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[Eski]

What size wheel spacers do you have on your car? Front/Back
How does it affect the feel of your drive?

[gramicci101]

I have @Corner3garage 20mm front/25mm rear spacers. They have a great deal on them, or did when I bought them. Now that I've had them for a while I think I probably could have done 25f/30r with no issues, but nobody was offering that. Or not at a decent price.

They don't affect the feel of my drive at all. I took the rear track width from 60.6" to 62.6". Not a significant change.


edit: pics: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...postcount=8344

[kberkel]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I have @Corner3garage 20mm front/25mm rear spacers. They have a great deal on them, or did when I bought them. Now that I've had them for a while I think I probably could have done 25f/30r with no issues, but nobody was offering that. Or not at a decent price.

They don't affect the feel of my drive at all. I took the rear track width from 60.6" to 62.6". Not a significant change.


edit: pics: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...postcount=8344

Same. Never noticed a change in driving. Completely changes the look IMO, I won't run without them.

[sirsol66]

Anybody run the 25/30 setup on stock wheels? I plan to order a set for the rocket bunny setup as temporary but I am thinking of ordering them earlier and running them on my stock wheels. Curious to see photos and feedback for clearance; all I've ever read are people running the 20/25 setup.

[PERRIN_Chris]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

Anybody run the 25/30 setup on stock wheels? I plan to order a set for the rocket bunny setup as temporary but I am thinking of ordering them earlier and running them on my stock wheels. Curious to see photos and feedback for clearance; all I've ever read are people running the 20/25 setup.

I ran 25/30 on my car for a while with the stock wheels and it was fine. My car is lowered on H&R Sport springs, which lowers it about .75" front and back. I noticed it made it understeer a little more than it did with 25mm all around, but it wasn't huge. There's a few pictures on our page here.

[Ragua007]

I used the H&R 20mm/25mm on my stock wheels for a few months. I didn't see much of a difference in how it drives, just looks so much better. I also have the H&R Sport Springs, so it sits about 3/4" lower.

[sirsol66]

Originally Posted by PERRIN_Chris

I ran 25/30 on my car for a while with the stock wheels and it was fine. My car is lowered on H&R Sport springs, which lowers it about .75" front and back. I noticed it made it understeer a little more than it did with 25mm all around, but it wasn't huge. There's a few pictures on our page here.

Thanks Chris! No rubbing at all?

[Eski]

Originally Posted by PERRIN_Chris

I ran 25/30 on my car for a while with the stock wheels and it was fine. My car is lowered on H&R Sport springs, which lowers it about .75" front and back. I noticed it made it understeer a little more than it did with 25mm all around, but it wasn't huge. There's a few pictures on our page here.

Thanks for the link, I wanted to go with 25/30 to give it more of an aggressive look. I really don't like how sunken in the wheels are at stock. I plan on ordering some of these soon!

[PERRIN_Chris]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

Thanks Chris! No rubbing at all?

That's right, no rubbing at all. The fenders on these cars are surprisingly huge!

[x1UP]

What'd be the best square setup if i'm looking for a nice flush look on stock suspension?

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by x1UP

What'd be the best square setup if i'm looking for a nice flush look on stock suspension?

Are you on stock wheels as well?

The 20f/25r is probably the most cost effective, and it looks very nice as well. Refer to my previous post for pictures.
http://www.corner3garage.com/V3-Spac...WRX_p_482.html

Note that it says with any purchase, which is great if you're already buying something else. If you're not, then throw a pair of camber bolts on there as your purchase and call it a day.
http://www.corner3garage.com/Whiteli...RZ-_p_479.html

I think 25f/30r would be closer to flush, but now you're looking at $160 just for the rear pair vs. $140 for all four.
http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/eiba...acer-1124.html

[x1UP]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

Are you on stock wheels as well?

The 20f/25r is probably the most cost effective, and it looks very nice as well. Refer to my previous post for pictures.
http://www.corner3garage.com/V3-Spac...WRX_p_482.html

Note that it says with any purchase, which is great if you're already buying something else. If you're not, then throw a pair of camber bolts on there as your purchase and call it a day.
http://www.corner3garage.com/Whiteli...RZ-_p_479.html

I think 25f/30r would be closer to flush, but now you're looking at $160 just for the rear pair vs. $140 for all four.
http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/eiba...acer-1124.html

I'm on the stock STI 17" wheels that come with the Series.Blue.

However, i'll be getting new wheels in that are 18x8.5 with a +42 offset.

Any help is appreciated!

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by x1UP

I'm on the stock STI 17" wheels that come with the Series.Blue.

However, i'll be getting new wheels in that are 18x8.5 with a +42 offset.

Any help is appreciated!

In that case, don't even worry about spacers for your OEM wheels. 18x8.5 +42 is pretty damn flush up front to begin with. To achieve the same flushness in the rear you would need a 10mm spacer. You can't do a bolt-on 10mm spacer because there won't be enough thread contact to hold everything together, which means you'll need longer wheel studs. Mach V's spacers come with ARP studs, which are the proven solution for wheel studs.

http://www.fastwrx.com/collections/w...rp-wheel-studs

Dave-ROR did a DIY thread for wheel stud replacement, if you want to go that route.

[Aozora.BRZ]

Originally Posted by x1UP

I'm on the stock STI 17" wheels that come with the Series.Blue.

However, i'll be getting new wheels in that are 18x8.5 with a +42 offset.

Any help is appreciated!

Hey x1UP, did you end up getting the spacers? I am about to pull the trigger on some 25/30 for my series blue on stock suspension. Only concern is that they are silver and think they will be too noticeable/look bad when looking closely at the wheels.