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What size spacers?
« on: 07 August 2012, 15:27 »
What size spacers would be best on the rear? and would cheaper spacers be ok to use?



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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #1 on: 07 August 2012, 15:37 »
Why you ask us when it's your car I'd beyond me.

Measure the gap from inside arch to tyre and what ever that is take few mm off.

So if it was 25mm get a 22mm spacer. If it's 15mm get a 12mm spacer.

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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #2 on: 07 August 2012, 15:41 »
Why you ask us when it's your car I'd beyond me.

Measure the gap from inside arch to tyre and what ever that is take few mm off.

So if it was 25mm get a 22mm spacer. If it's 15mm get a 12mm spacer.

see i never knew about the 15-12mm thing buddy! and well i'm wondering do i go over the arch then do some arch work?. :-/ would that look silly. wheels already rubbius so will need to roll my arch at some point anyways.
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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #3 on: 07 August 2012, 17:35 »
you have the wrong tyres completely for poke.. even with arch work......  :wink:

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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #4 on: 07 August 2012, 18:36 »
I have a feeling any more than 12mm (6mm a side) and you get rubbage!
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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #5 on: 07 August 2012, 18:55 »
wrong tyres. they look to big.
are they 50's?

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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #6 on: 08 August 2012, 10:59 »
195/50/15 yeah! so what tyres am i looking for?
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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #7 on: 08 August 2012, 11:46 »
to get poke you will need archwork & 165 50/45 15 stretched over them but then thats if they are a 7J rim,  I dont know what your rim width is...... ooooeeeerrrrrr :grin:

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Re: What size spacers?
« Reply #8 on: 08 August 2012, 11:46 »
Well put it this way I got 195/45/16 on 9" wide wheel and 195/40/16 on 8" wide.

Go for 165/45 But that's if you want to poke the rim

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