Sorry if this has been answered before, dont flame please and yes I used the search button....Im no newb

Is it absolutely necessary to use spacers and/or longer studs to use the m45 sport wheels on an 07/08? My car is a lease and pretty much all I want to do is bolt ons and no permanent mods. TIA

 

I'm not sure on the 07/08's, BUT you can get spacers with longer studs built in, like Project Kics, and they'll be bolt on's that you can do by yourself without any special tools.

 

i researched this several times, and from what i've found, no spacers are needed for the 07+ G sedans. In the 2nd link, towards the middle, there is an IP sedan with the M Rims with no spacers. He said it looks and ran fine! Good luck!

https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sed...port-rims.html

https://g35driver.com/forums/picture...oofyg28-5.html

 

Sounds interesting, thanks....lets wait to see if others chime in on the absolute necessity of studs/spacers

 

The wheels will bolt on just fine without spacers. However, you may want to use spacers for aesthethic reasons.

 

Sweet....sounds good to me....gonna go check out the project kics...Thanks guys

 

Yup. They are just fine...no rubbing issues.

So get 'em. And if you don't like the way they sit, you can get spacers later.

 

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& If you decide on spacers,
JMO, but I'd look for Hubcentric spacers, like Ichiba V2 instead of the Kicks

 

Let me ask you something, Ive never dealt with or even seen any spacers on a car.....do these just lay against the hub and the factory studs go through? or do the factory studs have to be pressed out? And what size spacer do you recommend?

 

There are several differnt styles.
Some are just plates & require new (longer) studs; they usually come c/with.


The other type have studs built in.
With these you bolt them on the the hub then the wheel uses the new stud.
With these there needs to be a pocket in the wheel for the old stud to go into. (between the holes)

...like these.

 

So on the M45 wheels, is there that pocket? It doesnt seem like it to me

 

I think the smallest spacer you can get with built in studs is 15mm. I could be wrong though

 

Yes, they have the "pocket" so the OEM stud will sit inside the hub of the wheel.

 

Yes, the pockets are there. I am current using 20mm (F) and 25mm (R) spacers with the built-in studs with my M rims.

 

Yup. That's the smallest I've seen too.
Basically you need enough meat there to support the new stud.