20mm spacers on stockie's
05-20-2011, 12:11 PM
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i basically bought some 15mm and 20mm akata wheel spacers for my acura tl 2008
what tools will i need
how do i install the 15mm in the front...anybody have a diy thread i can goto....i know the rears are simple to install but the 15mm dont come with studs. what size studs will i need
what tools will i need
how do i install the 15mm in the front...anybody have a diy thread i can goto....i know the rears are simple to install but the 15mm dont come with studs. what size studs will i need
05-20-2011, 06:31 PM
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Just got my 17 mm for the front delivered today. Looks like a nice day tommorow will install fronts!
My rear wheels with 20mm are already installed. Now 17mm for the front will even everything up. Flush Flush all around... May post pic after install stay tuned..
My rear wheels with 20mm are already installed. Now 17mm for the front will even everything up. Flush Flush all around... May post pic after install stay tuned..
05-20-2011, 08:55 PM
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someone please help me with the install of the front 15mm spacer......i bought these akata spacers with no studs attached. i dont wanna return the front ones and use two different companies. i cant find diy anywhere.....thanks
05-20-2011, 10:11 PM
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^Bro, its alot of work to replace the studs! I would just rock the 20mm that you installed in the rears for now and return the 15mm that you got with no studs and exchange those with ones that come with the pressed studs.
That would be the easiest route to go..
Do you have a web link of the spacers that you got? I would like to see it, or just PM rockstar, he knows more about those akata spacer better than I.
05-20-2011, 10:12 PM
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Nice.... Get them on bro. I got mine as well 15mm's. have not mounted yet tho.
05-21-2011, 03:20 AM
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yea its probably is alot of work.......will it be ok to have stock in the front and 20mm in the rear.
plus what company spacers did u use
will it be safe to use akata spacers in front and another company in the front
thanks
plus what company spacers did u use
will it be safe to use akata spacers in front and another company in the front
thanks
05-21-2011, 10:28 AM
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05-21-2011, 09:11 PM
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So finally put on and finished my front hubcentric wheel spacers 17 mm. Had bit of a problem with my impact sockets being thick walled. Luckily found thinner 17 mm socket with an adaptor to go on my new 1/2" torque wrench. Didn't have time to take a closer look or many pictures being it was almost 20:30 once i was done. To many things to do today had to start it early evening.
It matches up well with the 20 mm rear spacers not all out there but better then looking like a bus tire?
So this is the top view of my front with 17 mm hub-centric wheel spacer.
It matches up well with the 20 mm rear spacers not all out there but better then looking like a bus tire?
So this is the top view of my front with 17 mm hub-centric wheel spacer.
05-21-2011, 09:46 PM
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i jus put on my rear 20mm spacers and i love them......unfortunately my 15mm didnt come with the studs attached.
now i need to find the right size extended lugs. because the guy i bought the 15mm wont exchange or refund my money.
damn i like the 17mm now lol
15mm front
20mm rear
on stock
now i need to find the right size extended lugs. because the guy i bought the 15mm wont exchange or refund my money.
damn i like the 17mm now lol
15mm front
20mm rear
on stock
03-03-2012, 04:05 PM
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This thread is awesome, just thought I'd give it a bump.
Got my spacers from Akata off eBay a month or so ago, and since it will be nearly 70 this week, I figured it was time to swap back to the stock tires from my snow set. So what a perfect time to try on my 20 & 15's. Very nice pieces, if you can change a tire, you can put these on. I forgot about possibly needing a special socket, but the 19mm I had worked perfectly, never thought of it as a thin wall socket either. They do look good, but the change of wheels and the spacers is overwhelming in the first place. I will try to get a few pics later.
A few questions.
1) I remember reading a lot of people running spacers breaking their factory Acura locks on the studs, so I left them off. Any truth to this?
2)I assume I need to take off my wheels in a 100 miles or so and re-torque the lugs on the spacers? I do check my wheels, so this seems natural.
3)I am due for an oil change and since they are free at the dealer, I am going to go for it. Do you think they will say anything about them? They won't be rotating the tires (obviously b/c I just put them on rotated from when they came off).
I think I may try to find some black lug nuts just to get rid of the only chrome on my car. Seems fitting. I will also eventually be painting my calipers black. Any recommendations on where or the style to get?
Got my spacers from Akata off eBay a month or so ago, and since it will be nearly 70 this week, I figured it was time to swap back to the stock tires from my snow set. So what a perfect time to try on my 20 & 15's. Very nice pieces, if you can change a tire, you can put these on. I forgot about possibly needing a special socket, but the 19mm I had worked perfectly, never thought of it as a thin wall socket either. They do look good, but the change of wheels and the spacers is overwhelming in the first place. I will try to get a few pics later.
A few questions.
1) I remember reading a lot of people running spacers breaking their factory Acura locks on the studs, so I left them off. Any truth to this?
2)I assume I need to take off my wheels in a 100 miles or so and re-torque the lugs on the spacers? I do check my wheels, so this seems natural.
3)I am due for an oil change and since they are free at the dealer, I am going to go for it. Do you think they will say anything about them? They won't be rotating the tires (obviously b/c I just put them on rotated from when they came off).
I think I may try to find some black lug nuts just to get rid of the only chrome on my car. Seems fitting. I will also eventually be painting my calipers black. Any recommendations on where or the style to get?
03-04-2012, 09:48 PM
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This thread is awesome, just thought I'd give it a bump.
