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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 02:04 AM
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hey, im about to buy some 16" Spoons, and i've heard that they will need spacers... im dropping my car an inch as well.. now, in order for the Spoon rim to match up evenly with the fender, what will i need to do? and where can i purchase spacers and longer lug bolts if i need them? thanks
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 05:58 AM
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I will be really surprised if you need spacers. The OEM S2000 wheels have such large offsets, that most after market wheels stick out too far already.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 06:08 AM
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I've got Regamaster EVOs in 16". They are identical to the Spoons, but for the color and I don't require spacers.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 06:13 AM
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You don't need spacers. I had them on my car before my MF10s. You will never get the Spoon rims to match up evenly with your car, unless you get a widebody fenders. It's not possible even unless you do some incredibly non driveable camber settings.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 09:01 AM
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okay thank you... btw, i've heard of some S2K's with Spoons that have 13mm spacers... why is that?
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 09:04 AM
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you've heard wrong. What you are referring to are the spacers people need when running Spoon Front Brake Calipers, not Spoon wheels. You need the spacers in order to clear the calipers (depending on the wheel you use of course).
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 10:08 AM
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Hub Centric rings anyone?
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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Originally posted by jerrypeterson
Hub Centric rings anyone?
I thought that at first but he specifically mentions lugs.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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You won't need spacers if you're just running the Spoon wheels. You may, however, have to roll the fenders a bit if you lower the car.
The spacer may only be required if you use the Spoon brake calipers with wheels other than Spoons
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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where did u purchase your spoon rims? was it at a local shop?
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