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Old 10-27-2010, 11:03 AM
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sooo im thinking about running spacers with my stocks to get a better fitment cuz spending money on wheels right now is a no go.

has anyone ever done this? pix? thnks
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 11:16 AM
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they look a lot better with at least 20mm spacers
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 11:22 AM
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so what setup would u recommend front and back? and are those stock size tires or stretched?
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 11:31 AM
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20mm is gonna make your wheel bearings hate you
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 11:41 AM
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so what size should i get?
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:21 PM
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20mm FTW! Oh wait, you said stock wheels.

Any size spacer will make your bearings wear faster, so it's up to you.
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:25 PM
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I'm glad this was posted as I've been thinking about this for a couple days now.

I'm running the same 16" 5 spoke wheels as your old B5 Aledelic, were you running spacers on yours?
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:27 PM
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Yes, 20mm. That's why he posted the picture.
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:30 PM
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Shoulda thought that one through .

On another note, my sport wheel should be delivered today .
 
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:38 PM
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yeah those were the stock 16s. 20mm definitely killed both my rear bearings at that height. I now have the spacers on my sky high avant
 


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