Spacers or Wider Tires?

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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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Spacers or Wider Tires?

So I just installed Eibach Prokits and have a noobish enquiry...

The wheels definitely need to be spaced out.. should I use spacers or should I go with wider tires? I hate the tucked in look! this aint NASCAR lol any cons on wheels spacers (both front & rear)

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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Spacers, I think your best buddy Gigga had spacers in at one point. Wider tires isn't going to help make the wheel stick out any more, you tires will just ballon out a little more. Better rim proctection maybe, but isn't going to help the asthetics.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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spacers are good, and cheap too. wider tires eventually once your current ones wear out is my recommendation.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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The answer is yes.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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Don't ever put spacers on any car. Get the wheels and tires that fit.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
Don't ever put spacers on any car. Get the wheels and tires that fit.
please elaborate sir
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Oh no....here we go again.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by HamstersG
Oh no....here we go again.
link?
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by G37Sam
link?

There are several, but I had these in my subscribed thread list.

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

https://www.myg37.com/forums/body-in...amber-kit.html

https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheels-...e-spacers.html

https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...n-spacers.html
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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for now if you MUST, go with a small 5mm spacer tops. I would just save for rims though and roll with a nicely tucked tire.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by G37Sam
please elaborate sir
It's better all around to avoid spacers if possible. If you feel you must, don't put huge 25 and 30 mm spacers like I see some of the G35 guys doing. It's not god for any of the components of your car.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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considering 10-15 mm's all around max.. they're too tucked in now
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Just leave them tucked or get new rims
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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With 15mm you'll be fine. I've been running hubcentric spacers and there aren't any vibrations etc. There's a set for sale on the buy/sell section for cheap and mine will be up for sale soon too.
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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Go look at the for sale section, x_g37mia or whatever the hell his name is, is selling a crap load of spacers for the G on there by Eibach.
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