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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 12:26 AM
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SPACERS for the STOCK 18s to become more flush w/ the fenders?

Any thoughts on how this would work? Or if it would or how it would look?

I know the rears aren't too thick, so I can imagine that it might look a bit weird? But has anybody experimented w/ this?

I was thinking about dropping the car while bringing the rears out for a more aggressive stance.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by dennis_said
Any thoughts on how this would work? Or if it would or how it would look?

I know the rears aren't too thick, so I can imagine that it might look a bit weird? But has anybody experimented w/ this?

I was thinking about dropping the car while bringing the rears out for a more aggressive stance.
I know a bunch of Acura guys that put spacers on when they go to shows and stuff. But I don't know about every day use. I heard that they make your car unstable at speeds > 60mph, as they tend to vibrate.... Especially thick ones... My rears are +20mm offset, and it's flush... That's a 3/8" difference in offset. Taking into account that my rears are 9.5" vs the stock 8", my wheel will stick out 0.75" further than a stock, with the same offset. So you're looking at a spacer of 1 1/8" (29mm) to make your stock wheel flush. That's a pretty fat spacer. I wouldn't do it... (Of course in 2:15am, so my math may be all screwed up )
 

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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by avs007
I know a bunch of Acura guys that put spacers on when they go to shows and stuff. But I don't know about every day use. I heard that they make your car unstable at speeds > 60mph, as they tend to vibrate.... Especially thick ones... My rears are +20mm offset, and it's flush... That's a 3/8" difference in offset. Taking into account that my rears are 9.5" vs the stock 8", my wheel will stick out 0.75" further than a stock, with the same offset. So you're looking at a spacer of 1 1/8" (29mm) to make your stock wheel flush. That's a pretty fat spacer. I wouldn't do it... (Of course in 2:15am, so my math may be all screwed up )
This is true only if you get spacers without a hubcentric lip as well as a snug fitment on the back of the spacer to the car's hub. Also make sure the spacer comes with longer wheel studs.
 
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