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Offline murraymint

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wheel spacers??
« on: 28 May 2011, 19:39 »
i started thinkin about gettin spacers for my wheels but have no idea how to go about it, ie how to measure and what size, any ideas??? heres some pic's to help

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Offline mk1.8t

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Re: wheel spacers??
« Reply #1 on: 28 May 2011, 19:57 »
it depends on how u want it to sit,on mine i'm running 25mm rear and 10mm front.et 40

start by measuring the gap between the edge of your tyre to wheel arch

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Re: wheel spacers??
« Reply #2 on: 28 May 2011, 20:05 »
10mm to 15mm should look loads better.

Offline neil1780

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Re: wheel spacers??
« Reply #3 on: 28 May 2011, 20:06 »
it depends on how u want it to sit,on mine i'm running 25mm rear and 10mm front.et 40

start by measuring the gap between the edge of your tyre to wheel arch

Also how much arch work dependent on wheel size too. I'm running 20mm on the rear with et37 7.5x17s



Had a bit of work to do when I put the coilovers on but all good now. :smiley:
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Re: wheel spacers??
« Reply #4 on: 28 May 2011, 22:44 »
it depends on how u want it to sit,on mine i'm running 25mm rear and 10mm front.et 40

start by measuring the gap between the edge of your tyre to wheel arch

Also how much arch work dependent on wheel size too. I'm running 20mm on the rear with et37 7.5x17s



Had a bit of work to do when I put the coilovers on but all good now. :smiley:
no arch work to fit mine

Offline stainesy

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Re: wheel spacers??
« Reply #5 on: 29 May 2011, 08:48 »
I'm running ET20 front and back and coilovers very low and I just rolled the arches with a rubber mallet simple and effective.