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I had a technician from my local Wal-Mart car service, mounted one front wheel/tire and was told I would need spacers because the wheel was sitting on the studs. I would like to know what size spacers would be recommended, keeping the wheels flushed with the fenders, for the tire/ wheel package I purchased for 2014 Lexus IS250 F SPORT AWD. (wheels) Niche Form M157- front-19x8.5 (offset)-35mm/ rear- 19x9.5-(offset) 35mm (tires) front- 235/35R19 rear-265/30R19, (hub) 72.6. Do I need a hub centric spacer, since my IS250 bore/hub is 60.1? Thanks
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I believe the Tech was referring to the hubcentric spacer, not an actual wheel spacer.
The lack of a hubcentric spacer would explain why the rims are sitting on the studs.
And yes, you would need hubcentric spacers that fill the gap from 60.1 to 72.6mm
As for actual wheel spacers, you could install a 5mm in the front. The rear I would install nothing...the wheels should be flush already.
I'll assume you're at stock ride height or else you might have mentioned rubbing in the rear already with a 19x9.5 +35.
The lack of a hubcentric spacer would explain why the rims are sitting on the studs.
And yes, you would need hubcentric spacers that fill the gap from 60.1 to 72.6mm
As for actual wheel spacers, you could install a 5mm in the front. The rear I would install nothing...the wheels should be flush already.
I'll assume you're at stock ride height or else you might have mentioned rubbing in the rear already with a 19x9.5 +35.
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The hubcentric spacer is not critical in terms of quality, you can get a set on eBay and that will be fine.
I suggest not getting metallic ones, stick with the ABS/Plastic ones. The metallix ones, which look really cool, will be a difference metal than the rim, rotor, and hub.
Dissimilar metals in contact promotes corrosion easily...and the next thing you know you can't replace your brake rotors when you need to because the hubcentric spacer is corroded in place and won't budge.
The 5mm spacer to space the wheel out is just a drop in. Those are usually metal and in this situation also not critical of brand.
Once again eBay is good enough.
Consider when you put the hubcentric spacer on the front, the hub bore will now be increased to 72.6mm, so the 5mm spacer for the front wheels will need to have a 72.6mm bore in the center of it.
Try to find ones that are a direct fit and not universal...meaning the 5mm spacer has only one hole per stud (so the bolt pattern would 5x114.3), the holes are not elongated, and the center hub hole is the size of the hubcentric spacer.
I suggest not getting metallic ones, stick with the ABS/Plastic ones. The metallix ones, which look really cool, will be a difference metal than the rim, rotor, and hub.
Dissimilar metals in contact promotes corrosion easily...and the next thing you know you can't replace your brake rotors when you need to because the hubcentric spacer is corroded in place and won't budge.
The 5mm spacer to space the wheel out is just a drop in. Those are usually metal and in this situation also not critical of brand.
Once again eBay is good enough.
Consider when you put the hubcentric spacer on the front, the hub bore will now be increased to 72.6mm, so the 5mm spacer for the front wheels will need to have a 72.6mm bore in the center of it.
Try to find ones that are a direct fit and not universal...meaning the 5mm spacer has only one hole per stud (so the bolt pattern would 5x114.3), the holes are not elongated, and the center hub hole is the size of the hubcentric spacer.
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