Wheel spacer with stock wheel?

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Mar 10, 2014 | 06:15 AM

akshunj

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Wheel spacer with stock wheel?

Hi,

My IS has the optional 5 spoke wheels, which I kind of like and plan to stick with in the near-term. Has anyone used a small wheel spacer with the factory wheels? I pulled a tire and it looks like the hub centric ring won't clear a 10mm spacer.

Any experience you can share is much appreciated, especially a before and after. I can see in search results someone else already ran into this, but when I try to open the thread I get an error.

Thanks.

Mar 10, 2014 | 06:18 AM

FSPORTJC

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IMHO factory 3iS wheels do not look good with spacers.. both FSport and Non FSport. Looks awkward.

Mar 10, 2014 | 06:23 AM

akshunj

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Ahh bummer, do you have any pics or a link? Thx.

Mar 10, 2014 | 07:57 AM

IS350Chic

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I am putting 15mm spacers with my stock IS350 rims for now until I get my Vossens (hopefully within 2 months). I am putting the spacers on this weekend and can post some pics if you want.

Mar 10, 2014 | 07:58 AM

IS350S2K

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I think it looks better if the wheels were more flush with the fenders. I had 15mm spacers put on before getting new wheels. If I had to do it again, I would get 20mm. This is on a lowered car. On a stock height car, I don't think spacera would look good.

Mar 10, 2014 | 08:24 AM

Gonaddz88

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The Shaddix i believe had 25 mm spacers all around on stock f-sport wheels and i must say it looked very clean with the drop he had. Look up his build thread and see for yourself folks.

Mar 10, 2014 | 03:09 PM

akshunj

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FSPORTJC yeah if you can get a before and after parallel from the fender that would be great! Did any of you have vibration issues after adding the spacer?

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Mar 10, 2014 | 04:28 PM

TheShaddix

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25mm looks great with stock wheels, but causes some rubbing. I recommend going 20 all around. It does look a bit awkward if the car is not lowered properly. It also helps if the front sits slightly lower than the back, creates a meaner stance...No vibration issues at all, even at high speeds. I got ichiba spacers which include hubcentric rings that fit 100% flush to the stock hub and wheel, you can get them on ebay from any reputable seller.

For pics, see here https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ld-thread.html