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Old 07-28-11, 11:50 PM
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Can you still use spacers if u only drop your car 1 in or 1.5 inches? I was thinking bout doing spacers on my IS350 Oem 18in wheels, but someone told me theres no point b/c the drop im doing isnt significant? Can someone please clarify..
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To clarify, that guy is a retard. You can use spacers if you don't drop the car at all. Do you understand what spacers do? They bring the tire and wheel out further from the hub and closer to the edge of the fender.


Here is my car I just put spacers on last week. 15mm front 20mm rear on stock 18's with F Sport Springs and its even a IS350 like yours.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...mendation.html
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Originally Posted by Salduchi
To clarify, that guy is a retard. You can use spacers if you don't drop the car at all. Do you understand what spacers do? They bring the tire and wheel out further from the hub and closer to the edge of the fender.


Here is my car I just put spacers on last week. 15mm front 20mm rear on stock 18's with F Sport Springs and its even a IS350 like yours.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...mendation.html
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I bet it looks great! Which type of spacers did you happen to get and where? I am about to get some most likely..

Thanks.
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I went with the Ichiba spacers. I got them from Tommy @ Musicbox. If I were to order them myself I would get them in the vendor section from this sponsor:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...-5mm-25mm.html
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Originally Posted by Salduchi
I went with the Ichiba spacers. I got them from Tommy @ Musicbox. If I were to order them myself I would get them in the vendor section from this sponsor:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...-5mm-25mm.html
Thanks for the help, have a good weekend.
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Originally Posted by Salduchi
I went with the Ichiba spacers. I got them from Tommy @ Musicbox. If I were to order them myself I would get them in the vendor section from this sponsor:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...-5mm-25mm.html
is that version 1 or version 2 that you got from Tommy? Didn't know he sells them there.
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The guy who told you that is wrong. This is my IS with spacers and stock Sport suspension. It made a huge visual difference in my car. Moving the wheels out makes the wheel to fender gap look smaller. I even had people ask me what lowering springs I was running.





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how big of a spacer are you trying to run..?
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you wont have any problems with fender work if u do 15mm front and 20mm rear. well, NO problems unless u slam the car like me... get the spacers! you wont regret it. it will bring the wheels closer to the fender making it SEXY ^^
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