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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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I ordered the 17in with 205/40/17 tires. i also picked up som hubcentric rings. How much are spacers and are they easy to put on??? i heard about 10mm would be a good choice? Is it that the wheel are just tucked in towards the body too much or is there actualy problems without them? I want them to look flush with the fenders or close to it. i can't wait until they get here. i plan on maybe in the future dropping it with trd springs but not for awhile. Let me know what you guys think?
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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those look awesome.. can i ask where you bought them and how much? im interested in puttin them on my white xB as well.
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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i got them from victoriatires.com i got wheels, tires, lugs, hub rings, mounted, balanced for 780 shipped.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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I think the OTG spacers are like $60, and they are very easy to do. i did it by myself in 45 min.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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how do they attach??? do the just go behind the wheel before the hub??? do you have a link to a website that you can order there???
Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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you have to mail Van from one ton garage, his email is Van at one ton garage dot com They go here
Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Please post pics when you get them.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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Yeah i definately will. So i am guessing you have take the caliber off ? sounds like too much work im lazy. i will just see how they look and if it looks stupid i will get them. i'm a lazy bastard.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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No, the back dosen't have calipers, but you do have to take the hub assembly off.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Those are some nice wheels. I roll with some sportmax also.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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you could go with more than 10mm, with like 15mm.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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10 front 15 back???
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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no on the back...because the back sits more than 5mm in than the front, so they would still be inset compared to the front. he was saying 15mm on the back
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 03:50 AM
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those should look good on the car
Old Aug 26, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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thanks....i get them on weds so i will definately post some pics.
Old Aug 26, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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I just bought some OTG 10mm hub spacers from Van. They're now $70 a set. Still not a bad price for some good quality hardware and super fast shipping.
Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Hope you can still change tire size. Tire rack says 205/40/17's are under weight rated for the xB. When I had that size I had problems cutting the sidewalls. The right size is either 215/40 or 205/45 or 215/45. Not 205/40. Just a heads up bro.
Old Aug 27, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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why would that cause a problem with the sidewalls when the mentioned tires are actually bigger? they are close enough. a 205/45/17 actually looks worse apparently if you look on 1010tires.com
Old Aug 27, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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I like em", all black is sweet.
Did you order 4 lug or are you using adapters?



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