Considering putting spacers for front wheels, should I do it?
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thanks for all the input.
i have hammered out and pressed new studs in the method suggested in previous posts before (on another car). but like one forum member said, i think it brings premature wear on the bearings (never good to strike the hub at various angles). personally, i would never want to try to press in another set of studs by myself again. i used a conduit to draw in the stud but it was a @#$ experience. if i was to get new studs, i would want to have them professional pressed in, ensure its 100% fully bedded (which requires the removal of the hub).
do the late oem style twist come in a 18x9 ET52? i got the chance to weigh the front rims, roughly 26lbs. that's enough reason for me to buy a new set of rims and build them to my offset specs.
anyone played with the offsets? thinking 18x9 +43s front and 18x10.5 +38
i have hammered out and pressed new studs in the method suggested in previous posts before (on another car). but like one forum member said, i think it brings premature wear on the bearings (never good to strike the hub at various angles). personally, i would never want to try to press in another set of studs by myself again. i used a conduit to draw in the stud but it was a @#$ experience. if i was to get new studs, i would want to have them professional pressed in, ensure its 100% fully bedded (which requires the removal of the hub).
do the late oem style twist come in a 18x9 ET52? i got the chance to weigh the front rims, roughly 26lbs. that's enough reason for me to buy a new set of rims and build them to my offset specs.
anyone played with the offsets? thinking 18x9 +43s front and 18x10.5 +38
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^^^
My indie said it was a 6 hour job to 'properly' press in the studs for both front wheels!?!?
Just put a set of 18" Carrera III's on. Rear wheel offset on the 18x10" is 58 and a 265 tire is all that will reasonably fit. That's a total of 7mm outboard of the stock wheel. The wheel well is filled in good and the wheel is more flush with the fender opening. Probably wouldn't/couldn't reasonably do much more than that. The front wheel offset on the 18x8's is 57, which is 5mm inboard of the OEM 18x8" wheels, so I went with a 14mm spacer, which brings the total offset to 43, which is about 9mm outboard of the stock wheel. That's probably the reasonable limit, too. Both the front and rear wheels are now outboard of the stock configuration by about the same amount and the wheel openings look equally "filled in".
My indie said it was a 6 hour job to 'properly' press in the studs for both front wheels!?!?
Just put a set of 18" Carrera III's on. Rear wheel offset on the 18x10" is 58 and a 265 tire is all that will reasonably fit. That's a total of 7mm outboard of the stock wheel. The wheel well is filled in good and the wheel is more flush with the fender opening. Probably wouldn't/couldn't reasonably do much more than that. The front wheel offset on the 18x8's is 57, which is 5mm inboard of the OEM 18x8" wheels, so I went with a 14mm spacer, which brings the total offset to 43, which is about 9mm outboard of the stock wheel. That's probably the reasonable limit, too. Both the front and rear wheels are now outboard of the stock configuration by about the same amount and the wheel openings look equally "filled in".
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Any pics of 6mm spacers on the vehicle? Before and after would be great. I was thinking about this myself. The front wheels seem to sit "in" compared to the rears. Any negative problems with adding 6mm spacers on the front?
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Other than aesthetics, none. Technically, it will reduce understeer, but no one would be able to tell as the change is so slight. If one wanted to reduce understeer, they would probably be better off going from 225's to 235's rather than increasing the track by a total of 10mm.
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