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Old Dec 16, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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wheels

i have a set of 16x7 wheels with a +50 offset

what size spacer would i need to make it fit in the front with stock suspension?

i searched and the answers are all over the place, from 10mm to 25mm spacers

oh yeah, tires are going to be 215-50-16 all around

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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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Nothing? Anyone?
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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I have no idea what size spacer would work but in your situation I'd just stack some washers on the lugs till the wheels fit the way I wanted. The washer stack would be the thickness of the spacer required.
You already have the wheels, so a physical exam would be easy and more definitive than a theoretical answer.
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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thats pretty brilliant. thank you clokker
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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been awhile since I was in the Offiical wheel fitment thread on here, but I recall +40 being stock offset on 16x7. so in that regard, yes +10 to stock, +20 to push it out further from the hub.

If I got this right, I learned something from that thread after all. haha
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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Clokker's method is what I used. I have some enkei bortex rims that I bought but wouldn't fit without a spacer and a fender pull. After getting the right back spacing I just pulled the fender until it all fit right. Mine are 18x8.5 +45 and I ended up with 16mm of spacers up front to make them not hit the springs. The rears got spaced out an inch to get them as flush as the fronts.
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 01:11 PM
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to achieve the stock offset which is 16x7 +40 you would need a 10 mm spacer
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