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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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hey does anyone know where i can get a 6 or 7 mm spacer? i have a 5 on the the front to clear the g37 bbk its barely clears it and it nicked the corner of the caliper
 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 07:19 AM
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Heck , I would want to go with much more than 2mm clearance. Why not go to a 10 or 15mm spacer.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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^WHS....
I'd go to a 15mm so that you can get into the c/w studs style.
IMO they are more mechanically sound than a spacer sandwich with long studs.

I had trouble with my 17" winters. The balance weights were rubbing on the calipers.
I just installed Ichiba V2; I think of them as more of a hub extender than a spacer.
The quality is exceptional.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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if i go more than a 7 my wheels will hit the fender im slammed on 22x9's i ordered the eibach 5 mm spacer and it came with the longer studs but i need a little more
 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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^IC... you're correcting aftermarket wheel offsets.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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If the caliper's already chipped, why now just grind it down a bit more for some clearance and use a bit of paint - or repaint the whole caliper.

I remember, back in the day, a bunch of people trying to install Skyline GTR brakes on a 300ZX all ground down the brake calipers to fit behind the stock Z wheels. Not sure why they didn't use spacers back then, but it's totally safe to grind down some of the caliper material.
 
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