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I don't know why you don't like Ichiba. I just put on a set of 15mm spacers and they are great. They fit perfectly and the other day I had the car up to 80 MPH and I had zero vibrations.
i was referring to the pepboys specials on this thread's subject. i'm running ichibas on my other car and it's perfect, b/c it's hubcentric and made for my car.
btw, i wouldn't recommend anything larger that 5mm on stock studs. you need 6-7 good turns on the lugs for a secure fit. you can also opt to get larger spacers if they have pressed on lugs, or if you install extended studs.
recap:
ichiba's version I: don't go larger than 5mm on STOCK studs, though ichiba does offer extended studs for all their spacers.
ichiba's version II: can go as large as they offer but make sure your wheels can accomodate them. see website for more details.
and spacers are mainly used for better wheel fitment to the car (flush with the fenders). the added stability and other performance gains are just secondary.
Ichiba hub centric and bolt on are the way to go if you ask me.
Easy to install, great quality and fitment, and I'm very happy with the results.
Originally Posted by fasteddy91
With 18 inch stock rims and tires, what would you guys recommend? 10mm front, 15mm back? I want to rims and tires to look more flush to the fenders, but not sticking out like VIP style.
Perfectly flush with stock 18s will require 12mm/17mm custom spacers. 10mm/15mm would be fine but hub-centric bolt-on's are only offerred at +15mm, for Ichiba at least. That's why I went with 15mm/20mm. Here is my thread on the spacers I installed if you want to see before/after pics...
09-19-08, 03:24 PM
Easy to install, great quality and fitment, and I'm very happy with the results.
