johndeo11

i was about to go to a shop couple of hrs ago, but decided to wait for hub rings... lolz :D

WellesleyScion

Ballin rims, sizing is pretty weak though... you shoulda went with 18x9.5 +30's...

dhj517

spacers can act as a bomb bandaid

great call on the kicks.

biglilsteve

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And I've got some of those band aids for sale at a great price in my sig

ZeroEyeQueue

Heh. I guess I haven't been on in a while. I have those same wheels. Work Emotion CR Kai's. If you check my thread out, you can see what they look like with spacers (15mm front 25mm rear) and TRD springs.

I love my CR Kai's, however, I wish they made a forged version.

johndeo11

thanks.
i know. that was my first choice. but got short on money. cant wait for another month or couple. so i was like oh well. EF it...

johndeo11

thanks...

hearing alot of bad things on spacers. so im scared... ahaahaha

johndeo11

WTH! how come i ddnt saw you have CR-Kai's? i thought i was the 1st one. but anyways. so you have them spacers. how is it? and i have same, TRD springs. but planing to get coilovers in like january/febuary. and im hearing bad things about spacers. if i would get spacers just 15 front and back.
anyways. did you use a hub centric rings?

WellesleyScion

as long as you use hubcentric spacers, you are fine with any kind. I would follow 0IQ's set up, +15 front +25 rear.

johndeo11

^with anykind of what? sorry. kinda slow... ahaahaha

ZeroEyeQueue

Heh, I bought them back in May I think. I'm using the Ichiba V2's with hub centric rings. As long as you use the correct torque spec on the spacers and wheels, and make sure that they are hubcentric and not just putting all the load on the lugs, you should be fine.

I put some Loctite on the bolts attached to the hub, just to make sure they don't back out. Make sure to use something that can easily be taken off with hand tools. Otherwise, you'll strip threads.

At least once a week, I check the torque on the wheels and make sure the rings haven't shifted. Make a habit out of it. Better safe than sorry. I know a couple people that go AutoX with spacers. They just follow the guidelines and haven't gone wrong yet.

Edit: Yeah, I got the Works in at the end of May. I put them on the car June 2nd before I got the tune (Page 3 on my build thread). The spacer pictures are at the end of the thread somewhere. I think that's the last thing I did. You'll love 'em. The barely ever look like they are dirty (matte).

johndeo11

yeah i saw the photos...
thanks for the tips...

?-do you think you'll need/use your spacers if you buy coilovers/dampers?

ZeroEyeQueue

If I kept the Works on the car I'd keep the spacers on with a set of coilovers and would most likely have to roll fenders and refit the splash guards.

I actually ordered new wheels last month. They're coming freight from Japan so they won't be stateside for another 3 weeks or so. So, you may be the only one with the CR Kai's on a tC2 once I get some rubber mounted on the new wheels. The new wheels are 18" x 9.5" +43 offset. With the new size I won't be using the spacers.

The new wheels are Volk VR-G2's, in case you were wondering.

johndeo11

whhhhooooaaaaa volk... cool...

oh okay. spacers might be added then. but not now. ran out of funds because of the wheels. lolz

ZeroEyeQueue

Hehe, yeah. Wheels aren't cheap. Especially, Works. Then, there's the cost of tires, new tire pressure sensors, balancing them, and finally mounting them.

Speaking of which, did you decide what tire you're going to wrap the Works in?

johndeo11

even volk wheels... lolz

did you get new tire pressure sensor on your works?
im just gonna use my old tire. while still thinking and saving up...

johndeo11

wheels update. i returned my 8.5 trying to switch it to 9.5. dealer where i bought it will send it to works, i think in huntington beach. works people will check and approve if i can switch it. ofcourse i'll pay what's the difference of the price... if works approves it, i might get it this week as well. so yeah...

johndeo11

before


after... works wheels cr kai 18x9.5 +30et MGM








and here's my camber alignment. damn!

unsungfate

sweet rims, i think they need wider tires though..

johndeo11

thanks... and yeah i know. those are the old tires... lolz