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Old 06-08-15, 11:30 AM
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FC wheel spacing help

I came across a set of very cheap 16" wheels for my five lug. However, they have a rather high offset of 50. They are 16x7's, and my tire size would be 225/50-16. What should I run for spacers front and rear? My suspension is currently stock springs on KYB AGX.

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You will want a bolt on spacer with integrated studs. You will want something around 1.5 inches.

You could go as high as 2 inches if you wanted to push the wheels close to flush.

Those will be expensive spacers.. I hope the wheels were really cheap.
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a stock t2 wheel is 16x7 with a 40 offset, so really you only need a 10mm spacer, but you'd want a 205 on a 7" wheel.
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Good point, but with a 10mm spacer you'd need longer wheel studs.
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i hope those wheels are cool...
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
i hope those wheels are cool...
I hope your face implodes. :-)
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Not sure I'm going to go down to a 205. I have that specific tire size in mind for appearance purposes, but then again I am not fond of running spacers quite so thick, so I may move on to another set of wheels.
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Originally Posted by Acesanugal
Not sure I'm going to go down to a 205. I have that specific tire size in mind for appearance purposes, but then again I am not fond of running spacers quite so thick, so I may move on to another set of wheels.
its a compromise fit, and you can fix it by buying expensive spacers, but which is totally fine if the wheel is really cool. i did this with mine and it cost more than it should, but i'm happy.

if you went to another wheel, a 225 tire is pretty optimal on an 8" wheel, offset goes to the 30's and then you ditch the spacers...




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