A friend of mine with an 04 Z with the stock Touring wheels recently got for free a set of 5/16" spacers. He's wondering if he should even bother installing them. I'm leaning towards no since I doubt they will make a big difference visually but I'm open to second opinions.

 

well i got 20mm front and 25mm rear spacers and they make a huge difference.
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The difference is that your spacers are much bigger (.78" and 1" roughly) and his are only about .32" so I doubt that spacers that small will make a noticeable difference.

 

It takes what, 30 minutes to install them.. Why not try & find out?

 

It will make some difference. Let's say his offsets are 38mm with a 5/16 spacer (8.12mm) they would be under 30mm. I would try them on and see.

 

It would make a big difference, but anyone who's not Z saavy wouldn't notice. It takes a little more to push the stock rims out.

That spacer width would be nice to finish off some already decently aggressive aftermarket wheels.

 

+1 or to get clearance for a BBK.

 

You will need longer studs to run those so IMO it's not worth it.

 

Thank god someone finally said it.

 

I guess I assumed that longer studs came with the spacers.