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Old 10-15-08, 04:44 PM
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I know that I am on GS wheels, but I want to relive "some" of the eyesore of sunken wheels just not sure what size spacers..need some suggestions.

not the best picture in the world, but it may give an idea of how sunken they are in the rear...the fronts are pretty close to flush and I'm really surprised, but close only counts when using nuclear weapons...so I need some suggestions.

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Your front wheel front that one picture looks flush. The rear can come out about an inch or so and you should be good with the stance. If you put some lowering springs on it and dropped it about a inch and a half it would look sick. That is if your not looking to spend a large sum of money for coilovers. Plus it is stock wheels so most of the people on here would tell you to buy some sweet after market wheels. Bring the rear out a inch and drop it front and rear a inch. Thats my opinion with what you have right now.
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exactly the suggestion I was looking for. I have been planning on some nice 18x8/18x10, but plans never seem to go in the right direction for me.

I have been looking at the Espilier ASD springs with Tokiko blues, but I knew it would look silly with the currently poor offset. so mabey a 10mm spacer in the front and 30mm in the rear?
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
exactly the suggestion I was looking for. I have been planning on some nice 18x8/18x10, but plans never seem to go in the right direction for me.

I have been looking at the Espilier ASD springs with Tokiko blues, but I knew it would look silly with the currently poor offset. so mabey a 10mm spacer in the front and 30mm in the rear?
Yeah that sounds like a good combo I have heard and read a decent amount on the Espilier springs seems legit. I am a fan of Tokiko blues cause my friend has had those and they perform great with no leaking issues. Go for what you mentioned cause I am down for it I hate stock ride height! Wait for some other peoples opinions cause they might have some other suspension options that I didn't mention. Good luck with the ride adjustment.
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I have been discussing the espilier/tokico combination in a couple other threads, and seems that its a good combination of a lower stance, and a decent firm ride.
I guess time will tell. Thanks for the opinions and information
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do suspension first and then figure out what wheel setup you need to make it look right.

it may look goofy for a bit while you get the wheels but its worth it.

spacers are a poor excuse for not knowing how to pick wheels or being impatient

if you are going to buy wheels anyways save the money you would spend on spacers and put it towards the wheels. do it once and do it right.

in my case it took about 6 sets of wheels...and im still not happy.



will be switching to enkei nt03+m in spring. 18x10.5+30 all around with a 255 or 265 tire. hopefully it will be my last set of wheels.

but seriously...save for something you truly like
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I guess some of us want the same suspension set up... here hes on Tokico and ASD with 15mm spacers up front and 25mm in the rear i am going to go with the same set up i also have the same wheels he does......

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=311804&page=6
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a good drop and spacers really seem to "clean" the apperance..I may just stick with the GS wheels for a while..plus the tires are much cheaper than 17'' or 18''..mabey good while the springs settle in
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