Looks good. I have an 02 4.4i sport package as well and I am considering adding spacers. I am trying to figure out what will look good and what is too much. I see Turner Motorsports carries 25 and 30 mm H&R's. That may be too much for the rears though?? Are you happy with the 5's on the front? Wish you went a little bigger?

Looks very nice. Any chance of another pic down low, from the rear, showing both shoes and how nasty your X biatch is now squatting ??
While you're at it could you give us a close up of the longer bolt heads ??

Cheers XF

Just an update. I'm still perfectly happy with the spacers. I think the 5/20mm combo is perfect.

I will get a rear shot for you this weekend sometime. Can't really see much in this pic but its all I have at the moment. Stay tuned for more...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/...c626a4c2_b.jpg

If I went to 10/25, would it stick out past the fenders? I'm not sure what another 5mm looks like in person and I'm too lazy to grab my measuring tape in the garage :)

James,
5mm is the same size as the word 'not' as above. At the end of the day it's really bugger all, I'd doubt if you'd notice that little amount.

XF

I'm not sure what you mean? I think the 5/20 combo looks good, but I wanted to know what it would take to make them 100% flush w/ the fenders.

Ok try this then.
Type in 5 dots similar to this ..... The length of those 5 dots is 5 mm.

Going by the pics above my guesstimate is another 10mm (F) and about 15mm (R). I'm no expert re spacers but what would really help here is an accurate pic from above, in front and the rear EXACTLY in line with the fenders.

To be more precise you could put a large roofing square on the ground, push it gently against the top of the fender, in line with the centre of the wheel, then measure the distance back to the rims or moreso, the outer wall of the tyre.

GL

Thanks man. I can measure backspacing and all that good stuff, I just wondered what 5mm looked like, and your periods example worked out well. I'll have to remember to measure the X sometime and see if going from 10mm (F) and 25 (R) is too much, or if I should just stick to 5/20.

I would also like to see 10/25 as well as 5/20 so I can see which one I like better. Maybe also 10/20. My X is already staggered. I think I would like to keep the front to rear ratio as close to stock as possible and push all corners out. Who knows though, maybe more rear will look better. :dunno:

I had thought of going with the 10/25 combo but decided to keep it fairly easy. I've gone too far on all my other cars before and just wanted a nice classy,wider, aggressive look. I will take straight on pics of the rear and front for you guys Sunday.

Could you fit 10/25... probably. My largest deciding factor was that I wanted the ECStuning spacers and they don't come in 25mm (problem solved) :rofl:

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