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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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Clearing Brakes

So I just picked up a set of Vellano VSMs, and due to the design they don't clear the stock brakes by an even close amount. They aren't marked but measure out to 20x11 ~et25 and 20x9.5 ~et15, there are no exact markings. Anyway, the rears have about a 4.25" lip and the fronts have a 3" lip. Can anyone take this info and recommend spacer sizes? I'm thinking 10mm all around but I'm not really sure. I'm including some pics to give you an idea of how the face is designed, I'm pretty surprised that I've run into issues but such is life!









So much potential, just need to find a way to make it work. And the wheels will not be remaining fully chromed.

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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 12:58 AM
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Also if anyone has recommendation for tire sizes for a potential 11 et10 and 9.5 et5 that would be great, I'm not really used to stretching on 20s haha. Like I said, not afraid of some crazy camber/stretch... I'm from VW land originally haha.
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 02:28 AM
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i don't think a 10 mm would make it clear. I was also thinking about buying these but they were low disks so i knew they wouldn't clear, and then plus the spacer would be way too aggresive. the best way to find out what size spacer to use would be to put it on as far as it will until it hits the caliper then measure the distance left to the hub. and then add a little bit extra to that.
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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i'd go with ATLEAST a 15 mm. thats going to be poke tho.
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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Just did a little test and the rears will fit easily, they just need a 3mm but I'm going to go with 5mm just to have a little added clearance. The fronts need a 20mm haha, so they'll end up being 20x9.5 et -5, but I really don't see a problem with making them fit. 235/30s and some camber should do the job just fine!
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 05:38 AM
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hahah ya right. good luck with that.
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