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pfdaxe 04-25-2013 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9 (Post 2285875)
Niceeee now black the rest of the car out asap :tup:

Done ;) :

http://www.the370z.com/members/pfdax...ted-rotors.jpg

nmjaxx9 04-25-2013 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pfdaxe (Post 2285883)

:yum::yum:

Juice14 04-30-2013 10:58 AM

Went with 20mm front and 22mm rear :p loving it
Ill be lowering this week. tein S tech

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...429_222129.jpg

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m4a1mustang 04-30-2013 11:02 AM

Here is 20mm all around (Z1 stud replacement) on stock height.

http://stfoto.smugmug.com/Cars/2013-...MG_0044-XL.jpg

http://stfoto.smugmug.com/Cars/2013-...MG_0064-XL.jpg

http://stfoto.smugmug.com/Cars/2013-...MG_0073-XL.jpg

http://stfoto.smugmug.com/Cars/2013-...MG_0077-XL.jpg

Juice14 05-01-2013 10:30 AM

New wheels have really grown on me. I like them now

St1ffy 05-07-2013 10:01 AM

OMGGG dropp it so I can get a boner :tup:

m4a1mustang 05-07-2013 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by St1ffy (Post 2304254)
OMGGG dropp it so I can get a boner :tup:

I would but that won't fly around here. Hard enough getting in my driveway as is. :icon17:

wheee! 05-07-2013 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 2304262)
I would but that won't fly around here. I get a hard on getting in my driveway as is. :icon17:

You can always park under the deck....

SCOOBY JOE 06-19-2013 01:56 AM

Do I have to replace the studs in the front for a 20mm? I'm trying to get h&r 20mm DRM bolt on spacers but, on stillens website says it won't fit in the front.

pbhakta 06-19-2013 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOOBY JOE (Post 2369545)
Do I have to replace the studs in the front for a 20mm? I'm trying to get h&r 20mm DRM bolt on spacers but, on stillens website says it won't fit in the front.

I have 20mm H&R bolt on spacers on the front and back no stud replacements. It looks great and have no issues with rubbing or poking out too much IMO. Though if I could do it again, I would even consider 25mm for the rears.

SCOOBY JOE 06-19-2013 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pbhakta (Post 2369708)
I have 20mm H&R bolt on spacers on the front and back no stud replacements. It looks great and have no issues with rubbing or poking out too much IMO. Though if I could do it again, I would even consider 25mm for the rears.

I have 25mn on the rear looks great :) just trying to get the 20mm in front.

Jefferey 06-25-2013 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ (Post 1344109)
So who wants to teach me something about these spacer things? From what I've read...15mm all the way around are great for stock wheels...which is what I have and don't plan on changing. My question is what exactly do they do; just push the wheels out a little further? Since I'm keeping my stock wheels, will I need to replace the studs as well? Any pictures would be great! :D

I think if your spacers are thick much as should you don't have to use the stud replacement type, but that's my preference. I recommend H&R's DRS stud replacement spacers.

Jimc 07-03-2013 04:06 PM

Just did B2autodesign spacers
 
Got some spacers at B2autodesigns from Charlie and Adrian. Great folks to work with BTW.

Did 20mm bolt on's front and back on a 2012 Roster Touring with Sport Package. Used B2's 20mm spacers and had no trouble along with saving 50 or 60 bucks. AFAIK the quality of the B2 product was fine and hub centric, get back to you if they fly off ;).

The 19" Rays actually have a relief on the back side of the rims to accept the protruding studs. Makes me wonder if 15's would have worked on the front without requiring stud replacement, the extra 5mm is less than .2 of an inch.

20's do look good.

synolimit 07-03-2013 06:48 PM

What's the point of a hub centric spacer if the wheel is larger? I know hub centric is for a tight fit. For example the rotor is about 65.9mm outter diameter and the wheel is about 66mm inner diameter. Obviously the wheel fits nice at tight. Aftermarket hub centric spacers seem to come 66.10mm inner diameter to fit over the rotor and I'm sure 65.9mm to fit the factory wheel again for a nice tight fit.

But if your aftermarket wheels are say 73mm bore then whats the point of having a hub centric spacer? The spacer is no longer making contact with the wheel. Why not just run a normal flat spacer at that point since the wheels only being held on by the lug nuts anyways.

370ZZZZZTuner 07-07-2013 06:53 PM

Is the increase in negative camber from adding spacers enough to dramatically increase tire wear? Im debating if its worth getting an alignment done. I do like the more aggressive look however.

a6walter1 07-10-2013 11:28 PM

Can someone link me to the proper length studs for use with 8mm spacers? I found a bunch of Ichiba ones on ebay, and know that they need to be 12x1.25, but am unsure on the length. Thanks

/Angelo350Z/ 07-11-2013 12:37 AM

^^ Just get the extended Nismo studs.

Allstock 07-11-2013 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2391005)
What's the point of a hub centric spacer if the wheel is larger? I know hub centric is for a tight fit. For example the rotor is about 65.9mm outter diameter and the wheel is about 66mm inner diameter. Obviously the wheel fits nice at tight. Aftermarket hub centric spacers seem to come 66.10mm inner diameter to fit over the rotor and I'm sure 65.9mm to fit the factory wheel again for a nice tight fit.

But if your aftermarket wheels are say 73mm bore then whats the point of having a hub centric spacer? The spacer is no longer making contact with the wheel. Why not just run a normal flat spacer at that point since the wheels only being held on by the lug nuts anyways.

