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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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I will be putting a set of Toyo RA1s (245/40/18) all around on my OEM 18" wheels for the track and want to make them stick out a little further. Can you use a spacer without getting longer studs? Is this a good idea? I have Toyo T1s on my TE37s for the street, and they fill out the wheel wells. Help...
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 03:45 AM
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I've got H&R's 25mm bolt-on spacer which has offsetting bolts (saves getting new ones and having to get them installed into the hub). I took some new (clean) pics yesterday but here's an older one I took for comparison purposes. 25mm in the rear will certainly fill the wheel wells.

Left is spacer, right is w/o.
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 03:47 AM
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Here's the spacer with the extra offset bolts.

BTW, if you want to run the OEM bolts, 5mm rear spacer is considered the largest you can safely go.
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by FritzMan
I've got H&R's 25mm bolt-on spacer which has offsetting bolts (saves getting new ones and having to get them installed into the hub). I took some new (clean) pics yesterday but here's an older one I took for comparison purposes. 25mm in the rear will certainly fill the wheel wells.

Left is spacer, right is w/o.
can you show us more pics??
i was considering 25mm and lower my car
how much lower would be safe with 25mm with ome 18"rims??
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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 03:21 AM
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I tried to find the camera this AM to bring the pics to work to post, but the wife hid it. I'll try to post a few more in the next couple of days.
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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 05:06 AM
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I like it, but am more motivated by performance. Does anyone know how this would effect the scrub radius on track? Something about the stock offset just looks wimpy after having my wider TE37s on there!
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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 06:48 AM
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Looks MUCH better with the spacers.

And clean that Z!
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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 07:32 AM
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This clean enough? This is one of the pics, but I've better pics with rear shots etc... Gotta get the camera though. 25mm are on the back.

Yes, scrub radius is a factor which is why I'm carefully considering what to put up front. In the rear I believe it's not an issue.
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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by FritzMan
This clean enough? This is one of the pics, but I've better pics with rear shots etc... Gotta get the camera though. 25mm are on the back.

Yes, scrub radius is a factor which is why I'm carefully considering what to put up front. In the rear I believe it's not an issue.
thanks for the pics..
but cannot really tell from this angle...more closer pic from rear view 3/4
thank you
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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FInally got the pics to post.

Originally posted by joonsuh012
thanks for the pics..
but cannot really tell from this angle...more closer pic from rear view 3/4
thank you
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 09:35 AM
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And another...
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