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Spacers definitely work on the rear and to solve my challenge I only had to apply them to the rear. I'm not sure why they wouldn't work on the front however.

I found them on eBay, used a 15mm spacer. They appeared to be quality aluminum billet material, nicely machined with a wheel centering disk.

Now here is the trick: You'll probably need new wheel lugs. On my '73 the lugs are a standard 45mm. Adding 15mm required a 59 or 60mm wheel lug. I could not find a 60mm wheel lug anywhere in the USA and finally ordered them from Great Britain. Your requirements may be different but adding a ~26mm (1 inch) spacer has to be taken into account in your wheel lug length. BTW, punching the old lugs out of your wheels is a real b---h! Have to remove the caliper and use a special tool.

Good luck

Tom

PS: I had to add the spacers so the wheels would clear a hausgemacht oil line. 15mm was enough to clear the lines but too much to not interfere with the fender lip so I had them rolled. Looks OK. Just be mindful that adding spacers can cause other things to occur!

tpr

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