Got my spacers from Akata off eBay a month or so ago, and since it will be nearly 70 this week, I figured it was time to swap back to the stock tires from my snow set. So what a perfect time to try on my 20 & 15's. Very nice pieces, if you can change a tire, you can put these on. I forgot about possibly needing a special socket, but the 19mm I had worked perfectly, never thought of it as a thin wall socket either. They do look good, but the change of wheels and the spacers is overwhelming in the first place. I will try to get a few pics later.
A few questions.
1) I remember reading a lot of people running spacers breaking their factory Acura locks on the studs, so I left them off. Any truth to this?
2)I assume I need to take off my wheels in a 100 miles or so and re-torque the lugs on the spacers? I do check my wheels, so this seems natural.
3)I am due for an oil change and since they are free at the dealer, I am going to go for it. Do you think they will say anything about them? They won't be rotating the tires (obviously b/c I just put them on rotated from when they came off).
I think I may try to find some black lug nuts just to get rid of the only chrome on my car. Seems fitting. I will also eventually be painting my calipers black. Any recommendations on where or the style to get?
Got my spacers from Akata off eBay a month or so ago, and since it will be nearly 70 this week, I figured it was time to swap back to the stock tires from my snow set. So what a perfect time to try on my 20 & 15's. Very nice pieces, if you can change a tire, you can put these on. I forgot about possibly needing a special socket, but the 19mm I had worked perfectly, never thought of it as a thin wall socket either. They do look good, but the change of wheels and the spacers is overwhelming in the first place. I will try to get a few pics later.
A few questions.
1) I remember reading a lot of people running spacers breaking their factory Acura locks on the studs, so I left them off. Any truth to this?
2)I assume I need to take off my wheels in a 100 miles or so and re-torque the lugs on the spacers? I do check my wheels, so this seems natural.
3)I am due for an oil change and since they are free at the dealer, I am going to go for it. Do you think they will say anything about them? They won't be rotating the tires (obviously b/c I just put them on rotated from when they came off).
I think I may try to find some black lug nuts just to get rid of the only chrome on my car. Seems fitting. I will also eventually be painting my calipers black. Any recommendations on where or the style to get?
03-10-2012, 10:48 PM
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That it will. I am dropped on S-Tech's and I had some issues with the rear tires and the fenders using 25mm spacers and base wheels. I moved down to 20mm and now rarely have any contact with rubber and metal. As a matter of fact, expect to see a set of used 25mm spacers in the Black Market soon (after I find the nuts that go with them!)
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03-12-2012, 11:55 AM
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Question for people with 15-25mm spacers: which ones do the oem stock studs stick out past the spacers? My guess is the 15s yes the 25s no and the 20s would be flush with the stock studs or stick out only slightly.
Measuring the length the stud sticks out past the rotor hub would answer the same question but wondering if anyone knows off hand before I do.
I'm wondering because I'm looking to get aftermarket wheels that don't have holes or recessed areas inbetween the lug holes which means when using spacers the stock studs would have to sit flush with the spacer mounting face or be grinded down to sit flush.
Measuring the length the stud sticks out past the rotor hub would answer the same question but wondering if anyone knows off hand before I do.
I'm wondering because I'm looking to get aftermarket wheels that don't have holes or recessed areas inbetween the lug holes which means when using spacers the stock studs would have to sit flush with the spacer mounting face or be grinded down to sit flush.
03-12-2012, 03:36 PM
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03-12-2012, 03:40 PM
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i dont think i can do 25's, im lowered on tein ss...so when i put the 20's on im gonna have to play around with the height...i dont want to bring it up too much either...i still want at least a 1.5 drop..ill try it out, if I dont like it then ill swap them out..
03-12-2012, 03:48 PM
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run a little bit of neg camber in the rear and you'll be fine. roll fenders too if needed.
i run 25mm in the rear on stock wheels during the winter months and i've never rubbed.
i run 25mm in the rear on stock wheels during the winter months and i've never rubbed.
03-17-2012, 12:10 AM
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Can you put a pic of how they rolled your fenders?
I'm looking at having this done as I'm not sure if I'm going to rub, I'm dropped about 1.5" on Tein SS w/ 235/40/18 tires on +40mm offset wheels, but I've got a set of hub-centric 10mm and 15mm spacers coming in.
I'll be changing my wheel studs, I have them already extended blackworks racing studs with extended wheel lugs, just bought new spindle nuts for when I take the hubs off to press out the studs.
Just want to be sure I'd clear, I saw a guy today about rolling the fenders and he said he could cut them :/ but I'd like to see how they rolled them for you and maybe I could get him to do the same.
They're already rolled most of the way in front, do they need to be done more or just remove the tab at the very front? Or is the rear half that isn't factory rolled the concern?
03-25-2012, 06:37 PM
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Sorry for the delay on my pics. I wanted to get it washed and some nice weather. Again, I went with the 20mm in the rear and the 15 mm in the front. I know it would look better with a set of springs, but I'm happy with her as she sits. I can't believe how much better it looks by just adding these. I don't think I can ever own a car without these again!
03-29-2012, 11:40 AM
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I have 25mm in the back and 15mm up front on my stockies. It makes a huge difference in looks.
Especially in the back:
Especially in the back:
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04-16-2012, 07:34 PM
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04-17-2012, 12:34 PM
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yeah my fenders are rolled. I still rub in the back around hard corners or when people are siting in the back and i rub in the front if my wheel is turned at the wrong angle on an incline. For some reason my left side rubs more than my right though.
