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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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.