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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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wheel spacers...

Im looking for info on getting some wheel spacers. I have the stock MR BBS wheels and tein s-tech's, but i really want the m wheels to sit out further than they do. I do not want to upgrade my rims or anything like that either. does anyone know if I can use spacers, which brand, and where to get them? I know i would need to get longer studs but...thanks guys, and sorry if this has been brought up, i did search for a little bit, but im at work and cant sit here all day searching...
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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H&R hubcentric wheel spacer for the evo, it comes with the extented studs.
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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sweet tatty patties...thats alot bro
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Spacers are typically a bad idea. Why do you want to move the wheels further out? What are you trying to achieve?
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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Small spacers (5mm or so) are not a big deal and won't cause any real noticable loss in service life for wheel bearings and such.

How far are you looking to push the stockers out with spacers OP?
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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I've seen people push out wheels FAR (as in 20mm) on stock wheels and the wheel bearings have held up fine. IMO I doubt 5-10mm would cause any extra NOTICEABLE wear.
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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go to wheeladapter.com they make custom spacers and will ship the same day. just make sure you know ALL of the measurements needed.
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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i just dont like how there is a gap between the fender and the wheel...i know its one of those things thats little and really serves no purpose other than looks...if yall think its really a bad idea maybe ill change my mind...just one of those things that annoys me sometimes



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Spacers are typically a bad idea. Why do you want to move the wheels further out? What are you trying to achieve?
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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I have the same question. I'm looking at pushing my stock wheels out a little bit. I was looking into 10mm or 7/16" wheels spacers, but without wheel studs. Are studs required on stock wheels for 10mm?
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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I had 25mm & 10mm spacers on my BMW & never had any problems
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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thanks guys for all the responses, ill let ya know what i end up doing
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