New to this spacer idea...I assume the purpose is to give the car a wider stance andfilling up the fendrewall so it looks better from the side, but what size of spacers is recommended for a 2006 Coupe, stock 19" wheels with 225 in the front and 245 in the rear....40 series of course....thx

 

i hav 25mm all around. typically the most common on here is like 20mm rear and 15 front or 25 rear 20mm front.






those are mine. gettin a drop hopefully this weekend
gl with you choice

 

justt a little comparison this is without spacers

 

So is one brand of spacer better than another?
Extended lugnuts?
Something I sould watch out for or is recommended when looking at spacers?

Thx again...

 

There are many posts on spacers.
If you do a quick search you'll find tons of info.

 

I asked the guy at the tire shop about installing them when I bring it in for tires this weekend and he about bit my head off. He gave me lecture on how spacers cause the bearings and other suspension parts to wear quicker because you distribute the weight differently than the factory. He said I would be opening a can of worms causing problems with tires and alignment issues. He was obviously against them so I just said okay and left. I haven't read any problems on here with them, I felt like a dumb girl even bringing it up.
Lisa

 

I haven't personally heard of anyone having issues with their spacers.
I don't know of anyone on driver that has complained about their bearings wearing prematurely either.
I have a feeling that if spacers do affect the life of the bearings it takes an awfully long time.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh yeah and either 25 or 30mm all around seem to look the best with the OEM 19s in my opinion.

 

I didn't think it was a problem or someone on here would have been talking about it. My car doesn't get driven everyday anyway so it will take forever to do damage. I'm planning on getting then anyhow. Thanks for the reassurance.
Lisa

 

sorry for the newb question but if i get 10MM spacers, that will make the wheels stick out less than 25mm spacers right??

 

yes. the 'mm' measurment indicated the thickness of the spacer, therefore a 25mm spacer attatched to the face of the rotor will stick out 15mm more than a 10mm sapcer attatched to the face of a rotor

fwiw, if you will not be satisfied until the tire is flush, just get the widest spacer that you are comfortable with putting on... better that you get a wider spacer and dial some negative camber rather than getting a short spacer and not be satisfied.

 

while i do agree with the more rapid wearing issue (the farther out the tire and wheel is, the more leverage it has on the bearing and suspension parts), these tires and wheels are pretty small and light and the spacers are pretty small, so the wearing effect would be minimal to almost nonexistent, in my opinion. now putting spacers on taller and much heavier tires and wheels (my 37" tires on my truck that weight 100lbs for example), is a much different story and could be unsafe. but, in theory, i do agree with that tire guy....