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Old May 3, 2018 | 03:58 PM
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I wanna get wheel spacers but I have AWD. Will doing different size spacers on front and back mess me up? I was gonna do 15 on front and 20 on back.
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Old May 3, 2018 | 06:03 PM
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Spacers can not mess up your AWD, incorrect tire sizes will, but not the spacers.
When you buy spacers I suggest you spend little extra money on high quality products H&R, Eibach, KW, ST Suspensions, Adaptec Speedware, Motorsport Tech. I would clearly stay away from non-brand el-cheapo eBay stuff. Wheel spacers aren't something to f*** with, imagine your wheel falling off while doing 80 on highway, that's pretty damn scary imo...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...d-h-and-r.html
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Old May 4, 2018 | 05:02 AM
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Nope. AWD will mess up if the rolling diameter of your wheels are off, spacers just push the wheel out so you're fine. I put a 20mm spacer on the rear of my car with ARP extended studs and I was still able to run the OEM lug nuts.
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Old May 5, 2018 | 08:42 AM
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Thanks guys
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Old May 16, 2018 | 12:28 PM
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Spacers and offsets change the scrub radius. Highway cars are not impacted. Grocery getters, parking lot taxies may need a toe adjustment to preserve tires edges.
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