They have Hub rings for rims which you're suppose to use to also make them hub centric. http://bigwheelsnyc.com/images/produ.../HubRings2.JPG


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Originally Posted by 370ZZZZZTuner (Post 2395051)
Is the increase in negative camber from adding spacers enough to dramatically increase tire wear? Im debating if its worth getting an alignment done. I do like the more aggressive look however.

I'm not sure what you're asking because spacers don't effect camber.

370ZZZZZTuner 07-11-2013 02:34 PM

I got my car aligned and the camber changed both front and rear. Only slightly but enough to throw the alignment off.

fthamma 07-11-2013 07:20 PM

I'm looking into getting 15F/20R mm DRS H&R spacers from the stillen website. The price is listed as $103. Is that by the pair or individual? Sorry if this is a stupid question :\

370ZZZZZTuner 07-11-2013 07:50 PM

Should be per pair

Allstock 07-12-2013 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 370ZZZZZTuner (Post 2400540)
I got my car aligned and the camber changed both front and rear. Only slightly but enough to throw the alignment off.

So the wheel spacers gave you more negative camber? Can you explain how spacers altered the alignment?

370ZZZZZTuner 07-12-2013 11:40 AM

The farther the wheels move apart the angle between the wheel and the axle becomes larger. Thats what I believe causes alignment to change. Not sure what other factors though

Allstock 07-14-2013 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 370ZZZZZTuner (Post 2401679)
The farther the wheels move apart the angle between the wheel and the axle becomes larger. Thats what I believe causes alignment to change. Not sure what other factors though

I looked up more information and the example that made the most sense to me was imagine a spacer that were 20ft long the center of gravity of the car would obviously bring down the car lower causing more negative camber. A lot of other things associated with the suspension also change but that made the most sense. So the larger the spacer the more significant the change in camber would be. :tup:

fthamma 07-19-2013 07:46 AM

Are H&R bolt-on spacers hubcentric? If so, I'll get them right away!

bdavis89 07-19-2013 08:25 AM

Any pics of spacers for the perfect stance with Swift Springs? 15/20 or 20/25?

Alstann 07-22-2013 08:40 AM

Plenty of pictures on the forums, but for a few millimeters of poke, 20/25 is the way to go!

fthamma 07-25-2013 08:28 AM

Do stud-replacement spacers require retorquing after driving or is it just for bolt-on spacers?

/Angelo350Z/ 07-25-2013 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Alstann (Post 2413369)
Plenty of pictures on the forums, but for a few millimeters of poke, 20/25 is the way to go!

This is what I'm running. But it really seems like an extra 5mm up front is going to work. 25/25 anyone?

Drex 07-25-2013 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fthamma (Post 2418157)
Do stud-replacement spacers require retorquing after driving or is it just for bolt-on spacers?

always retorque regardless of spacer type or no spacers at all

kenchan 07-25-2013 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fthamma (Post 2418157)
Do stud-replacement spacers require retorquing after driving or is it just for bolt-on spacers?

you want to retorque the lugs anyway a few times after driving 5miles or so after taking the wheels off the car.

for stud replacement type, you just retorque the lug nuts.

for bolt-on type, ive been using loctite blue on the inner nuts and let them dry overnight. no need for retorquing those, but i still retorque the wheel lugs that hold the wheel to the spacers.

cooltoy 09-20-2013 01:18 PM

I thought this was a descent video. Pretty basic, but well explained.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeFZsyGRrs

ortiz73ca 09-27-2013 09:02 PM

What kind of or brand of spacers did you use? I have a 2014 370Z with the stock 19's and would like to put 20mm bolt on style all around spacers. I was told by Stillen that the H&R's 20mm bolt on would not work on the front, that is the reason I ask.

skidad62 09-27-2013 09:19 PM

I did H&R 25 mm in rear with stock 19" sport rays & 275s

Sits & clears perfectly - no rubbing

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps52a2f808.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps3be4128c.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psac08a295.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps8730bd12.jpg

ortiz73ca 09-27-2013 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ZForce (Post 2189655)
^ Thanks, at the time back in 2009 - H&R did not manufacture 20mm bolt on spacers for our cars. You guys now picking up 20mm's are lucky !

So can you use 20mm bolt on style all around?

ortiz73ca 09-27-2013 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by skidad62 (Post 2507876)

looks very Nice!

skidad62 09-27-2013 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ortiz73ca (Post 2507891)
So can you use 20mm bolt on style all around?


They have what you are looking for...

http://www.the370z.com/tires-wheels/...ric-rings.html

ortiz73ca 09-27-2013 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by skidad62 (Post 2507895)
They have what you are looking for...

http://www.the370z.com/tires-wheels/...ric-rings.html

Thank you so much I now know I will use 20mm bolt on up front and 25mm bolt on in the rear.

PersianLegacy 10-07-2013 12:51 PM

Has any body had any issues with alignment getting all messed up after installing these? so i have a 2010 sports package. thru on the bolt on 20 mm in the rear and 15 mm with stud replacements on the front. my left rear looks so off when it comes to camber. i mean it has gotten so aggressive that the it is noticeable by eye..

i am deff need to get an alignment done, but this all happened after i threw on the spacers...

wheee! 10-07-2013 01:13 PM

Spacers alone won't change your camber settings the way you describe. You may have had a loose bolt on the camber arm and it was bumped during the install process. Get the alignment....


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