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    04-17-2012 11:31 AM #1
    I'm about to buy spacers for my R and I'm not sure what I should get...

    The car has stock suspention.

    20mm for the back?

    10-15mm for the front?

    What do are you guys running?

    Thanks.

    Also I have stock wheels on the car.
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    04-17-2012 11:33 AM #2
    With the Aristos I liked the 10 F & 20 R I had.

    With my new wheels (Neuspeed RS10) I think an 8 in the rear is enough i've been looking at 42DraftDesign spacers.
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    04-17-2012 11:35 AM #3
    okay, and also any good brand name spacers to go with?
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    04-17-2012 12:23 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by nkgneto View Post
    With the Aristos I liked the 10 F & 20 R I had.

    With my new wheels (Neuspeed RS10) I think an 8 in the rear is enough i've been looking at 42DraftDesign spacers.
    This.

    My new wheels I run 10 in the rear (19x8 ET27) but thats kinda cuz thats what I had...
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    04-17-2012 12:44 PM #5
    Am I going to need to buy the bolts for the spacers? I was just looking on ecstuning and theyhave the spacers for sale with the bolts and without the bolts. There's a $25 difference between with or without so just checking to see if I need to purchase the bolts or not.

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    04-17-2012 12:47 PM #6
    of course you'll need bolts for the spacers.

    Good technical info at the bottom of the page on 42DD's site.
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    04-17-2012 07:04 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by nkgneto View Post
    of course you'll need bolts for the spacers.

    Good technical info at the bottom of the page on 42DD's site.


    That's $25 that'll save your life and many others...
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    04-17-2012 10:01 PM #8
    currently 10mm spacers for the front and 20mm for the rear! i like it

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    04-17-2012 10:07 PM #9
    Bluewater Performance has spacers available that come with extended lug bolts (in either conical or ball seat, iirc). I think Forge is the manufacturer. PM either Gabe or Andrew for pricing and available sizes.
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    04-18-2012 03:10 AM #10
    What's the difference in the 2 lug bolts?
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    04-18-2012 07:32 AM #11
    Length....if you use your stock lugs with a 10mm spacer, you *might* catch 2 threads which is nowhere near what you need.
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    04-18-2012 11:24 AM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by loosefalcon View Post
    Bluewater Performance has spacers available that come with extended lug bolts (in either conical or ball seat, iirc). I think Forge is the manufacturer. PM either Gabe or Andrew for pricing and available sizes.
    I ment to say the difference between conical or ball seat?

    Will either one work or?
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    04-18-2012 12:07 PM #13
    Quote Originally Posted by nickmn View Post
    I ment to say the difference between conical or ball seat?

    Will either one work or?
    OEM is ball seat, most aftermarket is conical
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    04-18-2012 12:54 PM #14
    So which should I get in your preference?
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    04-18-2012 03:59 PM #15
    If you're still running Aristos then go with ball seat. If you have aftermarket wheels, most will take a conical seat.
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    04-19-2012 01:30 AM #16
    im running 20mm in the rear. no suspension work on stock wheel setup!
    pictures don't do justice but in person compared to before it looks a lot better!
    i took off the 10mm spacers on the front. There H&R 5x100 HubCentric. Hope this helps in any way

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    with spacers...
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    pic without spacers...
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    pic of 10mm spacers
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    04-19-2012 08:41 AM #17
    10mm front 20mm rear /thread
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    04-19-2012 02:18 PM #18
    Anyone running more than 20mm in the back?
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