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Old 06-04-2009, 10:17 PM
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wheel spacers

What's up guys?
I'm ready to buy some wheel spacers, but I cannot make up my mind on the sizes. I've 05 G35 Coupe with OEM 19" rims, stuck suspension.
what sizes shall I go with?and what brand?

Thanks much for your help and input.
 
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Old 06-04-2009, 10:21 PM
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"stuck suspension" lol

lots of ppl use ichiba spacers
if you just want ready to bolt on spacers
get ichiba v2 spacers.

for OEM 19's i would get 25mm all around
 
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Old 06-04-2009, 10:27 PM
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^+1 for what O HELLA OEM said

but were did you buy the stuck suspension? and how low is it? lol jk
 
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Old 06-04-2009, 11:07 PM
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25mm FTW Oh and I went with the Ichiba V2 very easy to install.

 
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Old 06-05-2009, 02:32 AM
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thank you all
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Cubanl81
25mm FTW Oh and I went with the Ichiba V2 very easy to install.

is your car lowered or is it stuck?

but seriously.. what springs are you on?
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 03:58 AM
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i also recommend 25mm all the way around. Here's my post with pics of my car when i had them.

https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-...d-springs.html
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chriscollins
i also recommend 25mm all the way around. Here's my post with pics of my car when i had them.

https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-...d-springs.html
Thanks for that link! I can see what will be next on my list of goodies.
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 12:16 PM
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25 f&r!
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 01:55 PM
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30 offset for the front
33 offset for the rear

so if you add your 25 spacers all around and keep your oem size tire then do it.

if you change your oem tire size to 245/35 255/40 and still use 25mm spacer all around
your front tires will look more flush than the rear

so I went with 20/25 so now my rears look more aggressive than the fronts.

my opinion
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 02:57 PM
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Roll the rears and go 25/30
 
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Old 06-05-2009, 09:12 PM
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don't do 30 on stockies.. it will look pretty ugly 25/25 is perfect
 
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Old 06-06-2009, 02:37 AM
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can someone please explain to me what spacers are and what they do i just bought an 03 coupe automatic with the oem 18 and wanna upgrade 1 inch drop all around i was thinkin tien s tech springs with stock shocks right now keeping the 18 on 19 upgrade later. but i hear talk about spacers constantly can some one explain or show me the differences with or without spacers
 
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Old 06-06-2009, 02:48 AM
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spacers push the wheels out more.. "space ER" they SPACE out the wheels..
 
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Old 06-06-2009, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Dark KniGht
is your car lowered or is it stuck?

but seriously.. what springs are you on?
I'm on Z S Techs w/springmount mod. And that pic was before the springs settled looks better now.
 


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