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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by pss350z
My crappy pic doesn't do these wheels justice. The wife even says there's no comparison. But If the RPF1s were darker I'd probably have stuck with them as they wouldn't look as small as they do with the silver to black contrast you see here. I've seen some beauties, i believe sparco's Z is rockin the black RPF1s and looks amazing.

Will have to contribute with some nicer pics in the Magnetic and Volk threads.
I have the same exact wheels with the same exact offset I have the 2.5mm spacer and it works great, and if you roll your front fenders well you shouldn't have any issues.. I may even step mine up to a 5mm spacer just been too lazy cause I don't want to press in the extended studs.. but my camber is within spec in the front so you should be fine (btw I have 245-35 in the front)

oh and i think the blue isn't bad its just something different, the silver and black is just too standard looking idk

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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JCITY
Good God man,2.5mm,thats small!Any smaller it will be in the tin foil range and crack.
Basically you need to shim the wheels a bit to get clearance.These thin spacers are
available at all the auto chain stores.
Go with the 2.5.
Agreed. 2.5mm is already super thin!
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by JRed350z
I have the same exact wheels with the same exact offset I have the 2.5mm spacer and it works great, and if you roll your front fenders well you shouldn't have any issues.. I may even step mine up to a 5mm spacer just been too lazy cause I don't want to press in the extended studs.. but my camber is within spec in the front so you should be fine (btw I have 245-35 in the front)

oh and i think the blue isn't bad its just something different, the silver and black is just too standard looking idk
front fenders are rolled from the factory, and you don't need extended studs with a 5mm spacer.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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That is some low quality high priced GayDM crap right there.

The Z1 spacers are from billet, not cheap cast.
Unbelievable.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Default Can you please let me know what wheel spacers I need?

I have a 2007 350z touring with the stock 18" wheels, 225s in front and 245s in back. Planning on getting 25 mm spacers for back and 20 mm for the front. I've read through all of the spacer threads I could find but did not really see a conclusion to the question.

The main concern is safety. What spacers should I buy? THanks.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bb17
I have a 2007 350z touring with the stock 18" wheels, 225s in front and 245s in back. Planning on getting 25 mm spacers for back and 20 mm for the front. I've read through all of the spacer threads I could find but did not really see a conclusion to the question.

The main concern is safety. What spacers should I buy? THanks.
Did you even bother reading this thread?
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
front fenders are rolled from the factory, and you don't need extended studs with a 5mm spacer.
Right but to have my setup fit without any rubbing I rolled them a bit more making it completely flat and removing one of the screws that holds the plastic in place on top.. which I guess I should have mentioned when I said rolled the front better?

and yeah I've heard you might not need extended studs and just need to get about 7.5 turns of the lug nuts if I remember correctly, but either way i've read conflicting stories and since my car sees track time I'd rather be safe then sorry but maybe thats just me
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JRed350z
Right but to have my setup fit without any rubbing I rolled them a bit more making it completely flat and removing one of the screws that holds the plastic in place on top.. which I guess I should have mentioned when I said rolled the front better?
oh okay so you're talking about pulling the fender, i got ya.. because the fronts are rolled flat from the factory
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oh okay so you're talking about pulling the fender, i got ya.. because the fronts are rolled flat from the factory
haha I guess.. from the factory they are kinda V shaped and I made mine ll shaped cause had rubbing with the 19 +12 offset of the volks.. but you got me curious about running 5mm spacers without the extended studs i'll have to look more into that
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JRed350z
haha I guess.. from the factory they are kinda V shaped and I made mine ll shaped cause had rubbing with the 19 +12 offset of the volks.. but you got me curious about running 5mm spacers without the extended studs i'll have to look more into that
just read up on the first couple pages of this thread. all the info is there.
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bb17
I have a 2007 350z touring with the stock 18" wheels, 225s in front and 245s in back. Planning on getting 25 mm spacers for back and 20 mm for the front. I've read through all of the spacer threads I could find but did not really see a conclusion to the question.

The main concern is safety. What spacers should I buy? THanks.
There should be plenty of info in this thread regarding which brands are best. H&R makes good spacers, Eibach, etc.

Even some of the vendors on this site sell spacers.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:50 PM
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Hey guys

I have a set of wheels 8.5in wide with an offset of 35+. I want to get spacers to get the whole set up flush.

I'm thinking 15mm front and 20mm back. I dont know if that will be a good set up though.

So I guess my question is: 20mm all around? or maybe even 25mm. Or 15mm front and 20mm or 25mm in the back?

I don't want the vdc messing up.

Front 225/50/17
Rear 235/50/17

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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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20mm front
25mm rear
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarahs350Z
Hey guys

I have a set of wheels 8.5in wide with an offset of 35+. I want to get spacers to get the whole set up flush.

I'm thinking 15mm front and 20mm back. I dont know if that will be a good set up though.

So I guess my question is: 20mm all around? or maybe even 25mm. Or 15mm front and 20mm or 25mm in the back?

I don't want the vdc messing up.

Front 225/50/17
Rear 235/50/17
As always I would recommend measuring how much clearance you currently have and purchase the appropriate spacer size.
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Hi people, I am thinking about lowering my car right now.

Here's the car, stock.



I am thinking about throwing some Eibach Sportlines to lower it and than use Ichiba Spacers : 25mm and 30mm

What do you guys think about it?
Will it be okay? I'll have to roll my fenders or something like that?

Thanks
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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When I installed 25/30mm spacers on my V1 Track wheels and Tanabe GF210 I had to roll the rear fenders otherwise it would rub every time I get into boost
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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yes with 30mm spacers in the rear you will most likely need a roll. not a big deal though.
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 06:08 AM
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Thanks for the answers !
So the fenders only? No need to put a rear camber kit?
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Yes you'll need a camber kit with the Sportline springs to get it back into spec.
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