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Old 07-14-09, 10:10 AM
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I'm looking to get hubcentric spacers since for now the car will be used for daily driving to commute from home to school and back. Can't afford big wheels right now considering I just bought the car so it will have to wait.

The wheels are OEM 16", 7.5" wide, +50 offset. Tires are 225/55/R16. What is the biggest spacer I can buy for the front/rear in order to get as close to a flush look as possible WITHOUT any rubbing or fender modification? Keeping in mind that the car would be dropped in a few months on coilovers (thats the plan) to maybe a 1 finger or 0 gap.

I've read that people can put 15mm or 20mm on the front and 20mm or 25mm on the rear but not quite sure if you would have fitment issues. Would it be on the safer side to get 15 on front and 20 on rear which would make the offset +35 and +30?

Any help would be great!

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ive got 25 up front and 30 out back on the stock 16s. the rear can use an additional 5mm i think. the front is just enough to not need fender mods.
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ive got 25 up front and 30 out back on the stock 16s. the rear can use an additional 5mm i think. the front is just enough to not need fender mods.
wait do you mean you got 25mm spacer up front and 30mm spacer in back or 25 offset in front and 30 offset in rear? i'm gonna try to measure with a ruler tomorrow and see if i can come up with anything.
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sorry. to clarify, i have 25mm spacers in front and 30mm spacers out back. i'll try to get a pic.
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with 17s before i smashed one of them.






as she sits now

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dang so with those 16" you arent rubbing at all or anything with a 25/30 mm spacer? is your tire size 215/55/16 or 225/55/16? thanks for the help!
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none. i MIGHT have rubbing issues after i put the RCAs in, but i doubt it. im running stock tire sizes. 225/55 16.
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