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Old 07-04-10 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
I did a 33mm front and a 38mm in the rear with no rubbing. The stock wheels have such conservative fitment.


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Kics 30mm+8mm spacer (38mm total):
What kinda drop are we looking at here?
Old 07-05-10 | 12:26 AM
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The car has coilovers. Same exact height as this picture (with 20" wheels):
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Originally Posted by lo_dit
25mm spacers up front and 30mm spacers in the rear are a very nice fit for stock wheels. anywhere in the 20-30mm region for the front and 25-35mm region for the back will work, just depends on your taste and tire setup.
OP glad u made this....

i have been wondering about this lately and didn't wanna post something about it as im sure its been covered and way to lazy to search all the tire threads to find out the info about what size spacers i would need on my oem 16's with 205/55/16 (i think this is my tire size i forgot and its late and im not going outside) and info for me lo_dit or can i use the same spacers as above??

Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
I did a 33mm front and a 38mm in the rear with no rubbing. The stock wheels have such conservative fitment.


33mm:


Kics 30mm+8mm spacer (38mm total):

looks good
Old 07-07-10 | 04:30 PM
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thats some skinny tires if theyre 205... arent oem 225?
Old 07-07-10 | 04:47 PM
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I want to see more pictures! Have Any other shots?
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Originally Posted by sakataj
OP glad u made this....

i have been wondering about this lately and didn't wanna post something about it as im sure its been covered and way to lazy to search all the tire threads to find out the info about what size spacers i would need on my oem 16's with 205/55/16 (i think this is my tire size i forgot and its late and im not going outside) and info for me lo_dit or can i use the same spacers as above??




looks good
What are the 16" wheels' widths and offsets?
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Originally Posted by peterwho
thats some skinny tires if theyre 205... arent oem 225?
hahaha look at the time i posted it, i said it was late and i wasnt sure....

yes, they are 225/55/16

Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
What are the 16" wheels' widths and offsets?
dunno, they OEM 16's.....so whatever that would be?? i have no clue but i DEF wanna put some spacers on till i put on my g35's....im tired of the concave look
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Originally Posted by sakataj
dunno, they OEM 16's.....so whatever that would be?? i have no clue but i DEF wanna put some spacers on till i put on my g35's....im tired of the concave look
lol thats exactly how i feel.. i dont know the offsets or whatever either. i dont even really exactly understand offsets but thanks to whazzzzuup.. cuz i have the same wheels in silver. but i dont think my car is as low. i dont even know how much my car is dropped? bought it from my brother in law already dropped. haha..
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Take off the wheel and look at the inside. It should be written on there somewhere.

Here's a little explanation about wheel offset:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

In short, positive offset will push the wheel inwards, negative will push the wheel outwards.

Ex. +55 will look nicer than +40
Old 07-09-10 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by peterwho
lol thats exactly how i feel.. i dont know the offsets or whatever either. i dont even really exactly understand offsets but thanks to whazzzzuup.. cuz i have the same wheels in silver. but i dont think my car is as low. i dont even know how much my car is dropped? bought it from my brother in law already dropped. haha..
yeah they look silly sunken in like that

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Take off the wheel and look at the inside. It should be written on there somewhere.

Here's a little explanation about wheel offset:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

In short, positive offset will push the wheel inwards, negative will push the wheel outwards.

Ex. +55 will look nicer than +40
will do, i have a full size spare in my backseat in a garbage bag. i will check it later and see if i can get some spacers for them
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Originally Posted by YviE
Take off the wheel and look at the inside. It should be written on there somewhere.

Here's a little explanation about wheel offset:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

In short, positive offset will push the wheel inwards, negative will push the wheel outwards.

Ex. +55 will look nicer than +40
It's actually the opposite.
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Is it? If you have a +55 wheel vs a +40 wheel, the +40 wheel would be more outwards, wouldn't it?
Old 07-09-10 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by YviE
Is it? If you have a +55 wheel vs a +40 wheel, the +40 wheel would be more outwards, wouldn't it?
yes, that's the point of spacers, to make the wheel OUTWARD a bit, instead of INWARD (inside). So +40 will look nicer than +55
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so confused. whazzzzuup has +38. so if its higher.. it'll be pushed out too far. thats why it wouldnt look as nice. correct? lol so basically you just have to know how far to do it!
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Offset and wheel width measurements are useless if they're not combined together, it's like having only half of a story.

For example; Wheel A is 18x9/+38mm, whilst Wheel B is 18x8J/+25mm. They will sit the same in the wheel well, however the track width is increased with Wheel B as the lower offset pushes the wheel out towards the guards.

Search up, there's plenty of info on here


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