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Cadeez
03-21-2011, 06:36 PM
I love the look of the stock wheels on my car (our cars), and I think it looks great as is, but I'd like the wheels/tires to be a little more flush with the wheel wells. Would some 5mm or 10mm spacers do the trick? Anyone have spacers currently? I'll need new tires in another year or so and when I do I'll probably jump up to 235/265 front/rear, which might help a little but I don't think it's solve it. Just looking for some input, thanks.
danewilson77
03-21-2011, 06:42 PM
I love spacers.....they allow you to run a square staggered setup.

I have 15's for my rears which put me at 260 in the rear...but the rub was ridiculous. Currently running 3's up front.

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mimalmo
03-21-2011, 06:54 PM
I run 10mm up front when I have the ZHP wheels on. No rubbing, not even with the blocky winter tires.
danewilson77
03-21-2011, 06:56 PM
Now.....I have ET42.....and I would rub like mad with 10 up there.....lol.

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mimalmo
03-21-2011, 06:59 PM
You might. You dropped your front down pretty far.

Worth a try though.
pyreguy
03-21-2011, 07:00 PM
So for a stock setup, 10mm fronts and 15mm rears would do the trick? Or should it be 10mm all around?
Rovert
03-21-2011, 07:28 PM
My winter ET50 M68 staggered rears are running on 10mm spacers. ET40 seems to be totally fine with my car that is lowered more than stock ZHP ride height. I know my summer ET45's are completely fine. I'm going to try ET45+10mm=ET35 for the rear when I find an in-stock source of Conti DW tires!
Cadeez
03-21-2011, 07:55 PM
So for a stock setup, 10mm fronts and 15mm rears would do the trick? Or should it be 10mm all around?

Sounds like a good plan, I'll wait for some more feedback on that by someone more knowledgeable than I, but I think 10mm all around would work nicely. Now I need to price some out, spacers are spacers right?
mimalmo
03-21-2011, 08:02 PM
I'm a fan of the ECS Tuning spacers.
Rovert
03-21-2011, 08:17 PM
http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=748511

Here yah go! Spacers on ZHPs with info for your reading/viewing needs!
Cadeez
03-21-2011, 08:18 PM
Which is exactly where I planned to look first... $75 a pair is a little more than I wanted to spend, $150 + shipping, guess I'll chew on this one for a little while.
Cadeez
03-21-2011, 08:19 PM
http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=748511

Here yah go! Spacers on ZHPs with info for your reading/viewing needs!

Perfect! Thanks man.
jjcools
03-21-2011, 09:17 PM
12 all round sounds good. I might have to try that. hmmmmm
az3579
03-22-2011, 03:18 AM
I wish I could run spacers... I would rub pretty badly. :(
danewilson77
03-22-2011, 03:37 AM
I'm a fan of the ECS Tuning spacers.

I am as well. I have lugs for 15's if someone wants them on the cheap. Not interested in starting another thread in the classifieds. Just PM if interested.
danewilson77
03-22-2011, 03:38 AM
So for a stock setup, 10mm fronts and 15mm rears would do the trick? Or should it be 10mm all around?

Do your math here. Scheck it out.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?527-Wheel-Fitment-101