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Old 01-31-11, 12:51 PM
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Another Backspacing Question!!

Was going to get these wheels 17x9 25mm for front, 17x10.5 27mm. The backspacing for the front is 6 inches and the rear is 6.5. I know 6 inches is going to be to much back space for the front but adding an inch spacer is gonna be a pain in the *** because i put arp studs all around they are a little bigger then stock so i cant put spacers with built on lugs without putting the stock lugs back on.

My question is how much of the 6 inches do i need to get rid of to keep it away from the strut. Quarter inch, Half inch?

They are ARP lug studs i think 3 inches long keep in mind it shrinks it down going the the hub and rotor, whats the max spacer you think i can run on them without using to little threads?

I attached a picture i have mad steering angle but you can see the lug studs im using and about how long they really are.
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Well i would post but photobucket seems to suck
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If this is an FD with stock fenders, backspacing won't be your problem, it'll be front spacing.
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Sorry I neglected to mention its a fc
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Also not worried about fenders I can roll them just worried about maybe hitting my megan coils
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they fit fine with most suspension. tire size is the issue..
with coilovers, you should be able to run 255's up front with fender work
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so you think with some smaller tires up front you can run them without spacers?
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they'll fit 255's without spacers.. the fender clearance is the issue, not the inside (unless the megans are designed weird). lots of people run those wheels on stock fenders.
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Heres a picture with how much angle i have hopefully the coilovers stay out of the way, picture is before i got it aligned camber and toe where way off

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ohhh you have way bigger issues than rubbing the strut. you're probably gonna need quite a bit of spacer to avoid hitting sway bar and control arm
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