tefft19

Hello. I have two questions.

1. I am planning on buying the tein s tech lowering spreings. What wheel spacers would you recomend to order along with the springs? I want an aggressive stance, not an over exaggerated "look at me" stance.

2. What is the difference between bolt on and normal spacers?

dropzone

1. IDK. Break out a tape measure.


2. Here's a visual of the 2 spacer types. http://www.ichibausa.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=37

You can get extended wheel studs(which will involve removing and replacing the factory wheel studs) and then slip on the wheel spacer; or you can get bolt-on wheel spacers which are exactly as described, they just bolt on. Only negative really of bolt ons is if you run smaller than a 25mm the OEM wheel studs still poke through and won't allow the wheel to mount flush. You can either trim the OEM wheel studs to fit or use a wheel that has "pockets" so to say in between the bolt holes that allow room for clearance of the OEM wheel studs. Negative of extended wheel stud and spacer is if you don't want to run the spacer anymore you might have to get a different lug nut(which one depends if it's factory or aftermarket wheel) to bolt the wheel on.

Until I get a big enough spacer(I'm running extended wheel studs) I won't be able to use my McGard lug/lock set that came with the car, so I'm running open end lug nuts.
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biglilsteve

iTrader: (2)

for the tC2, you'll want 15mm-20mm for the front and no larger than 20mm-25mm in the rear (for the stock wheels). that will get you about as perfectly flush as you can be without poking.

EDIT: and I'd recommend going with normal spacers that require extended studs. I used bolt-on spacers (both from Ichiba and Eibach) and they are heavier. It also left me with an uneasy feeling...knowing my wheels are bolted to something that is NOT my car's hub.

If you do decide to go with bolt-on spacers, stay away from Ichiba. I had a 15mm Ichiba v2's on my fronts and was very disappointed by the build quality. Go with Eibach. Their spacers are awesome quality and felt lighter than Ichiba too.

And one more thing, make sure you get hub-centric spacers. Ensure they have a hub bore of 60.1mm.

Blackedout011TC

iTrader: (2)

Save the money you are planning to spend on spacers and buy a set of lower offset, wider set of wheels. A decent set of wheels can be found for 500 bucks. You can reuse the stock tires on pretty much any 18inch wheel. Putting lightweight rims on my car was the best performance mod I have done.

dropzone

^I would go for this though, will look a lot better with a wider wheel set flush(because of a lower offset) than the skinnier OEM pushed flush.