20mm rear spacer on A-Spec wheels, is it too much? Pics inside.

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Old 05-02-2010, 10:51 AM
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20mm rear spacer on A-Spec wheels, is it too much? Pics inside.

Just installed 20mm hubcentric wheel adapters in the rear and have 15mm spacers coming for the front (guy sent me wrong spacers last week)

Seems like it pushed the wheel out too far, maybe its because Im used to seeing the wheels tucked in all the time.

These do not rub at all being lowered on S-Tech springs.

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the angle of these pictures makes it pretty hard to tell if it's too far out, take pictures from behind and in front of the car so we can see the tire parallel to the fenders
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Can not really tell. I would take a picture without the flash and with more room lighting.
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Take some better pictures.
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these better?
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looks good to me. If you dont like it Ill buy them off ya.
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stand next to the car look down and take a pic....
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More pics please... can't tell
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I approve

Are you running the 20's on the front and back?
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Originally Posted by Morrissey25
I approve

Are you running the 20's on the front and back?
20mm in back. I ordered 15mm for the front, since the front stick out further when its all stock. I dont have the 15mm in yet on the front because the vendor sent me 4 lug adapters by mistake, he is sending me the correct 15mm 5 lug adapters this week. Will get them by this Friday since they are coming from the Cali to Chicago.

Then Ill make the decision if I want to keep 20mm rear/ 15mm front, or put the 15mm in back and put a 10mm in front and sell the 20mm adapters.
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looks good, i have 20mm in the rear.
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I think it looks good!
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Looks great
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Looks good, keep it!
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That's flush. Looking good.
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looks good man don't change it. I have 20mm in the back and 15 in the front on my stock wheels and 1.5" drop all around and it looks really good.
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what 20mm spacer are you using? part no. or link would be great
i need a 20mm so if you do decide to sell send me a pm.
they look great.... but not that great.... you should sell them to me
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Originally Posted by craigtl35
what 20mm spacer are you using? part no. or link would be great
i need a 20mm so if you do decide to sell send me a pm.
they look great.... but not that great.... you should sell them to me
ichiba v2, eibachs, or project kics are all nice 20mm adapter spacers.
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Thanks guys, I think its just because I dont have the front spacers in yet that Im not crazy about the look yet. I will get the new 15mm spacers on Friday for the front and will see how it all looks after that.

These are Ichiba V2's WS-5511464B
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am a noob when it comes to spacers and offset....

can someone please explain what spacers do ? They push the wheel outwards from the looks of it....but why would you do that ?

Just curious !!!
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Mainly looks. Otherwise the stock wheels look like they are too far back in the wheel wells.
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Ichiba v2 is the way to go!
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I think it looks good! Can't wait to see the front. Has anyone had any issues with using spacers? Any long term affects on the suspension, or wheel bearings? <-Don't even know if it affects that at all.
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Originally Posted by 08A-SPEC
Thanks guys, I think its just because I dont have the front spacers in yet that Im not crazy about the look yet. I will get the new 15mm spacers on Friday for the front and will see how it all looks after that.

These are Ichiba V2's WS-5511464B
great thanks, time to roll
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Originally Posted by Slpr04UA6
I think it looks good! Can't wait to see the front. Has anyone had any issues with using spacers? Any long term affects on the suspension, or wheel bearings? <-Don't even know if it affects that at all.
Dont know what long term effects would be but I had these on my 04 Lincoln LSE with 18" Jaguar S-Type R wheels and on my 07 MazdaSpeed6 when I owned those cars and had no issues.
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how heavy are they? sorry to thread jack
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Originally Posted by craigtl35
how heavy are they? sorry to thread jack
These are about 1lb a piece. very light.
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is there any advantage for having spacers? or they are just for looks?
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Originally Posted by 08A-SPEC
Dont know what long term effects would be but I had these on my 04 Lincoln LSE with 18" Jaguar S-Type R wheels and on my 07 MazdaSpeed6 when I owned those cars and had no issues.
Cool!! Good to know!! Love the WDP with the A-specs!!
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Originally Posted by djflex167
is there any advantage for having spacers? or they are just for looks?
they say they widen the stance so they improve handling but i think most people just use them for looks
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Looks great! Do not change the rears to 15s. Cant wait to see the entire package all together, how long do they take to ship?
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Can you post a pic directly from the back.
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looks right to me
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Originally Posted by Izzy-Type-S
Looks great! Do not change the rears to 15s. Cant wait to see the entire package all together, how long do they take to ship?
Ill see how this all looks this Friday when the 15mm come in for the front.

These take a week to come from Cali via UPS ground.

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Can you post a pic directly from the back.
I will on Friday once I get the fronts in.
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have you thrown the 20's on the front to see how they look as well?
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Originally Posted by vash337
have you thrown the 20's on the front to see how they look as well?
No, because since the front wheels stick out further w/o any spacers on any of the wheels, the front would be too wide with 20mm in front.


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