Wheel Spacers
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From: EP
Originally Posted by LC500NV
I did order a pair of the Akata 20mm spacers (thanks Robdeniro) just to see what an additional 20mm of offset looks like. I still have time to change the offsets of the custom wheels if I decide to do so.
& thanks again Robdeniro for your recommendation!
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Will do. I should have them in about a week. Found them for about $62 a pair on ebay.
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I suggest viewing this video in order to get an objective, non-biased engineer's approach to this modification. Points 3 and 4 in particular explain the collateral costs of wheel spacers. to each their own but to claim that there will not be any measurable negative effects is false.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWijfooeSyU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWijfooeSyU
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^^^^I'm not a proponent of wheel spacers by any means. IMHO, if you want to change the offset, change the wheel, The LC has a front track of 64.2" and a rear track of 64.4". Changing the offset, let's spitball it here and say by 10mm. The stock offset on an LC is 25mm front and rear. 10mm is equal to .4". So we are talking about increasing the track by .8" (both sides). That is a difference of about 1.3% front and rear, IMHO, not worth mentioning.
Now, I have changed the wheels on my LC. The specs on my wheels are 9½" by 21" front with a 5mm offset and 10½" rear with a 15mm offset. My tires are now MPS4S 255/40/21 and 295/35/21.
I can absolutely tell you that my LC handles far better than with the stock wheels and it seems to brake better too. If I were building my wheels today, I would have pushed the rears out another 5mm.
BTW, here's an old thread concerning wheel spacers:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2-spacers.html
Another BTW, I bought my first car in 1957, a 1950 Mercury Coupe. In all that time, none of my cars has remained stock. They all have been modified to some extent, including wheels with different dimensions than stock. Since, over the years, I have have gained an understanding of what I am doing, all my modifications have been improvements.
IOW, modifying a vehicle is not a bad thing.
Lou
Now, I have changed the wheels on my LC. The specs on my wheels are 9½" by 21" front with a 5mm offset and 10½" rear with a 15mm offset. My tires are now MPS4S 255/40/21 and 295/35/21.
I can absolutely tell you that my LC handles far better than with the stock wheels and it seems to brake better too. If I were building my wheels today, I would have pushed the rears out another 5mm.
BTW, here's an old thread concerning wheel spacers:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2-spacers.html
Another BTW, I bought my first car in 1957, a 1950 Mercury Coupe. In all that time, none of my cars has remained stock. They all have been modified to some extent, including wheels with different dimensions than stock. Since, over the years, I have have gained an understanding of what I am doing, all my modifications have been improvements.
IOW, modifying a vehicle is not a bad thing.
Lou
Last edited by robdinero; Sep 29, 2019 at 09:17 AM.
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^^^^I'm not a proponent of wheel spacers by any means. IMHO, if you want to change the offset, change the wheel, The LC has a front track of 64.2" and a rear track of 64.4". Changing the offset, let's spitball it here and say by 10mm. The stock offset on an LC is 25mm front and rear. 10mm is equal to .4". So we are talking about increasing the track by .8" (both sides). That is a difference of about 1.3% front and rear, IMHO, not worth mentioning.
Now, I have changed the wheels on my LC. The specs on my wheels are 9½" by 21" front with a 5mm offset and 10½" rear with a 15mm offset. My tires are now MPS4S 255/40/21 and 295/35/21.
I can absolutely tell you that my LC handles far better than with the stock wheels and it seems to brake better too. If I were building my wheels today, I would have pushed the rears out another 5mm.
BTW, here's an old thread concerning wheel spacers:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2-spacers.html
Another BTW, I bought my first car in 1957, a 1950 Mercury Coupe. In all that time, none of my cars has remained stock. They all have been modified to some extent, including wheels with different dimensions than stock. Since, over the years, I have have gained an understanding of what I am doing, all my modifications have been improvements.
IOW, modifying a vehicle is not a bad thing.
Lou
Now, I have changed the wheels on my LC. The specs on my wheels are 9½" by 21" front with a 5mm offset and 10½" rear with a 15mm offset. My tires are now MPS4S 255/40/21 and 295/35/21.
I can absolutely tell you that my LC handles far better than with the stock wheels and it seems to brake better too. If I were building my wheels today, I would have pushed the rears out another 5mm.
