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Thanx for the compliment. I don't have any spacers on the front.
Wheels are stock Fuch 15x9 with 255/45 Yokos.

Run stock turbo (930) spacers and studs on the rear. Wheels are 3 piece Fuchs 15x12 with 345/35 Yokos. The reason for the rear spacers is that I did not want the deep dish look so had the wheels made with heavy backspacing. From the side they look standard issue.

How far your gearing is thrown off depends on tire size as much as wheel size. My tires are 24.5 inches tall and the speedo is dead-on correct. 315/35-17 tires are 12.4 inches wide by 25.7 inches tall, approximately. That's a lot. More narrow tires with a lower aspect ratio will put you closer to stock height at the expence of ride quality. Some like it that way though!
There are many choices. You only need spacers if you don't want the deep dish look or you use a narrow wheel.
Old 08-30-2001, 04:50 PM
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