Something critical when installing these types of spacers - MAKE SURE YOU PULL THE RIMS OFF AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES AND RETORQUE THE LUG NUTS ON THE SPACERS TO SPEC! Virtually all negative stories I've heard of people using spacers have resulted from not properly torquing them down and rechecking and retorquing.

I would also always retorque when you pull the rims to rotate your tires. Well, since you have G35S rims, I guess you won't be rotating, but I'd check again after a few thousand miles just to be safe.

 

^ very good point!!!

 

^^^+2 Something you don't think of doing with the spacer.

 

pics!!???

 

where the pics? AGHHHHH

 

awaiting the picture fo your wheels spacers.
Please post AHHHHH

 

Sorry guys... I had family in town over the holiday weekend, and also got stuck doing the timing belt on my wife's car, so I didn't have any free time over the long weekend. Anyway, pics will be posted today!

Thanks for the comments on retorquing the wheel spacers, AlterZgo. In a past life I actually Managed a Sears Tire Center for several years, so I know all about retorquing lugnuts (and the horror stories of not doing it) on new wheels (or spacers) made from an alloy material.

 

The wheel spacers really worked well and were very easy to install, but I do think that 20mm pushes the rear wheels out a little too far and the front wheels are borderline. If I had to do it again, I would definitely go with 15mm in the rear and maybe even 15mm all around. Just my comments after seeing these on my car for the past few days, but I will let everyone make their own judgements after you see the pics. I will also be psoting another thread with pics of the install.

Each pair of pics is a before and after set:

Front Right Before/After:



Front Right Close Up Before/After:



Front Right Angle Before/After:



Right Rear Before/After:



Rear Before/After:



Some Misc After Pics:





A couple of more After Pics with my new Tint:

 

thanks for the pics, i think you need a drop now. that would look sweet.

 

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking... Just waiting for the TEIN coilovers to be released.

 

Looks good

 

ya, was gonna get spacers but i am now in the process of building a magnaflow exhaust. i pick up all parts tommorow.

check out my thread in the tech section.

 

Thanks man! Still trying to decide if I like them or not. LOL

 

Looks great!!!!!
The outdoor shots really help, with the natural lighting.

I think the 20s work well, but like you say... I wouldn't want to go any more.
If I was doing it, I'm not sure which way I'd go 15 or 20

With 15s, do you think the OE studs would still clear the wheels,
or would they stick out too far?

 

IF you lower the car, the wheels will tuck in and you may end up wanting even wider spacers!

I have spacers - 20mm front and 25mm back. Ckp has 25mm all around, and AlterZgo has 20mm all around. We all have M sport rims (8.5 width, +50mm offset).