Thinking of spacers, thoughts! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

yomny · 08-22-2012, 06:12 PM

Hello, as the title suggests i was thinking of adding some spacers to the stock wheels to push them out a bit. I dont think they're so bad looking and with a bit more fender flushness they could look nice. I've read several bad things about spacers, but i was planning on using the ones that replace the studs comepletely from the hub, not the ones that have studs attached and a nut for the oem studs. I was thinking any where from 12-17mm spacers, haven't measured yet. What do you guys think, has anyone done this here? Thanks a bunch.

Rawdog · 08-22-2012, 07:00 PM

Yea I was wondering the same thing

yomny · 08-22-2012, 07:18 PM

I think the car would look pretty darn good, i measured a few minutes ago and the tire sits just under 1" inside of the fender, with 17m spacers which is about .66" that would make it near perfect and allow full tilt outward under hard cornering without rubbing anything. Thats with stock camber, if more negative camber is added then you could go with a bigger spacer. I guess i may give this a shot and see how it works out.

yoshiharadesign · 08-22-2012, 07:34 PM

Actually those are not spacers, they are spacer/adaptors. Depends on the quality of the part you purchase. minimal adaptor / spacer thickness for safety would be at 1 inch or 25.4mm to ensure strength. wouldnt recommend less than that. You could put on normal spacers, I think h&r sells 12mm ones but not sure if there are enough threads on ur studs. They do also sell extended studs. The safety for thread turn is 7-10 turns.

yomny · 08-22-2012, 07:46 PM

Damn, had me confused because they say spacers on the site, same as the H&R. They come with extended studs to guarantee safety and correct fitment. Check out the site and let me know, thanks!

FRS8SIX · 08-23-2012, 01:33 AM

I recently changed out all of my studs and added spacers.... ill take some pics tomorrow.

Rawdog · 08-23-2012, 11:53 AM

would there be any negatives to this besides pontential tire rubbing? Like bad oversteer/understeer?

yomny · 08-23-2012, 12:05 PM

The tire would only rub if you add a huge spacer 30mm or more. People are fitting 9.5" wheels on these cars without rubbing. The handling is supposed to he improved dour to wider stance/track but with such a small change you won't notice anything. The handling won't change at all unless you adjust camber or add bigger tires.

Rawdog · 08-23-2012, 12:12 PM

cool now somebody needs to post some pics!

FRS8SIX · 08-24-2012, 02:48 AM

:happy0180:

TIMMAH! · 08-24-2012, 07:26 PM

So what's it look like with the wheels back on?

Mister_Sir · 08-24-2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frs86.tea

:happy0180:

What size spacers are these? Is it hard to install?

jeebus · 08-25-2012, 01:53 AM

I've run spacers on a number of cars and I never had a problem. However, I ran them on BMWs, which have lug bolts instead of studs, so it's really easy to add a spacer...just add longer bolts and you're good

Mister_Sir · 08-27-2012, 12:24 PM

Bump.. pics of the wheels back on? lol

08-22-2012, 06:12 PM	#1
yomny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS Whiteout Location: MIA Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 557 Thanked 469 Times in 340 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Thinking of spacers, thoughts! Hello, as the title suggests i was thinking of adding some spacers to the stock wheels to push them out a bit. I dont think they're so bad looking and with a bit more fender flushness they could look nice. I've read several bad things about spacers, but i was planning on using the ones that replace the studs comepletely from the hub, not the ones that have studs attached and a nut for the oem studs. I was thinking any where from 12-17mm spacers, haven't measured yet. What do you guys think, has anyone done this here? Thanks a bunch. __________________ GTX2867R, moto-tuned , tomei op , motiv fp , Invidia Q300 ti , Rota titan 17x9 +42 , nt555 255/40 , ST coilovers w/cascam , Hotchkis sways

08-22-2012, 07:18 PM	#3
yomny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS Whiteout Location: MIA Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 557 Thanked 469 Times in 340 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	I think the car would look pretty darn good, i measured a few minutes ago and the tire sits just under 1" inside of the fender, with 17m spacers which is about .66" that would make it near perfect and allow full tilt outward under hard cornering without rubbing anything. Thats with stock camber, if more negative camber is added then you could go with a bigger spacer. I guess i may give this a shot and see how it works out. __________________ GTX2867R, moto-tuned , tomei op , motiv fp , Invidia Q300 ti , Rota titan 17x9 +42 , nt555 255/40 , ST coilovers w/cascam , Hotchkis sways

08-22-2012, 07:46 PM	#5
yomny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS Whiteout Location: MIA Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 557 Thanked 469 Times in 340 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Damn, had me confused because they say spacers on the site, same as the H&R. They come with extended studs to guarantee safety and correct fitment. Check out the site and let me know, thanks! __________________ GTX2867R, moto-tuned , tomei op , motiv fp , Invidia Q300 ti , Rota titan 17x9 +42 , nt555 255/40 , ST coilovers w/cascam , Hotchkis sways

08-23-2012, 12:05 PM	#8
yomny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS Whiteout Location: MIA Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 557 Thanked 469 Times in 340 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	The tire would only rub if you add a huge spacer 30mm or more. People are fitting 9.5" wheels on these cars without rubbing. The handling is supposed to he improved dour to wider stance/track but with such a small change you won't notice anything. The handling won't change at all unless you adjust camber or add bigger tires. __________________ GTX2867R, moto-tuned , tomei op , motiv fp , Invidia Q300 ti , Rota titan 17x9 +42 , nt555 255/40 , ST coilovers w/cascam , Hotchkis sways

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08-22-2012, 07:00 PM	#2
Rawdog Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 4.5in jeep Location: FWB, Florida Posts: 40 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yea I was wondering the same thing

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yoshiharadesign Banned Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: california Posts: 297 Thanks: 172 Thanked 159 Times in 88 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Actually those are not spacers, they are spacer/adaptors. Depends on the quality of the part you purchase. minimal adaptor / spacer thickness for safety would be at 1 inch or 25.4mm to ensure strength. wouldnt recommend less than that. You could put on normal spacers, I think h&r sells 12mm ones but not sure if there are enough threads on ur studs. They do also sell extended studs. The safety for thread turn is 7-10 turns.

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FRS8SIX Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 hot lava FR-S Location: Alhambra Posts: 155 Thanks: 141 Thanked 290 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I recently changed out all of my studs and added spacers.... ill take some pics tomorrow.

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Rawdog Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 4.5in jeep Location: FWB, Florida Posts: 40 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	would there be any negatives to this besides pontential tire rubbing? Like bad oversteer/understeer?

08-23-2012, 12:12 PM	#9
Rawdog Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 4.5in jeep Location: FWB, Florida Posts: 40 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	cool now somebody needs to post some pics!

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FRS8SIX Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 hot lava FR-S Location: Alhambra Posts: 155 Thanks: 141 Thanked 290 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	:happy0180:

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TIMMAH! Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Silver 350Z Location: SoCal Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So what's it look like with the wheels back on?

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jeebus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2015 Mustang GT (on order) Location: San Diego Posts: 904 Thanks: 114 Thanked 471 Times in 208 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've run spacers on a number of cars and I never had a problem. However, I ran them on BMWs, which have lug bolts instead of studs, so it's really easy to add a spacer...just add longer bolts and you're good

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Mister_Sir Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Florida Posts: 140 Thanks: 16 Thanked 92 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bump.. pics of the wheels back on? lol

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