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Old 07-04-11, 09:40 AM
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My car is bonestock and i love it. Now im looking to improve mpg just a little and start with suspension. I am ordering coilovers tonight and wheel studs so I can put the back out just a little. My ? is on the wheel studs what size should i get to add 5mm spacers in the back. And what u guy's been doing to gain another mpg on gas maybe?
Old 07-04-11, 10:15 AM
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If you get H&R or Ichiba spacers, they will come with the proper wheel studs. I would probably swap them out myself, but I've read that extended studs aren't necessary for 5mm spacers.
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My car gets ****ty gas mileage, I just live with it. Drive it like a grandma to improve your mpg. But you'll prob be averaging around 20-22 mpg which is what I get and I'm fine with that.
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Drive like a grandma as stated, try to take the highway as often as you can, and I noticed my srt intake helped when I'm not mashing the gas.
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Spacers won't help with gas mileage.

No need for extended studs with just 5 mm spacers. Someone said it was safe up to 7 mm spacers.

10 mm spacers, you should use extended studs.

As for mpg, tune up the car, bump tire pressure to 35-36 psi, get an alignment.

I got about 230 miles on half tank of gas driving around 70-75 mph, 95% of it freeway, last Saturday night.
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If I drive my is350 like a granny I get 32 mpgs. If I drive my isf like a granny I get 28 mpg..... but I cant drive like that so my 350 gets around 22 and my f gets between 13 to 15. Mpg isn't always what you drive its how you drive.
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