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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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I'll post more pics tonight after I get the fronts on and wash it. I'm waiting for my friend to get off work at 3 so I can use his vice to get the front studs off.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Before pics
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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Could you post up offsets and spacer sizes for reference?
Looks good.
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25mm in the back and I'm waiting to put the 20mm on in the front.
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Do you know the offset of the rims?
18*8 18*9
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They are on wheelsnext.com I know it was 18x9 in the back and I think the fronts were 18x8.
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Nice to see someone else with a stock-style muffler that did the rear bumper mod!!!
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Just got done OMG it looks really good. I just hope it doesnt rub.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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Looks nice...man ur name threw me off. Is your last name "schroeder" or somethin? Cuz that's mine too, and I've never seen another "schroed" anywhere haha.
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Hmm...the spacers seem like they make the car look better but I am curious how stressful the effective offset will be on the wheel bearings in the long run. I'd like to hear from guys that have been running with spacers for extended period of time.
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I'm not digging the rear bumper fold with that exhaust. It's just looks funny in that pic.
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I'm taking the front off tonight cause it feels like i'm driving offroad when I hit 70. I guess the Ichibas arent Hub Centric. I've heard I can make them though right. I thought I read that somewhere.
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Originally Posted by THE_SCHROED
I'm taking the front off tonight cause it feels like i'm driving offroad when I hit 70. I guess the Ichibas arent Hub Centric. I've heard I can make them though right. I thought I read that somewhere.
I thought that the Ichibas were Hub-centric. That's what they have on their website.

http://www.ichibausa.com/

Also, the H & Rs are also Hub-centric.
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Originally Posted by StreetOC192
Nice to see someone else with a stock-style muffler that did the rear bumper mod!!!
What's the rear Bumper Mod?
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Should I mount them to the rim? I just put the longer studs in and put the spacer on the hub. Did I do it wrong cause I thought they were hubcentric too. I don't know what to do cause I did the reading and I did it right I guess I'll just make sure they are on all the way.

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I did the same...
Changed Studs.
Installed Spacer.
Installed Wheel.
Torqued Wheel.
Go!
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Hmmmm... Everything looks good from the outside, one of my friends is on his way over with a good jack so we can inspect. He said that he was reading online that sometimes you have to get the spacer balanced on the wheel. He also read that it might not be the same size space on the rim as the spacer so it might have movement. I'm gonna put the stockers back on tomorrow if I can't figure it out tonight.
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Good Luck!
Keep us "posted" on your fix...
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looks good man hopefully you can get the spacers to work right it makes it look 10x better.
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Damn the part of the rim that meets with the hub is too big I guess my stock wheels would work but for now I'm gonna just run the backs. It doesn't look too bad with just them. Still looks better anyone got any ideas on how to make the front work. I don't understand how it doesnt becuase the lugs should keep it in place but i've read that that is why it is like that.
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