Calling the Experts: What size Spacer?
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Calling the Experts: What size Spacer?
Here's my setup:
Volk GTS
19x9.5 +17
19x10.5 +18
Goodyear F1 GS-D3 245/35/19 & 275/35/19
Rear fenders have a mild roll. Dropped on Tein Flex. Nothing for camber/toe correction.
It's pretty flush, but there's room for more, because of the negative camber and toe-in. So what size spacers are people running front/rear? I know I can do 5mm no problem. 10mm looks like it would be ok too? Can I go as far as 15mm?
Volk GTS
19x9.5 +17
19x10.5 +18
Goodyear F1 GS-D3 245/35/19 & 275/35/19
Rear fenders have a mild roll. Dropped on Tein Flex. Nothing for camber/toe correction.
It's pretty flush, but there's room for more, because of the negative camber and toe-in. So what size spacers are people running front/rear? I know I can do 5mm no problem. 10mm looks like it would be ok too? Can I go as far as 15mm?
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Currently 0 finger gap in rear, and like 2 finger gap in front. I raised it up awhile back so I didn't scrape everywhere. However, it's no longer my daily driver, so I was going to drop it down again to 0 gap.
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Nobody else knows? Somebody out there must have tried spacers with these width/offsets and these sizes of tires right?
I'm not worried about negative camber. I change wheels/tires very frequently, and get my tires flipped and/or rotated regularly too.
I'm not worried about negative camber. I change wheels/tires very frequently, and get my tires flipped and/or rotated regularly too.
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5mm .. i got the gts also .. i was also looking at my rear .. my car is pretty low so my camber is negative (i dont know the spec) i know for a fact i could put a 5mm in the back with a 275 tire .. need new rears soon , so i might run a 265
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Yeah, I know 5mm would be no prob front/rear. But that's so little in terms of looks, it's pretty much pointless. I think 15 is out of the question, but I'd really like to see about 10mm.
i think +10 would look good, but you'll definitely need atleast a rear camber kit to play around with it.
if you dont want to go through that, just do the +5, you'd be surprised how much it could make a difference.
if you dont want to go through that, just do the +5, you'd be surprised how much it could make a difference.
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Between myself and a local guy, we have 5/10/15mm spacers. Sometime this weekend or next week we'll be test fitting to see what's up. I'll post pics and results next week. I'm sure there are others out there that want to push the limits, too.
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Ok, so test fitted 5mm & 10mm spacers front and rear yesterday. With the drop I want front/rear on the coilovers, I can only do 5mm in the front. 10mm just won't work when the shock is compressed, or when turning the wheel severely. 10mm+ does work in the rear with my rolled fenders, but pushes the edge of the rim out way too far...think "drift-style."
So basically 5mm front/rear is all I could do. Not really worth it, so just gonna leave it as is for now.
So basically 5mm front/rear is all I could do. Not really worth it, so just gonna leave it as is for now.
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Well, after alot of debate, I installed 5mm spacers in the front. I used a level from the center of the wheel arch down to the center of the wheel's lip.
Without the spacer, the front was just barely in. With the 5mm, it's just barely past flush, while the car is sitting.
As it is now, the rears are just barely past flush, while the car is sitting. I'm going to do 5 or 10 back there, but still undecided.
Without the spacer, the front was just barely in. With the 5mm, it's just barely past flush, while the car is sitting.
As it is now, the rears are just barely past flush, while the car is sitting. I'm going to do 5 or 10 back there, but still undecided.



a lil negative camber wont hurt
