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Old Feb 3, 2020 | 05:10 PM
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G37s Sedan RWD Spacer/Alignment suggestions

hey guys I have a 12 S sedan RWD with swifts. Looking to flush the wheels, thinking 15mm spacers and get it aligned. Nothing crazy, just a mild over stock street alignment. Can anyone make some suggestions on the above?
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That's how my car runs in the winter with the OEM 18" Sport Wheels, Swift Springs, 15mm spacer adapters and snow tires.

It's a big improvement in fitment over stock setup. With -2.0° of camber give or take, tires last maybe 15K miles, but if you're running summer performance rubber, that's all you can reasonably expect anyway.

Go for it!
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Old Feb 3, 2020 | 05:20 PM
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My tires will dry rot before I wear them as I only drive 1-2k miles a year on it likely.
So stock settings but increase camber to -2
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Well, camber is going to be whatever it is with little adjustment unless you get adjustable control arms. My fronts are around -1.5° with OEM arms, but I've got rear camber arms so my rears are dialed in at -2.0°.

Years later, I'm still on the fence between 15mm and 20mm spacers, dropped with duckfeet & snows, but I bought 15mm, so that's that.
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Meaning you think it needed 20 mm? I just don't wanna run into any rubbing issues, that's why I was considering 15. Do you have a pic of your car currently so I can gauge the flushness of the 15's
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Originally Posted by bellv83
Meaning you think it needed 20 mm? I just don't wanna run into any rubbing issues, that's why I was considering 15. Do you have a pic of your car currently so I can gauge the flushness of the 15's
Well, there's this thread here, duckfeet with 20mm up front and 25mm in the rear: https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheels-...g37-sedan.html

And my car with duckfeet, snows and 15mm spacers all around, from six years ago: https://www.myg37.com/forums/build-t...ml#post3844585



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I see what you mean. 20mm looks a tad better but Ill prob go for 15 to maybe limit the stones getting thrown down the body.
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I see what you mean. 20mm looks a tad better but Ill prob go for 15 to maybe limit the stones getting thrown down the body.
Yep, stones, debris and road tar... that's certainly a consideration. Good point.
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