Spacers and camber???
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so i'm deciding to whether or not to get spacers for my car (15mm in the front and 25mm in the back), i'm not familiar with spacers at all, but from what i got from reading this thread is that if my car is a daily driver and i baby it, cept for a woot here and there, i shouldn't run to any major trouble, and i can expect my tires and wheel barings to last almost as long if i didn't have spacers, correct?
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I have been racing cars of different kinds for years and never though I would just put spacers on a car for appearance. But I owned the IS for less than two weeks before I did so and I'm glad I did. It looks much better and for normal street driving there really isn't a measurable change for me. My only thought is 25mm rear spacers sound a bit big. I have 20mm and it looks about right with a stock sized 255 rear tire on factory 18s.
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I have been racing cars of different kinds for years and never though I would just put spacers on a car for appearance. But I owned the IS for less than two weeks before I did so and I'm glad I did. It looks much better and for normal street driving there really isn't a measurable change for me. My only thought is 25mm rear spacers sound a bit big. I have 20mm and it looks about right with a stock sized 255 rear tire on factory 18s.
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Definitely link the pic of the 25mm and see if they have any rubbing. My 20mm looks pretty flush but don't rub at all.
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here's the link, it's actually 20mm oops. is there a different between the one where it required longer studs and ones that dont?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fter-pics.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fter-pics.html
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The 15 and higher offset spacers are the easier to install (you use the existing studs to bolt the spacers to the hub, then the new spacer has new studs to to attach the wheel). The lower offset spacers (5 and 10mm) require you to replace your factory studs with the included new ones - this can be labor intensive. I have the Ichiba Type 2 15/20mm setup and it was very high quality - I would buy them again.
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The 15 and higher offset spacers are the easier to install (you use the existing studs to bolt the spacers to the hub, then the new spacer has new studs to to attach the wheel). The lower offset spacers (5 and 10mm) require you to replace your factory studs with the included new ones - this can be labor intensive. I have the Ichiba Type 2 15/20mm setup and it was very high quality - I would buy them again.
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