Lol well since I'm still at k on the purple brembos how did you paint them and what paint did you use? I've only seen one purple. caliper paint and it looked pretty cheap. Thanks in advance!

 

^^ mine arent brembos anymore they are akebonos. They came purple.
Strafe painted his akebonos the same color as his widebody... they were for sale as of a few weeks ago but hit them up and ask what the paint code was that they used.

 

I have the xxrs too, are those 20s? Did you need to cut your lugs to fit the spacer in the rear? I'm planning on getting the akebonos as soon as my brakes go bad. Any other clearance issues? How much are you dropped?

 

yes 20s staggered. Iv never heard of cutting lugs... but if people do that i would advise against it. to clear akebonos you will need at least a 2mm spacers to clear the rear. the fronts clear np.

make sure you roll your fenders. Right now im at winter height... only dropped like 3/4"
im going to lower it in 2 weeks.

 

what size are those rims?

edit: never mind 20s they look really good...i like the center caps kept it original.

 

when getting installing the rear spacers, do you have to do anything else? any modification? alignment? will tires wear out faster?

 

They say whenever you change the offset or spacing by more than 5mm you should get an alignment. Although when just adding a spacer i have never personally gotten an alignment for that reason alone (running up to 20mm at one time)
They require no extra modification except if the spacer is larger than 10mm you will need extended studs. Most new versions of spacers will come with new studs already pressed in, so for most applications you just take the wheel off, put spacer on, bolt it down with lug nuts, put wheel on and bolt it down with more lug nuts.
The only other thing to look out for is if your wheel offsets are high and the wheel is "sunk" when you add the spacer you might hit your fender so i am a big advocate of rolling the fender
hope this helps

 

What I meant by cutting lugs is that depending on the spacer/size the hub bolts stick out of the spacer

I heard of people having to cut/replace those bolts with shorter ones.
What brand are yours?

 

I have 6 pairs of spacers lol, different brands and different thicknesses. 0 issues so far.

As for your question of cutting studs... the only reason people would do that is bc the back of the wheel doesnt have cut outs (not technical term lol). Like this vvv



However, most wheels are made like this vvv allowing room for those studs to fit without issue.

 

Wouldn't getting a smaller spacer like 5mm requires you to cut the stock studs?

 

^^ thanks for the thread jack fellaz lol

with 5mm spacers I just slid them over oem studs. there is still enough thread to safely tighten a lug.

 

new tires for the front came in!!!! little more stretch coming
got freshly painted impul sides in the garage
car going low next week!
stay tuned for more pics

 

what tire sizes were you running in your pics and how low were you as well?

 

245/35/20 up front
275/35/20 in the back

but I just got in 225s for the front to stretch them a bit.

as for how low... not 100% sure. In those pics i am at winter height, i dont scrape anywhere. id say its dropped 3/4" but it will be lower by the end of the month.

 

very nice coupe