i want to get some spacers for my coupe. i dont know what size to go for the back with my oem 19s. im gonna drop it on s techs and want to throw some spacers on the back. what size should i go with? and dont they slow you down?

 

No they wont slow you down, I would do 25 mm all the way around, I have used the ichiba v2 they have build in studs and are hubcentric for the g35

 

They won't slow you down, but the extra parts can be a safety concern...

 

what do you mean?

 

as far as safety concern what this means , is that you would more than likely check you wheels more often to see if there are mounted correctly, in some cases spacers have known to come loose, and some wheels spacers are not hubcentric for the g35 so you have to buy those to have the wheels centered correclty but the ichiba v2 that I have are hubcentrci for the g35 I just check them here and there and they haven't came loose

 

^ what he said, plus you'll wear out your bearings quicker.

 

they put just as much extra strain on the car as do low offset wheels

 

i'm on stock 19s, lowered on Tein H Techs - Ichiba V2 20mm rear and 15mm front. had them put on about a month ago...love it.

personally i'm confident in their safety BUT will be checking the torque on all of them about every 6 months to double check they're still firmly installed.

 

Many, many member here on Driver think wheel spacers are cool and that's
there opinion. However, I spent many years doing brakes/alignment and
wouldn't recommend spacers. Ask anyone knowledgable in the alignment business about
spacers and they'll just shake their heads....
Gary

 

and why is this

 

I ran 20mm front and 25mm rear spacers with my OEM 19's for about 10K highway driving with no issues whatsoever. I would recommend you go with the Eibach Pro Spacers as they have the studs built in and are hubcentric unlike others. check them out. you will not be disappointed with the quality. good luck.

 

Yes I'd like to find out too. Gary please help. Your expertise is gold. Is there a certain size spacer you definitely do not recommend we use or are you saying that all spacers regardless of size can cause negative effects on our cars long term.

 

Just remember this - when we're talking car parts, the fewer parts, the better...

The more parts you have, the more everything needs to be balanced. And you'll still have a bigger chance of vibrations, something falling apart, or something going wrong. There's plenbty of ways to look at this, but it all comes down tot he same conclusion...

 

putting spacers on is just like having wheels with a low offset no different and i would like someone else to tell me otherwise and explain WHY. its stupid people think its the spacers, its the fact that the very outside of the wheel that is the stress on the bearings and what not if you got 2 exact same wheels but one with factory offset and the other with a very low offset that make the wheel flush with the fender like most wheels we see on moded cars and put a spacer on the wheel with the factory offset then you would have the exact same stress on the wheel hub assebly give or take the weight of the spacer which is not heavier then a can of coke as you would on the wheel with the low offset. Its the distance of the very outside of the wheel to the hub.

 

thanks a lot for your help guys