Pics of wheel spacers on OEM wheels

[mattaubel]

As a temporary fix till I can afford better wheels, I installed some spacers on the OEM wheels to make them look more flush. Turned out great imo! As suggested by the forums, 20mm in the front and 25mm in the back. I didn't see any pictures of spacers on stock wheels with the stock suspension so here they are!

I'm going to lower about 1.5 inches soon once I install coilovers.



Here's some before and after shots

[mattaubel]

Here's a before picture

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Another after shot

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Final after shot

[Blue_Elite]

Looks good! Probably gonna get a set myself. One question, how much headroom was left on the stock wheel studs? Or did you throw in some extended studs?

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by Blue_Elite

Looks good! Probably gonna get a set myself. One question, how much headroom was left on the stock wheel studs? Or did you throw in some extended studs?

If the spacer is more than 2-3mm, you'll need extended studs or bolt-on spacers. If the spacer is 12mm or less, you need extended studs. There won't be enough material under the nut of a bolt-on spacer to trust that it'll stay on without ripping out. A pretty common kit is 20mm front/25mm rear bolt-on spacers. This is what I have on my car. The only issue I run into is that the spacer's nuts and OEM studs still protrude slightly on the front, but there are hollows in the back of the OEM wheel, so once you start torquing things down it all fits together.

You can still run extended studs with bigger spacers instead of using bolt-on spacers. It's supposed to be the safer way of doing business. If I was tracking my car and I needed clearance for a BBK or something, that's what I'd do. If I was tracking my car and I didn't need additional clearance, I wouldn't run spacers at all. It's just another potential point of failure that can be avoided if it isn't necessary.

[mattaubel]

Originally Posted by Blue_Elite

Looks good! Probably gonna get a set myself. One question, how much headroom was left on the stock wheel studs? Or did you throw in some extended studs?

I torqued it down to factory specs and I had no problem with fitment, rubbing, or Installation. If you're only daily driving and just want to improve your look but can't afford wheels right away, highly recommend the 20mm 25 mm spacers. Just make sure you get hubcentric spacers, tighten in a star pattern, and properly torque everything down.

I also used break cleaner (to clean the area before installing) and anti seize (to make sure I can take the spacers off eventually..).



Again, if you're not driving too crazy hard and you install safely and properly you should be ok. cant guarantee everything will be great cause I am no mechanic and i've heard it's not the best thing for your bearings and hub..but it's been a little over a day now with pretty consistent driving and wheels still haven't flown off on the freeway so I call that a success!

[mattaubel]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

If the spacer is more than 2-3mm, you'll need extended studs or bolt-on spacers. If the spacer is 12mm or less, you need extended studs. There won't be enough material under the nut of a bolt-on spacer to trust that it'll stay on without ripping out. A pretty common kit is 20mm front/25mm rear bolt-on spacers. This is what I have on my car. The only issue I run into is that the spacer's nuts and OEM studs still protrude slightly on the front, but there are hollows in the back of the OEM wheel, so once you start torquing things down it all fits together.

You can still run extended studs with bigger spacers instead of using bolt-on spacers. It's supposed to be the safer way of doing business. If I was tracking my car and I needed clearance for a BBK or something, that's what I'd do. If I was tracking my car and I didn't need additional clearance, I wouldn't run spacers at all. It's just another potential point of failure that can be avoided if it isn't necessary.

These were hubcentric bolt on spacers. Ichiba V2 purchased from ft86speedfactory