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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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I have 16x7 +40 wheels wrapped in 205/45/16s. No I am not trying to hella flush my car or do any serious fender rolling. I just want to pull the wheel out a little more. I would have gotten an 8" wide wheel if I had that option and a lower offset. I have heard that 15x7 and +20 is about flush. IDK what size tire but I assume its about the same just more meaty sidewall wise because its a 15" wheel. Is there a way to measure how big of a spacer you can fit? I was thinking maybe a 10MM spacer? Again I dont want to roll the fenders crazy or do some serious camber, its more of a DD/track car.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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I am on the same fence as you. I need to know what size spacer or offset to be flush on my 95 integra. Nothing to where I would have to roll fenders. I just want the lip to be flush with the body. I could have sworn there was a flush thread here but can't find it anywhere
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by FlewByU352
Is there a way to measure how big of a spacer you can fit?
About 5mm with the stock studs.

With extended studs, much bigger, but the larger the spacer the more force exerted on the studs.

In terms of "how large before the wheel no longer fits under the fender", well, you'll need to measure on your car, with your ride height, your alignment, and your tires.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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Also, you should be aware that if you get those flat spacers (like the 5 mm kind), you will lose the hub centering function and your wheels will rely only on the lugs for centering. This makes them very susceptible to vibrations; some people luck and don't have problems, but a lot of others do, even when doing everything right when tightening the lug nuts. You can avoid problems by getting spacers with hub centering on them, like these TRAK+ spacers from H&R.

However, no matter which way you go, it's an awful lot of trouble to go to, just to make your wheels flush, which no one else will ever notice but you. Unless you point it out to people, in which case they might tell you it's great while they're thinking you're crazy for bothering. Your car, your choice.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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Yeah hubcentric is definately the only way to go. I just checked priced on those H&R TRAK spacers and its $65 for a pair of 5MM. Then is $114 a pair for 10MM. Now for $228 I think its not really worth it for looks and a wider stance and I don't think will make a noticable handling difference but maybe it will? How much could +20MM total track width increase handling by lowering the center of roll?
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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I was told Advance Auto actually sells spacers. A guy showed me some he had yesterday. I would never run them on my car, they are not hubcentric and the material seems real cheap and I'm sure it is because he said they were cheap. So depending on how cheap they are, I'll just get 1 or if they are in pairs then 2 obviously and see what size makes it where I want it. I'm sure I can return them too so I can try it with a few different sizes. Then if I like it, order the H&R spacers.
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