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Old 12-04-2006, 07:20 PM
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Will I need spacers to clear Big Blacks if I have 18" wheels with a 35mm offset?
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nope. should be plenty of room unless your particular wheels have a really concave spoke design
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the brakes ain't that big
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As q.pilot said.
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No, but big reds have slightly thicker paint - so you'll need spacers if you go with those.
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Yup. I need 5mm+ spacers to run my wheels (35et) with big reds. Details in sig.
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Default I was scraping paint with the S4 until I ran spacers.
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I had them send overnight, and didn't really drive the car until I solved that problem.
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Default Mine honestly didn't even come close to fitting. The wheel would hit the caliper before the bolts..
could be tightened all the way.

I ended up running 6.35mm spacers and the wheels now have 2-3mm of space. Enough for a little flex... just in case.
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hmmm, the plot thickens... Does anyone know the offset for the 16" fuchs?
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