spacers question stock frs rims

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I heard the 2018 BRZ is going to be AWD Turbo because Subaru wants to go back to their roots.

We must have read the same article, because I heard that too.

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by nammie81

any brands of wheel spacers yall would recommend?

I have 5mm and 10mm Ichiban spacers that are hubcentric and came with extended studs.

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by nammie81

any brands of wheel spacers yall would recommend?

One block of aluminum is very similar to another.

Here's a 20/25mm set.
http://www.b2autodesigns.com/product...oducts_id=6365

Perrin makes their own.
http://perrinperformance.com/i-18479...t-pattern.html

So does Mach V Motorsports.
http://www.fastwrx.com/collections/wheel-accessories

Eibach, Ichiba, and H&R all make very nice products as well.
http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/wheels-40/spacers.html

The key when shopping is 5x100, 56.1mm bore. Don't get a slip-on spacer over 3mm without getting new studs as well. Don't get a bolt-on spacer under 15mm.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by nammie81

JD001 is that a 1" lower you think? looks good to me

It's sitting on Eibach Sport Lines circa 35mm lower.

[Mr.Impreza]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I think I was on RCE yellows by that time, but I don't remember for certain. Here's one where I'm definitely on RCE yellows and running spacers.

http://i.imgur.com/iEv8e4K.jpg

As far as whether you should or shouldn't, it depends on what your goals are. My car is purely a daily driver. I drive it hard and take it on curvy mountain roads, but I don't autoX or track it at all. So for me I wanted it to look nice and I wasn't ready to spring for aftermarket wheels with a lower offset. When I do get around to getting aftermarket wheels, I won't need the spacers anymore, so they'll come off.

I've only ever seen wheel bearing failure from the torque added by a low offset in the offroad world, where people would run a 44x18.50 (130 lbs) on a low offset wheel so they could clear their fenders. And then go offroading on them, with all the added stress that that imputes. For us, the OEM wheel with a 25mm spacer and a 17x8+35 (TSW Nurburgring) are only .7mm different at the outside edge, with the TSW being further out. That's where the most torque could be applied to put the highest stress on the wheel bearing, but no one complains about it. Between the Nurburgring and the RPF1, it's one of the most common wheel sizes and offsets. Any additional wear it puts on the bearing would be insignificant at best.

That said, I'd remove them if I tracked my car. They'd probably be fine, but it is an additional link in the chain and potential point of failure, so there's no harm in removing them from the system.


For 5-10mm, you need longer studs and slip-on spacers. The thinnest bolt-on spacer I would run would be 15mm, because any lower won't have enough material under the lugnut and runs the risk of cracking at the lugnuts. With 15-20mm, you need a wheel with pockets in the back, because the OEM lugs will protrude through. 25mm will clear the OEM lugs.

Where I live, Bolt on spacers are illegal and not considered road safe so I'd have to get those other styles to make it work anyways haha.

Thanks for the awesome explanation

Originally Posted by churchx

MrImpreza: differen't suggestions & views due people being different with each having his own specific order of priorities.
For safest possible mount and no impact on bearings & and same scrub radius/same steering lightness and pass through inspection in countries/tracks/racing classes where spacers are not allowed one choice.
Better looks (arguable, to each his own, eg. for me "non flush" doesn't bother me, and i probably wouldn't care about opinions of someone trying to convince me that it's ugly and must be fixed) and slight impact on things mentioned above (but probably at reasonably little extent to be ignorable for daily driving and light amateurish track use) other choice.
Everybody picks his own poison and suggests/advises based on subjective priorities. You have your own priorities, choose according those.

Yeah I'm always worried about ruining the driving characteristics of the car like I did with my Subaru wrx when I installed coils.

I'll just keep the stock look cause it doesn't bother me either.

Originally Posted by nammie81

any brands of wheel spacers yall would recommend?

H&R
Eibach
Ichiba Version 2

[i heart ricers]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I heard the 2018 BRZ is going to be AWD Turbo because Subaru wants to go back to their roots.

[churchx]

Was there any year without prediction for next year models to see forced induction?

[i heart ricers]

Originally Posted by churchx

Was there any year without prediction for next year models to see forced induction?