MWhit02

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Just picked this up and plan on doing quite a bit, but I want to know what size spacers front and rear will make my wheels almost flush with the fenders and still not rub, even if I do decide to go with springs down the road. I plan on keeping the tires sizes stock at 225/245. Probably will go with the H&R spacers with extended lugs. I searched but couldn't find the answer I specifically was looking for on the wheels that came with the car.

MisterSkiz

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Keep in mind (others correct me if I am wrong) but adding spacers to your wheels could possibly increase the wear on your wheel bearings causing accelerated wear.

caymandive

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Check this thread out.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/roa...the-track.html

flowrider

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Stock sizes are not 225/245 they are 225/40/19 and 255/35/19.

And, BTW, I would never run spacers. There are threads on this forum that are absolutely scary.

And yes, if you add spacers, or even change the wheel offset you will place weight on suspension pieces that were not designed to carry it.

Lou

Pqbrown

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+15 all around.

Dawa

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heres what you do to figure out what spacers you need:
-grab a ruler, maybe 2
-go out to your car
-place the ruler horizontally on your front OR rear wheel
-place another straight edge vertically on your fender
-look at where the 2 intersect, the horizontal ruler on your wheels
will tell you how many inch(es) you need before it is flush with your fender
-convert the inch/inches/10th of inches into MM
-the end

true there are a lot of horror stories where people have had their spacers fail. however, there are many many many more people who are running them without failure. its a personal decision on your end.

in regards to spacers wearing out your bearings, hubcentric spacers are designed to alleviate this.

^for that, however, you need to buy hubcentric spacers SPECIFICALLY for your vehicle.

GL/HF

flowrider

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Not really, because when the center line of the wheel, is moved, suspension pieces like wheel bearings and not to mention the lengthened wheel studs that will bear loads in a way they were not designed to handle. All hubcentric spacers and hubcentric wheel inserts do is to try and make the wheel fit the hub of the vehicle like the OEM wheel or a properly designed after market wheel designed with the correct offsets. Hubcentric inserts are a crutch to make a wheel with an incorrect hub bore fit another vehicle with a different hub size. Hubcentric spacers will prevent the wheel from wobbling. I'm in the minority here, but I will not comprise my safety for a look, and I simply will not mount a wheel that does not have the correct offset or bore size to fit my car.

Lou

Dawa

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Lou, that was my mistake. i did "hubcentric spacers are designed to alleviate this [spacers wearing out bearings prematurely]" i SHOULDVE said that hubcentric spacers are safer than 'stud centric' spacers because they take the pressure/force off the studs and prevent the studs from snapping by applying the load to the hub(centric spacer.) huge mistake.... and i do agree with you on correct bore size.

however, in my initial defense, to prove either of us right or wrong, i ran to google. a few results:

http://www.prestigewheel.com/Catalog/HubRings66_67.pdf

http://www.motorsport-tech.com/wheel_adapters_faq.html

now im arguing with you, trying to change your mind, or saying that advertisers are always 100% honest and dont bend the truth to sell their products. also, these links arent "engineer approved" in a lab or anything.

but one thing i will say is that, even if hubcentric spacers do wear out wheel bearings prematurely, ive never heard of them wearing out within a year (from a minor sized spacer)

mcauley

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we are talking 15mm it wont do damage for years and in a way the break disc is a spacer and it works fine

robbys3m3

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15mm h&r with extended studs do the trick if you decide to run spacers.

DCoolBeans

Go big or go home

obby

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^^^ WTF!!!..lol.. im running 10 in the rear and 15 in the front.. not really flush but look allot better then without spacer.