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06-04-2012, 06:50 PM | #1 |
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Spacers with Stock Wheels
So, these stock wheels have grown on me but their non-flushness is still unsatisfactory (IMHO). I feel they would look better being flush paired with the Eibach Pro kit that I will be ordering soon.
Can anyone think of any issues that would arise from throwing a spacer on the stock wheels? I assume handling would suffer if you used a larger spacer on the rears, plus it may look goofy? Never replaced nor modified any stock wheel setup on my past miatas nor mustangs. They were all fairly flush! Last edited by Starscream15; 06-04-2012 at 06:50 PM. Reason: CUZ BOXXY! |
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Subaru 5x100 wheel bearings are known to fail. This will make them fail sooner.
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Spacers = fail
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Consider this OP: do you want to pull 20 lugsstuds, replace them with longer ones, and use open-ended or extended lug nuts, AND spacers? Expensive-ish proposition and not one of my favorite jobs to do; though I concede, on a new car lug studs won't be AS much of a PITA to do. |
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Spacers are not the way to go. The unnatural way of achieving a good offset. IMHO of course.
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I had the car on the lift today and was checking out the rims while checking tire pressure and I thought of the same exact thing.
They do sell 20mm+ spacers with its own set of studs already added to the spacer. My buddy had them on his 370Z stocks and no issues yet. |
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Good to know! thank you! Also as for the extended studs, I did this on my friends 2012 (may have been 2011) WRX and the fronts were very easy after we found the right bolt to pull those damn rotors off. VERY little bending of the heat shield is all it took. The rears on the other hand...I think you need to drill right into the heat shield to get an access point to push the new ones through. Hopefully this info is helpful to someone because I think a lot of the components are the same on the BRZ.
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Replacing 20 wheelstuds, lug nuts, and adding spacers is cheaper than buying new wheels... I thought about doing the same thing until I can afford the Prodrive wheels I want.... they're like $800 ea.
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Thanks for all the reponses.
I will deal with the stock offset and look into a new set of wheels at some point. I was thinking about Rota as an affordable option but after seeing so many pictures of broken Wheels, I'll probably save up for something better. Pot holes and road buckle are a common occurrence here in MN. Sorry if I just went |
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