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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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hey,
I wanted to keep my stock 18" wheels with my drop. Does running spacers really wear out your wheel bearings faster? Are there any negatives to running spacers?

thanks
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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HI, i have that set at the moment. Im using ichiba v2 15mm front and 20mm on the rear.Do a SEARCH, alot Cl member done this. It shouldnt be a problem=) It look good by the way.Give that flush look.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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the negative is... you gotta watch out when parking along side curbs
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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I've ran various spacers, from 5mm to 20mm spacers on my IS350 over the past year and a half. No problems whatsoever.

People make a much bigger deal out of running spacers then needs to be.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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Does anybody have pic of Lower ISx50 with OEM wheels and spacer? I might go this way instead of using 350Z rims for flush look. TIA
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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I'm on mobil CL so I'm lazy to search but there's a member here who had spacers on OEM wheels, 6sp33d I belive? And his car looked really good.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ptran
Does anybody have pic of Lower ISx50 with OEM wheels and spacer? I might go this way instead of using 350Z rims for flush look. TIA
These are 20mm Ichiba v2 spacers in the rear (dropped on F-Sport springs)
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Does anyone know a good place to get spacers from?
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tastfulmod
Does anyone know a good place to get spacers from?
pm trendytodd
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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I have a BNIB set of 15mm Ichiba Version II for sale - check the wheels/tires for sale section
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by xxjtp1xx
These are 20mm Ichiba v2 spacers in the rear (dropped on F-Sport springs)
That's very OEM I like it.

Another question: my car is a 350 and the spring I just bought is the Eibach prokit for 250 with lower drop than those F-sport springs. Will I have rubbing issue with spacers installed?
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Here you go. Specs in my siggy.



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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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^^^ Looks good. I like the stock 18" wheel look. Too bad I have the 06 ones that are just plain silver That and the 18" wheels are so heavy
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by fasteddy91
Here you go. Specs in my siggy.



Make me just wonder why Lexus didn't make it this way from the factory.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by xxjtp1xx
These are 20mm Ichiba v2 spacers in the rear (dropped on F-Sport springs)
very nice. Any fender rolls, shaves? Does it rub?

Appreciate if you can send picture of how the hub looks from the outside. Is it very obvious / visible? I don't want the dealer to give me grief every time I roll into the dealership.
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