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Old 01-25-11, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by lexusben
You can buy 38mm spacers. I just don't see why so many people say anything above 25mm won't fit. I think I'm going to try and do 20mm in front and 27mm in the rear
27mm? random number. DIdnt know they sell those

you can get 30mm with project kics, might as well do that and get 20mm up front
Old 01-25-11, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by j stuff
wow huge tires in the rear, what made u do 275 with an 8 inch wide wheel... i have 275 on a 10 and theres no stretch
Maybe it's becasue I always had Hondas before and was tired of thinking running 225s on the front was big haha! I needed new tires and it just didn't look right with the 245s in the rear. The 275s look 1000x better and the car def takes corners better now too. Not that I'm racing or anything, but it's nice to have it handle better.
Old 01-25-11, 09:44 AM
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this was very helpful. I have 17x8 GS wheels on my SC now and this thread convinced me to get something larger than 20mm, also with 245/45s all around
Old 01-25-11, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by lexusben
Do you know the offset on those wheels?
Probably +45.
Old 01-27-11, 01:38 PM
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So his 8 inch wheels with 45mm offset and 25mm spacers would be the same as my 8 inch wheels with 50mm offset if I put 30mm spacers on them. I still don't know what I'm going to do. I searched through all the threads on spacers on stock 17's. I found one thread where some one said they had 30mm in the back and it rubber for whatever reason. I think this was an isolated case. So now I think I'm looking at getting 25mm up front and 30mm in the back or 20mm up front and 25mm in the back. What do you guys think? Will this set up look good with an Eibach drop and 235 45 17 tires? Will it look even front to back wise, or should I go 20 and 30, or 15 and 25? So many questions...
Old 01-27-11, 02:36 PM
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I recommend having only a 5mm difference between the front and rear.
Old 01-27-11, 06:54 PM
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Also, just get some Spacers to try out. If you don't like the way they fit, you can sell them on the forum. They sell like hot cakes on this forum.
Old 01-28-11, 10:27 AM
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lol i wrote this so long ago, and i still havent bought any spacers! i needa get some asap! =(
Old 02-07-11, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 9mmaristo
I got sc430 18" wheels with 20mm rear spacers. Regret not getting 25mm though. Mine still look sunk in on the rear fender.
Pics would be great here!
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In for pics! Need to decide if 20mm or 25 will work better for me.
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