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04-16-2011, 06:55 PM

In2Deep

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Rear Wheel Spacers

I went with the H&R. Here are the before and after pics:

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04-16-2011, 07:04 PM

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What mm are those spacers? How wide are your wheels?

04-17-2011, 01:02 AM

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17x8 with 20mm

04-17-2011, 01:11 AM

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nice!

04-17-2011, 01:26 AM

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For those of you who posted pics above, what offset are those rims that you have?

04-17-2011, 03:18 AM

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I bough the wheels from a member here, I don't know the offset, they are 19's. The spacers in the back are 25mm.

04-17-2011, 12:23 PM

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For those of you who posted pics above, what offset are those rims that you have?

40mm I believe.

04-17-2011, 02:28 PM

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great pics, where did you pick them up? i keep telling myself i need to do this

04-17-2011, 06:20 PM

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Thanks, I ordered mine through Pann Auto in San Diego http://pannauto.com/

04-17-2011, 08:18 PM

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Does doing this add anything to handling or is it pretty much just for looks and brake clearance?

04-17-2011, 08:51 PM

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Quote:

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Does doing this add anything to handling or is it pretty much just for looks and brake clearance?

Yes it does help with handling slightly. Here's a quote from eHow

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Another reason for using wheel spacers is to increase the handling of your vehicle. Wheel spacers are installed between the hub and the wheel and push the wheel further away from the chassis, widening the track. This is turn increases the amount of grip that your vehicle has in corners, allowing faster cornering. Spacers can also change the balance of your car's handling. For instance, if you install spacers in the back but not the front, then you will get more grip in the rear. This in turn will cause your car to understeer, where the front goes towards the outside of the corner, during cornering, because of the increased grip from the rear.

04-17-2011, 09:23 PM

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17x8 with 20mm

What suspension setup do you have? looks good

04-17-2011, 09:29 PM

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Thank you LTU. Nice to see another Chicagoan btw

04-17-2011, 09:37 PM

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What suspension setup do you have? looks good

Tein S-Techs on Illuminas

04-17-2011, 10:03 PM

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This did indeed improve the cars handling on on-ramp and off-ramps

04-17-2011, 10:23 PM

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Much better.

04-18-2011, 09:45 AM

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Ahh I'm just barely tucking tire in rear & was looking for a good spacer setup .. Might go 20mm lol

04-27-2011, 12:40 AM

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Whats the offset of the wheel?

Looks hella sharp!

04-27-2011, 03:09 AM

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other than looks it says your car will understeer because the rear tires have more grip. anybody with handling issues or uneven or pre mature tire wear???