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post Mar 23, 2011 - 9:46 PM
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ok heres the deal i got some 17x7 subie wheels dirt cheap and the fit my coupe but barely cause they are way sunk in. after doing some reserch it seems they are between 53-55mm offset, ughhh. so im trying to figure out what size spacer should i run to get the wheels close to flush with the fenders?

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post Mar 23, 2011 - 9:46 PM
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there's a sticky for that.
post Mar 24, 2011 - 12:49 AM
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so it looks like im going to need a 25-30mm spacer? correct?


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post Mar 24, 2011 - 12:58 AM
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That's a horrible offset to begin with if you want to be near-flush. You'll need giant spacers.

You'll need about 40mm worth of spacers up front and about 50mm in the rear. That's TOOOO much.


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post Mar 24, 2011 - 2:01 AM
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ya they doo make nice 17inch wheels, but the bolt patterns are all for subaru's with horrible offset for our celica.


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