BTW, here's an old thread concerning wheel spacers:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2-spacers.html
Another BTW, I bought my first car in 1957, a 1950 Mercury Coupe. In all that time, none of my cars has remained stock. They all have been modified to some extent, including wheels with different dimensions than stock. Since, over the years, I have have gained an understanding of what I am doing, all my modifications have been improvements.
IOW, modifying a vehicle is not a bad thing.
Lou
Just read through that 2011 thread. It would appear that he was only using about 4-6 threads. That's crazy. With a 14mm bolt, you need to have a minimum of 9.5 turns of the lug before torquing. The stock wheels on my LC have 13 turns. With the 10mm spacers I'm currently using, I have 11 turns (although they are bored out and have deeper lugs to achieve this). A bit less than stock but more than required. I am totally comfortable running these (for about 2K miles so far) and I check the torque every few weeks. It never needs tightening.
I have custom wheels on the way, but I did order a pair of the Akata 20mm wheels adapters just to see what a 20mm offset would look like. I'm not going to bother to run them since I'll have new wheels soon, but I'll be interested to see how they fit and how much thread engagement there is with the stock wheels. I'm sure they're fine since robdeniro is already running them with no issues. I've only run wheel adapters on one car a few years back and they were good for the 5K miles I put on the car (a 370Z). 20mm thick and made by H & R I believe.
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I received the Akata spacers and installed one of them as a test fit. The 20mm offset is perfect and the spacers are beautifully made. I would have no problem running them but since I have custom wheels on the way, I'm just going to sell them for anyone who might want them. Only one of them was installed and removed...not even driven on. $110 shipped....and that's a bargain! I'm glad I ordered them because I can now change the offsets on my forthcoming wheels to match the 20mm offset.
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Originally Posted by LC500NV
I received the Akata spacers and installed one of them as a test fit. The 20mm offset is perfect and the spacers are beautifully made. I would have no problem running them but since I have custom wheels on the way, I'm just going to sell them for anyone who might want them. Only one of them was installed and removed...not even driven on. $110 shipped....and that's a bargain! I'm glad I ordered them because I can now change the offsets on my forthcoming wheels to match the 20mm offset.
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I received the Akata spacers and installed one of them as a test fit. The 20mm offset is perfect and the spacers are beautifully made. I would have no problem running them but since I have custom wheels on the way, I'm just going to sell them for anyone who might want them. Only one of them was installed and removed...not even driven on. $110 shipped....and that's a bargain! I'm glad I ordered them because I can now change the offsets on my forthcoming wheels to match the 20mm offset.
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^^^^I'm not a proponent of wheel spacers by any means. IMHO, if you want to change the offset, change the wheel, The LC has a front track of 64.2" and a rear track of 64.4". Changing the offset, let's spitball it here and say by 10mm. The stock offset on an LC is 25mm front and rear. 10mm is equal to .4". So we are talking about increasing the track by .8" (both sides). That is a difference of about 1.3% front and rear, IMHO, not worth mentioning.
Now, I have changed the wheels on my LC. The specs on my wheels are 9½" by 21" front with a 5mm offset and 10½" rear with a 15mm offset. My tires are now MPS4S 255/40/21 and 295/35/21.
I can absolutely tell you that my LC handles far better than with the stock wheels and it seems to brake better too. If I were building my wheels today, I would have pushed the rears out another 5mm.
BTW, here's an old thread concerning wheel spacers:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2-spacers.html
Another BTW, I bought my first car in 1957, a 1950 Mercury Coupe. In all that time, none of my cars has remained stock. They all have been modified to some extent, including wheels with different dimensions than stock. Since, over the years, I have have gained an understanding of what I am doing, all my modifications have been improvements.
IOW, modifying a vehicle is not a bad thing.
Lou
Now, I have changed the wheels on my LC. The specs on my wheels are 9½" by 21" front with a 5mm offset and 10½" rear with a 15mm offset. My tires are now MPS4S 255/40/21 and 295/35/21.
I can absolutely tell you that my LC handles far better than with the stock wheels and it seems to brake better too. If I were building my wheels today, I would have pushed the rears out another 5mm.
BTW, here's an old thread concerning wheel spacers:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2-spacers.html
Another BTW, I bought my first car in 1957, a 1950 Mercury Coupe. In all that time, none of my cars has remained stock. They all have been modified to some extent, including wheels with different dimensions than stock. Since, over the years, I have have gained an understanding of what I am doing, all my modifications have been improvements.
IOW, modifying a vehicle is not a bad thing.
Lou
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