Anyone have 15mm spacers on front AND back?
02-16-2004, 04:40 PM
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if so, why didn't you just buy your wheels with a different offset?
i have 15mm spacers in the rear, and i'm sure i could have run them up front with my 38ET wheels without a problem.
but then i'd want them to be spaced out a bit more in the rear, so... umm...
why would you want to?
but then i'd want them to be spaced out a bit more in the rear, so... umm...
why would you want to?
02-16-2004, 04:51 PM
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the wheels only come with one offset- 45mm
I just don't really like the idea of running spacers with longer bolts- like the idea of the 25mm spacers, run them in the front and back, so it would LOOK like I was running 15mm over my stock look now. See what I mean? I am going to use the Superleggras as my winters.
This is for a set of Falken Circuit Specs.. they make 2 diffrent sizes- 19x7.5(42mm offset) and 19x8(45mm offset). I was going to run the 19x8's front and back.
With a 45mm offset I don't think they will clear my brakes or look right. So I was looking to push them out. I could put 25 spacers on the back and 15 on the front (pretty close to stock front, and 13mm spaced out in the back).
See what I am trying to do?
This is for a set of Falken Circuit Specs.. they make 2 diffrent sizes- 19x7.5(42mm offset) and 19x8(45mm offset). I was going to run the 19x8's front and back.
With a 45mm offset I don't think they will clear my brakes or look right. So I was looking to push them out. I could put 25 spacers on the back and 15 on the front (pretty close to stock front, and 13mm spaced out in the back).
See what I am trying to do?
02-16-2004, 05:03 PM
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i don't think i do... why wouldn't you just run 15mm and 25mm?
btw, the 15mm require the long bolts, whereas the 25mm retain the stock ones. but i think that's what you already said.
now you have me especially confused. =S
now you have me especially confused. =S
02-16-2004, 05:43 PM
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alright...
If the new wheels have a 45mm offset, and the stock wheels are around 32-35mm, I would need between 10-13mm to bring the new wheels to the stock offset- ie the OEM no spaced look. So I would have to get 10mm spacers just to make it look stock...
NOW if i used 25mm spacers that would give me the look of stock wheels AND 10-15mm spacers. BUT I would have the new wheels and 25mm spacers on. Kinda understand now- I know it is hard to explain.
If I ran 25mm spacers on the front AND back with the new wheels it would look like the OEM wheels with 10-15mm spaces (since the offset on the new wheels is 10mm-13mm: depending on the width of the wheel I get)
NOW if i used 25mm spacers that would give me the look of stock wheels AND 10-15mm spacers. BUT I would have the new wheels and 25mm spacers on. Kinda understand now- I know it is hard to explain.
If I ran 25mm spacers on the front AND back with the new wheels it would look like the OEM wheels with 10-15mm spaces (since the offset on the new wheels is 10mm-13mm: depending on the width of the wheel I get)
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02-16-2004, 08:03 PM
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what do you think about running such long bolts? I guess for track events I wouldn't use the 19's
Probibly mount some nice summer rubber on my SL's and take off the spacers. Just wondering your thoughts.
02-17-2004, 06:59 AM
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well, the same amount of bolt is in the hub...
and in theory, the strength of the wheel should relieve the pressure from the lug bolts.
i didn't have spacers when i was auto-x'ing the car, so i can't provide any real world feedback there. sorry.
i didn't have spacers when i was auto-x'ing the car, so i can't provide any real world feedback there. sorry.