Wheel Spacers - unlowered car
 

Hey guys,

I was wondering if you did not lower your car, and added in wheel spacers, would it reduce the wheel gap at all?

I don't want to lower my car just yet. Thought about getting spacers if it improved the look a little. Otherwise I will wait till I am ready to lower the car.

I do not know enough about Wheel Spacers, and tried searching but could not really get a answer.

Thanks

Gap as in the distance between the top of the tire and wheel well?

spacers won't do nothing for wheel gap, they only provide a wider wheel stance to fill in the sunken look of the stock wheels.

Most kill two birds with one stone by lowering a little to deal with the wheel gap and the spacers to deal with the sunken wheel look.

there is a sticky at the top of the wheels section

http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...ers-101-a.html

If you add spacers at stock height, it will actually further emphasize the apparent wheel gap

I put spacers on before my swifts and I thought it looked great. I would definitely recommend spacers.

Thanks for the response guys!

I did not see the sticky for wheel spacers. I will read more there.

Here's 15mm in the front and 20mm in the back BEFORE springs. Running 285/35/19 rear tires and 265/35/19 fronts
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...g?t=1316479966
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...g?t=1316479964
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...g?t=1316483553

I recommend spacers

Only do the spacers with removable studs!

:iagree:


^ Yup, 15/20 is the perfect combo for a car at stock height.

worth noting that the larger-than-stock diameter of the rear tires affects the look dramatically.

You mean larger than stock diameter of the tires...? My wheels are stock. But yes, the larger side walls of my 285/35/19 Bridgestone RE-11's make a bit of a difference.

yah, that 285/35/19 setup looks :yum:

I likey the meat on the tires

20/20 looks the best, but can rub in the front with meaty tires. 15/20 is a great compromise. I like H&R spacers because they come with the hubcentric rings machined into the spacer, and you can trust the H&R brand.

Wow, thanks for the pics, really helped me with my decision.

Good feedback guys!

Wheel spacers give the illusion that they are reducing gap because more of the tire is visible without shadow from the fenders. They should improve the look of any vehicle slightly even without a drop.