Help me decide on wheel spacer size! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Nickel · 01-09-2017, 01:43 AM

Long story short, I'd like to keep my stock wheels on my 10 Series and space them out. I have literally seen almost every picture on the internet involving wheel spacers for this platform and can't decide. I'm down to 25 squared or 25F/30R. Which one is better? Is 30 too much in the rear? Is it necessary to stagger it? Would 25 handle better than a 30 in the rear?

richie incognito · 01-09-2017, 09:35 AM

I take it you are on stock suspension. I dont think you will get any benefit from going 30 in the back. They should be fairly flush with +25; at stock height you arent going to fill your arches anyway.

gramicci101 · 01-09-2017, 10:51 AM

You can usually find sets of 20F/25R, where 25/25 or 25/30 will require you to buy individual pairs of spacers, which costs more. The only benefit to wider spacers on the rear is that the rear fenders are a touch wider than the front, so it'll look better (subjective). The handling difference between any of them and stock is minimal at best. People use spacers because they either like the look or they need to clear suspension or brake components, not to improve handling.

I have 20F/25R on my car. I could have gone 25F/30R with no issues other than cost.

Nickel · 01-09-2017, 06:20 PM

Oh, forgot to add that I am on TRD springs.

Nickel · 01-09-2017, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gramicci101

You can usually find sets of 20F/25R, where 25/25 or 25/30 will require you to buy individual pairs of spacers, which costs more. The only benefit to wider spacers on the rear is that the rear fenders are a touch wider than the front, so it'll look better (subjective). The handling difference between any of them and stock is minimal at best. People use spacers because they either like the look or they need to clear suspension or brake components, not to improve handling.

I have 20F/25R on my car. I could have gone 25F/30R with no issues other than cost.

Cost isn't an issue, it's only $20 more. I think I'm going to do 25/30 to fill the wheel wells better.

tyler_win_photo · 01-15-2017, 03:41 AM

I'd say 25/30. As for handling... you're probably not going to notice the difference between 5mm. I would recommend extended studs if you're going to run such thick spacers.

01-09-2017, 01:43 AM	#1
Nickel Nick Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2013 10 Series GT86 #182 of 2500 Location: NC Mountains Posts: 87 Thanks: 35 Thanked 41 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Help me decide on wheel spacer size! Long story short, I'd like to keep my stock wheels on my 10 Series and space them out. I have literally seen almost every picture on the internet involving wheel spacers for this platform and can't decide. I'm down to 25 squared or 25F/30R. Which one is better? Is 30 too much in the rear? Is it necessary to stagger it? Would 25 handle better than a 30 in the rear? __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S 10 Series MT #182 of 2500/1993 Mazda Miata/1994 Suzuki Cappuccino/2016 Ford Mustang GT Performance Package/2016 Yamaha FZ-09/2023 Toyota Camry XSE Instagram: @nickel_reed

01-09-2017, 06:20 PM	#4
Nickel Nick Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2013 10 Series GT86 #182 of 2500 Location: NC Mountains Posts: 87 Thanks: 35 Thanked 41 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Oh, forgot to add that I am on TRD springs. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S 10 Series MT #182 of 2500/1993 Mazda Miata/1994 Suzuki Cappuccino/2016 Ford Mustang GT Performance Package/2016 Yamaha FZ-09/2023 Toyota Camry XSE Instagram: @nickel_reed

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01-09-2017, 09:35 AM	#2
richie incognito Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: BRZ- all the colours Location: Toronto Posts: 101 Thanks: 4 Thanked 22 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I take it you are on stock suspension. I dont think you will get any benefit from going 30 in the back. They should be fairly flush with +25; at stock height you arent going to fill your arches anyway.

01-09-2017, 10:51 AM	#3
gramicci101 Off Topic Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 4,610 Thanks: 2,369 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,170 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	You can usually find sets of 20F/25R, where 25/25 or 25/30 will require you to buy individual pairs of spacers, which costs more. The only benefit to wider spacers on the rear is that the rear fenders are a touch wider than the front, so it'll look better (subjective). The handling difference between any of them and stock is minimal at best. People use spacers because they either like the look or they need to clear suspension or brake components, not to improve handling. I have 20F/25R on my car. I could have gone 25F/30R with no issues other than cost.

01-15-2017, 03:41 AM	#6
tyler_win_photo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS (Asphalt) Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 554 Thanks: 36 Thanked 171 Times in 141 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'd say 25/30. As for handling... you're probably not going to notice the difference between 5mm. I would recommend extended studs if you're going to run such thick spacers.

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