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Apr 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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Apr 16, 2011 | 07:04 PM

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

Apr 17, 2011 | 01:02 AM

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17x8 with 20mm

Apr 17, 2011 | 01:11 AM

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nice!

Apr 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?

Apr 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.

Apr 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.

Apr 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

Apr 17, 2011 | 06:20 PM

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

Apr 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?

Apr 17, 2011 | 08:51 PM

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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.

Apr 17, 2011 | 09:23 PM

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17x8 with 20mm

What suspension setup do you have? looks good

Apr 17, 2011 | 09:29 PM

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Thank you LTU. Nice to see another Chicagoan btw

Apr 17, 2011 | 09:37 PM

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What suspension setup do you have? looks good

Tein S-Techs on Illuminas

Apr 17, 2011 | 10:03 PM

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

Apr 17, 2011 | 10:23 PM

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Much better.

Apr 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

Apr 27, 2011 | 12:40 AM

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Whats the offset of the wheel?

Looks hella sharp!

Apr 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???