What size wheel spacer for awd gs f?
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Try using this and comparing to what people are currently running. Use this to determine what size spacers would work. I've been trying to get people to post their offsets so I can have an idea of how to setup my future wheels.
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
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On my F Sport RWD I have 25 mm in the rear and 15 mm in the front which is the max you can go front and rear. My car is lowered with the Tanabe springs and has a slight rub in the front on the fender liner on severe dips but it's not an issue for me. 10 mm in the front would work if you wanted to stay conservative. I have no rubbing the rear at all and with the narrower wheels on the AWD in the rear compared to the the RWD I would say that 25 mm is the way to go.
I have H & R spacers in the rear and Project KIcs spacers in the front. Sorry no pics to share and it'll be awhile before I can take any. Good luck!
I have H & R spacers in the rear and Project KIcs spacers in the front. Sorry no pics to share and it'll be awhile before I can take any. Good luck!
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I would appreciate some guidance on this as well. I am considering IS-F 19" (BBS) wheels on a 2010 GS AWD, and I am assuming spacers will be essential to complete the look.
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Courtesy of Simmsled:
"I have 15mm spacers in the front and 20mm spacers in the rear with the IS-F wheels.
I contacted Adaptec Speedware to have them make a set of 15 and 20mm bolt-on style spacers and they did a fantastic job. Pretty sure they are in Nevada. I didn't want to deal with any quality issues that I'd heard about with Ichiba bolt-ons, so went to those guys.
The fitment/stagger of the IS-F wheels and the 15mm front 20mm rear is perfect. If you were to go 20mm all around, the fronts will poke out a bit more than the rear. The rear of the GS is just about 5mm wider per side.
If you were to calculate the offset of the F-Sport wheels that fit our cars (for example), there is a 5mm stagger to them front to rear.
As long as you use the stock IS-F tire sizes, there are zero issues with the diameter and the AWD.
For me, there wasn't another option. It had to be an OE wheel, and I thought the IS-F wheels looked the best.
I'm running Continental DW tires, btw, which allow you to rotate the tires (and of course wheels) side to side (they are asymmetrical, but not directional). Learned that the hard way on the Corvette years ago.
hopefully that helps a bit.
...
I was a suspension engineer for a few teams in the Izod Indycar Series over the years and knew a bunch of the Bridgestone and OZ guys. Neurotic is a perfect way to describe them too. lol"
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I contacted Adaptec Speedware to have them make a set of 15 and 20mm bolt-on style spacers and they did a fantastic job. Pretty sure they are in Nevada. I didn't want to deal with any quality issues that I'd heard about with Ichiba bolt-ons, so went to those guys.
The fitment/stagger of the IS-F wheels and the 15mm front 20mm rear is perfect. If you were to go 20mm all around, the fronts will poke out a bit more than the rear. The rear of the GS is just about 5mm wider per side.
If you were to calculate the offset of the F-Sport wheels that fit our cars (for example), there is a 5mm stagger to them front to rear.
As long as you use the stock IS-F tire sizes, there are zero issues with the diameter and the AWD.
For me, there wasn't another option. It had to be an OE wheel, and I thought the IS-F wheels looked the best.
I'm running Continental DW tires, btw, which allow you to rotate the tires (and of course wheels) side to side (they are asymmetrical, but not directional). Learned that the hard way on the Corvette years ago.
hopefully that helps a bit.
...
I was a suspension engineer for a few teams in the Izod Indycar Series over the years and knew a bunch of the Bridgestone and OZ guys. Neurotic is a perfect way to describe them too. lol"
Simmsled
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