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      11-04-2014, 03:19 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by jbarzelatto View Post
Whatsup guys, some help here plz.

I have 225/40/18 in the front, 255/35/18 on the rear. The back tires are semi slick and look really nice, and they stick out a bit on the sides as if they has spacers. Well, this makes the front tires look really weak and I would like to add spacers. Ideally I guess I should add spacers to all 4 tires, but the rear tires look OK and they rub sometimes when I go over bumps with people in the car, so if its not 100% necessary to use spacers on the rear, please let me know. I definitly want for the front, so I wanted to ask which size one of the BMS ones you recommend, so that it is both safe, looks good, and doesnt rub. Please let me know, and also let me know if its OK to leave the rear tires the way they are and put spacers on the front.

Thanks and best regards!
Thread revival time!

I ended up finding a low cost second set of style 261 wheels, which allowed me to run a square 255/35/R18 setup (front and rear), on stock style 261 18x8.5 ET52 rear wheels with BMS 10 mm spacers in the front.

In order to fit that wider wheel and that rubber up front (stock is 18x7.5 ET42), I also need -3.1* of camber in the front (GC camber plates and M3 control arms).

Please specify if you are running stock style 261 front 18x7.5 wheels in the front, if you have stock suspension, and if you have stock camber. All of these will have an effect on how close to the fender you will get if you plan on using spacers to push out your front wheels.
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