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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Here's my setup:

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19x9.5 +17
19x10.5 +18
Goodyear F1 GS-D3 245/35/19 & 275/35/19

Rear fenders have a mild roll. Dropped on Tein Flex. Nothing for camber/toe correction.

It's pretty flush, but there's room for more, because of the negative camber and toe-in. So what size spacers are people running front/rear? I know I can do 5mm no problem. 10mm looks like it would be ok too? Can I go as far as 15mm?
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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are you kidding? those offsets are aggressive enough!! leave it be!
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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No such thing! haha

I'm pretty sure 15 is out of the question. Still wondering about 10mm though...
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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talk to Rijowysok. he is the master of crazy offsets and rims.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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I have a 19x10.5 +7 rear and it fits with a flat roll and a mild fender pull.

I am running a 275 35 19 fk452 with -3.6 degrees camber.
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I have the time attacks and I put on a 15mm spacer in the rear. If your not familiar, the time attacks are 9.5 +22 and 10.5 +22. With the 15mm spacer I was able to run them successfully but I felt as if I was pushing my luck. They stuck out too far from the fender and it looked goofy. You need some serious camber and a slammed Z to pull off those spacers. I swapped them out for 10mm and I love the look.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 06:54 AM
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why run spacers? just rock it way it is. and maybe correct camber a lil to make it fill better.. id suggest against spacers... i dont like them and their not the safest items... unless u do proper/hard way when u replace studs w/ longer
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Your opinions on spacers aside, what do you think I can realistically fit, without having to pull the fenders?
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since I'm buying your 5mm spacers, why not drop them off at my place and we can test fit w/ both 10mm and 15mm spacers to see what'll work. (I have a set of each - they're currently installed on my Z, but it's not too hard to take them off/on)

PM me and we can figure out a time if you want. (I tried measuring the gap between tire and fender, then when I actually got the spacers on, I found that I had almost 10mm more room than I thought I had)
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Originally Posted by TimeAttkZ
I have the time attacks and I put on a 15mm spacer in the rear. If your not familiar, the time attacks are 9.5 +22 and 10.5 +22. With the 15mm spacer I was able to run them successfully but I felt as if I was pushing my luck. They stuck out too far from the fender and it looked goofy. You need some serious camber and a slammed Z to pull off those spacers. I swapped them out for 10mm and I love the look.
You are running 10mm all around? I have the same wheels and thinking of going 10mm and 5mm? So with 10mm in back you are sitting flush?
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by first350
since I'm buying your 5mm spacers, why not drop them off at my place and we can test fit w/ both 10mm and 15mm spacers to see what'll work. (I have a set of each - they're currently installed on my Z, but it's not too hard to take them off/on)

PM me and we can figure out a time if you want. (I tried measuring the gap between tire and fender, then when I actually got the spacers on, I found that I had almost 10mm more room than I thought I had)
Good idea!
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im running +15 in the front with 245/35 it looks very flush, any more and it would be stick out from the fender. imho, it would look bad. now the rear looks good if its slightly out from the fender. with a 10.5 inch wheel and 275 with a decent roll you have plenty of space to go less than +5, im running a +4 in the rear and i love the look.
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Sometime this weekend or next week, we'll be test fitting 5/10/15mm spacers front/rear. I'll post pics and results afterwards.
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Yo Triple8 -- clear your pm box, por favor. It's full.
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Ok, so test fitted 5mm & 10mm spacers front and rear yesterday. With the drop I want front/rear on the coilovers, I can only do 5mm in the front. 10mm just won't work when the shock is compressed, or when turning the wheel severely. 10mm+ does work in the rear with my rolled fenders, but pushes the edge of the rim out way too far...think "drift-style."

So basically 5mm front/rear is all I could do. Not really worth it, so just gonna leave it as is for now.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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im running +4 in the rear and i love it. +15 in the front, dont like the front sticking out from the fender at all.
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Well, after alot of debate, I installed 5mm spacers in the front. I used a level from the center of the wheel arch down to the center of the wheel's lip.

Without the spacer, the front was just barely in. With the 5mm, it's just barely past flush, while the car is sitting.

As it is now, the rears are just barely past flush, while the car is sitting. I'm going to do 5 or 10 back there, but still undecided.
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 06:23 AM
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dude definite flat roll that rear fender... but personally, i think a 10mm should be fine, anymore and itll look stupid.... you gotta play with your alignment and camber settings, the spc rear kit is most likely the only thing you'll need.
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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I'm still unsure about 10, and def won't be going more than that. 10 will work, even with my mild roll, but I don't want it to look too lowride/drift-style. I'll prob just end up going with 5. Oh, and I don't have any camber correction stuff, or any intention on getting any...
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