fit the car and not cause vibrations. I dont like the idea of spending 200-300 bucks on something that I need to "ghetto-rig" to work properly. If they dont work properly, they should be redesigned.

I also didnt really want to trim the lining and bracket, but its not really a big deal. Im pretty sure its the new wheels that made you have to trim and not the spacers.

 

It is not the spacers or the hubcentric ring that is the "problem", it is the fact that the OEM 19" wheel does not come flush enough to have the inside of the wheel cleanly engage (or center) on the hubcentric ring. So the wheel could me a little different or the rings could extend some more......hard to say which is at fault.

Also, while we call it a crush ring it really does not crush. It simple holds the ring out just enough to allow you to get the wheel mounted correctly and properly centered.

I also learned that you have to tighten the spacer lugs by hand in cross rotation to allow the lugs to self-center the spacer.

And to me the copper crush ring add it less "ghetto" than trimming the lining and the bracket. But I guess I am double-ghetho since I did both.

 

I dunno. The stock wheels came with the car and Im buying an aftermarket product to work with the stock wheels. Im sure more universal items like wheel spacers are designed with a bolt pattern in mind, and then the hubcentric ring is also generic.

Im sure companies dont try spacers on every single wheel for every single car but if something doesnt fit, like the hubcentric ring, it shouldnt be sold. If so many people are having vibration issues and its because the hubcentric ring doesnt extend far enough in the stock wheel, then I would hope one of these companies would do a redesign of their hubcentric ring so it would actually work the way it was designed to.

I just really dont like the idea of spending 200-300 bucks for something thats known not to work. But Im sure I am a lot more **** than most people about what I put or do to my car.

And I agree that both are ghetto fixes. Although I think Im a little more accepting to ghetto fixes on something like lining or something that needs to be trimmed vs. a piece that connects my wheels to my car.