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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 11:46 PM
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Spacers for 4th gen wheels???

What size spacers do you need to put 4th generation wheels on a 3rd gen? I know they're expensive, but I'm still considering it. Thanks.
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 12:31 AM
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It depends what size wheels you get and how you want them to fit.

I have 16x8 4th gen wheels, and I wanted to them to fit just like stock IROC wheels. I used 1 inch spacers in the back, and 1.5 inch up front. (I think... its been 3 years since I got them)

I'm planning to sell the wheels, so the spacers can be yours if they are the size you need. I paid about $300 for them...I'd let them go for about $125-150.
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 09:24 AM
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first off not to sound like an a$$ but they are called adaptors not spacers. I got mine at skulte.com . the have a good chart that will show what size adaptors you need depending on what wheels you are getting.

I have 17x9.5 with a 56mm offset. So I used 2.5" adaptors in the front. I would have used 2" in the rear, but I put a 4th gen rear in instead.
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 10:38 AM
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$125-150? It'd be exactly the same putting them on my Formula, and I only wanted the 16" 4th Gens. Right now I'm broke but I'll be taking out a loan sometime this week or the next and I'd love to have 'em.
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 01:10 AM
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Thats cool, just let me know and I'll take them off the car this weekend. You can PM me here on the board or email me at assid87@hotmail.com and we can get a price set in stone.

I wish I could have found a used set of them when I got them. I bought the wheels first them crapped myself when I found out how much the damn spacers cost..heh.
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 01:13 AM
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yeah that really sucks, why do they cost so much
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 02:53 AM
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Post ***** / Search **** here.


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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 02:23 PM
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that would definatley be POST *****
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 06:24 PM
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that would definatley be POST *****
Thanks.

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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 07:07 PM
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no problem
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 07:41 PM
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yeah that really sucks, why do they cost so much
The quality of aluminum they are made from is very strong, and not cheap.
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 07:43 PM
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ok , i was just curious
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