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Old 12-03-2006, 12:35 AM
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ok so im putting some american racing 17" wheels on my maro, there off a 4th gen and they have correct backspacing for a 4th gen, what i need to know is what thickness wheel spacer i need for the front and the rear to put them on a 3rd gen"?
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it should be a 2 inch adapter. That is what I have seen most of on the board. You could also go with 2 in the front and then less in the rear with some inner fender massaging. I do not know a whole lot about any of it but I have 2's on my car and about to go to a 17X11 wheel and i am looking at some fender modification. hope this helps.
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well my car is keeping the stock ride height, so i dont think fender lip clearance will be an issue, thanks for the reply
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Re: wheeels!

2" spacers sound rediculous . Id be worried about snapping studs with all that leverage on the studs. U will also need longer studs probly .
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Re: wheeels!

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2" spacers sound rediculous . Id be worried about snapping studs with all that leverage on the studs. U will also need longer studs probly .
This isn't an issue with bolt on spacers. The bolt ons bolt to the hub, then the wheel bolts to the spacer. Even some of the autoX/RR guys use them. Thats about as much stress as you could put on them.
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Ya they may be a bit better than the floating ones . If it was me I would just get a proper wheel for the car . IMO .
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I think he figured it out in the past 8+ years since his last post.
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Originally Posted by MoJoe
I think he figured it out in the past 8+ years since his last post.
Just saw it at the top of the list, didn't even look.
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