Wheel Spacers : What Size?
Monday October 18, 2010
Ok, so this our round 2 post on wheel spacers. About a month back we did a blog post with some basic info on Ichiba & Kics Wheel Spacers. After that post we’ve been getting a lot of questions about sizing and how to choose the correct wheel spacers for specific applications. This follow up post will help you choose the correct size wheel spacers.
Original Spacers Post: Wheel Spacers : Ichiba & Kics
Wheel Spacers Product Page: Universal Wheel Spacers Parts Page
The biggest question we get is “what size wheel spacer will give me a flush stance”? Now a flush stance is relative to personal perception, so what we may think is flush may not be flush to you… with that said this is a very hard question to answer. Take a look at the picture below and use this as a measuring guide to help you get an idea of what you’ll need.
The widest point of your tire and wheel combination is usually the tire sidewall. Using a ruler with the straight edge flush to the sidewall of the tire, measure the gap between the tire to the inside lip of the fender. This will help you determine what size spacer you would like. Also keep in mind that stretching a narrower tire on a wider rim and/or rolling the inner fender lip will allow you to get A LOT more aggressive with how large of a spacer you can use.
Another question we get is how does mm calculate into inches, so here are the popular spacer choices with the corresponding size in inches next to it.
5mm = 0.1969 inches
10mm = 0.3937 inches
15mm = 0.5906 inches
20mm = 0.7874 inches
25mm = 0.9843 inches
30mm = 1.1811 inches
Lastly is finding out your bolt pattern, thread, & center bore size. The best way to do this is to check out www.BoltPatternGuide.com. Now this guide is not a complete list and leaves off a lot of newer cars so if you are having trouble finding your specific vehicle please contact us for assistance on this one.
14 Responses to “Wheel Spacers : What Size?”
Marty
December 8, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Hi. I have a 2008 Infiniti G37 Journey Coupe with the stock 18″wheels and tires. I’d like to add spacers to move the wheels out a bit. What size would you recommend? Thanks. Marty.
autocity
December 9, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Hey Marty, Give us a phone call at 586-797-9083 and we can go over a few options with you. The spacer size will depend on how wide of a stance you’re looking for… we’ll be happy to go over a few options with you.
Sanju
December 22, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Hello, I have a 2008 mitsubishi lancer non evo and I wanted to get spacers for it. I’m not planning on lowering the car from stock ride height so how wide can I go with that in mind? the stock tires are 215s.
autocity
December 23, 2010 at 10:15 am
Sanju, if you’re planning on staying on stock ride height and keeping the OE wheels and tires you have a lot of room to play with because rubbing is not a large issue for you. Simply take a ruler and measure the gap from the inside lip of your fender to the side wall of your tire. For example if you measure about 1″ of clearance then you can go with the 25mm spacers that equal 0.9843 of an inch. Check out the mm to inch conversion chart we included in this article to help you with the sizes and use the picture diagram to assist you in the measuring part. Hope this helps you out.
dspdr
June 9, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Hello I have a 2011 370z with 20×8.5 40 offset and 20×10 35 offset helo 835 wheels and 255/35 and 285/30 tires. They sit too far inside wheel. what spacers would i need? I thought 15 front and 25 rear.. please advise
autocity
June 10, 2011 at 9:20 am
thanks for the question dspdr. we just set you an email in regards to your question about the wheel spacer sizing.
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Oliver
November 3, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Hi,
I have a 2008 Honda Civic Coupe with 17×7 wheels on 215/45/17 tires. is 15mm or 20mm wheel spacers enough to look my car’s tire a little wide? do i need another wheel alignment and camber kit after installing the wheel spacer?
Thanks.
scooby
November 4, 2012 at 7:16 pm
I am looking to get spacers for my 1999 subaru impreza 2.5rs. I am keeping the stock rims but I am soon to be lowering about a inch. Could use some recommendations for what size spacer.
mr_Civic_si
November 10, 2012 at 11:21 am
i have a 2007 hona civic si im not sure what size of spacer i can use to flush my wheel thinking about 10mm or 15mm i have 18 7.5 rims 2 inch drop 215/35/18 tires so whic spacer the best for car thst i can use. please advice.
autocity
November 30, 2012 at 11:00 am
Scooby – Measure the widest point of your tire and wheel combination (usually the sidewall, or the rim lip if you’re using a stretched tire) to the inside lip of the fender. This will help you determine how much room you have to work with. We suggest hitting up a Subaru forum as well to check what size spacers some other Impreza RS owners are using. We find NASIOC to be a great Subaru forum. Check out our recent Ichiba Spacers Post and try asking your question on that thread, i’m sure we can get some 2.5 RS owners to chime in. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2419491&highlight=autocityimports
Kristie
January 15, 2013 at 8:38 am
Hi, I’m looking to get spacers on my 2013 BRZ. I am not lowering or changing the stock wheels/tires. What size do you recommend I can get for the most aggressive stance without rubbing? I have measured but really want someone else’s opinion who has more knowledge than me. Also are there any deals going on for the BRZ spacers?