Wheel spacers on 4.8iS, 15mm and 20mm

TriX5 · #1 11-14-2010, 06:04 PM

Yesterday popped my 168s back on after mounting some extremely temporary B'stones on the rear. Normally hate B'stones but admit these work well enough despite advanced wear.

Since I had been running M3s for a while with spacers I left them on. Came out very nicely.

Also, I thought I had completed my set of 132s.....what's wrong with this picture....?

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Alpine M3 · #2 11-14-2010, 07:29 PM

I'm running 20mm's on the rear,I think I might go 30mm in the rear and put the 20mm's up front.

Naz24 · #3 11-14-2010, 08:13 PM

looks really good, i need to space my wheels out a bit..

what happened with your 132s? did the seller send u two wrong wheels? haha

TriX5 · #4 11-14-2010, 08:51 PM

Only the 212 is not to my liking....

X5rolls · #5 11-15-2010, 11:14 AM

Looks sharp - I've got spacers on the rear but didn't get ones for the front. You pretty happy with them up there, no handling or other issues? I seem to remember some folks commenting that spacers up front didn't work out for them.

TwinsPoppa · #6 11-15-2010, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpine M3

I'm running 20mm's on the rear,I think I might go 30mm in the rear and put the 20mm's up front.

20mm up front would be very agressive (maybe too aggressive). It would look like the fronts are pushed out more than the rear (even with 30mm spacers on the rear). If you go this way then definitely look into getting front flares to even it out aesthetically.

TriX5 · #7 11-15-2010, 12:01 PM

Yup - works fine, I have been running 20mm on the front of my 4.4 for a long while now. Never really felt that there is a material difference in handling. However, on the 4.4 I am running 8.5" wide (#74s) right now and it fits snugly under the fender.

I would agree that with 9.5" wheels and 20mm spacer you are getting to a territory where the wider front wheelarches could be needed.

X5rolls, out of curiosity, where you in MD? I am in Bethesda.

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