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Old 07-13-2015, 08:37 PM   #2071 (permalink)
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20mm H&R DRM (bolt-on) spacers all around on Swifts with stock tires and wheels.

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Cool awesome pics man!! and thanks for the advice! I guess the real hold up is me deciding on the spacer size lol i am definitely checkin out your ride and onzedge's. Im just having a hard time, don't know if I should do the 15/20 or 20/25. I think I am leaning toward 15/20 though haha.
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If you look at Onzedge's Z running 15/20 with the Michelins it looks almost the same as mine with stock tires on the same wheels running 20/20.
Spacers were a real tough call for me too. I didn't want any poke on the rear and I wanted to run enough spacer on the front to kind of 'match up' the look of the front to the rear.
I did Swifts, camber arms, toe bolts, alignment, etc before measuring for spacers yet measuring didn't really solve things. I eventually went with my gut which told me 25s on the rear would poke too much for my liking, or rather, make the rear appear different than the front. It's a tough call. The tires you run might make all the difference. Sorry to mess with you more.

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What tires are you running?

If you look at Onzedge's Z running 15/20 with the Michelins it looks almost the same as mine with stock tires on the same wheels running 20/20.

Spacers were a real tough call for me too. I didn't want any poke on the rear and I wanted to run enough spacer on the front to kind of 'match up' the look of the front to the rear.

I did Swifts, camber arms, toe bolts, alignment, etc before measuring for spacers yet measuring didn't really solve things. I eventually went with my gut which told me 25s on the rear would poke too much for my liking, or rather, make the rear appear different than the front. It's a tough call. The tires you run might make all the difference. Sorry to mess with you more.



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Man its really bugging me lol, I've been reading up on it and looking at pics all day!! I've really been leaning toward the 15/20 I guess, but I didn't realize that the tires would make that big of a difference. I'm running stock tires too by the way.


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Man its really bugging me lol, I've been reading up on it and looking at pics all day!! I've really been leaning toward the 15/20 I guess, but I didn't realize that the tires would make that big of a difference. I'm running stock tires too by the way.


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Well, IMO, 15s on the front won't be enough if you run the Bridgestone 050As. Only MY opinion.
There are a bunch of folks here who'll tell you 20s on the rear aren't enough, but that's what I went with. I wanted the look on the front to be a close match to that of the rear and wanted to be flush on the rear. No poke.
I sometimes think I could have gone with 25s on the rear but then I'd want 25s on the front. I was worried that I would have rubbing issues if I did that.


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Is there any disadvantage to having the same size spacers in the front and the back? Your ride looks really nice I might go with the 20/20 lol no rubbing?


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I can't answer that for you. Maybe someone else is able.

No rubbing on the front on mine at all. I also can't remember the last time I scraped anything on the underside due to the drop of the Swifts. I do take care over things that I think might be an issue, but I rarely drag anything. Better than I ever expected it to be. I thought I'd be hitting something everywhere I went. The ride on Swifts is so superior to the ride on the stock springs. Best mod I've done. (it is the only mod I've done, however)
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