little too hungover to really help right now but j has it all right, you may just have to buy 2 spacers and try it :dunno:

Replacing the studs is not easy in the rear https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=replace+studs
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=replace+studs

How to do front which don't seem bad
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=replace+studs

Oh, so the main problem is that it's a pain in the ass to get the studs off? I'd be going to my local autoshop guy to get this kind of work done. Hard to do for someone unexperienced, easy for a professional? I dunno...

Why would you pay more money than you have to?

The rears main problem is getting the hub off ...the studs are easy to get out once you have the clearance to do it.....

If I went through all the trouble to add the longer studs, I wouldn't be putting the studs that came with the spacers. I'd get some really nice ones that will withstand a nuclear blast and then the price just keeps going up. Getting the spacers with studs built in makes it a 5 minute job.

I don't think I will be. Our guy would charge us just as much to throw in a set of KICs than he would to take the time to get the studs out to install Ichibas.

If that is the case, then by all means go for it. I just don't see it happening that way. I imagine you are going to spend more money in the end putting those spacers on. It will give you more flexibility later on though I suppose.

Why would you buy wheels that you want and spacers??

Why not just buy correct offsets and be done with it :)

Spacers are a compromise...not a solution...

If you have +41 wheels with 10mm spacers...and that's what you want...but the wheels with +31 offset...and be much happier than trying to get the stupid spacers to fit etc etc

There is no magic to this...proper offset and the wheel fits :)

If you have a set of wheels and want to bring them out a bit..and you are willing to use spacers to do it...that's different...but buying spacers with new wheels is so strange....

They don't make the wheels he wants in that fitment. It's either 9 +41 or 9 +15. PS there are 2 sets for sale right now for ~$110 shipped each on evolutionm.net You can probably talk them down a little bit even. If those other spacers are $100 for a set of 4 (doubtful), then you are saying that guy is only gonna charge $100 to switch out the studs on all the wheels? The other thread said the rears were quoted at 3 hours. Not sure if that was one side or both.

The wheels that I got weren't really made to be thrown on an RX-8. They are TE-37 replicas and they only came in extremely low offsets (Below +25) to dress up cars like 350z's and BMW's. Two higher offsets, +45 and +41, were available so my plan was to purchase the +41 and throw in 10mm spacers to keep the wheels flush after lowering the car.

https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6375/1003835q.jpg

Trust me, if these wheels were available in a +30 offset I wouldn't have even had to think twice. Seems like spacers are my only option, though.

Then find a different set of wheels ;)

There must be something out there that looks good and has correct offsets

With a 9" rim...the 41 wouldn't be too bad a choice. They will be able to take a 275/285 tire with no fender mods.

xxr 522 18x9.5 25mm offset
265/35/18 achiles sportmax
Fenders rolled all 4 corners

^^^that looks sick...now i have something to look forward to when i get my xxr's

275's (I can't remember) with 18x9.5 +30 fit with no problems lowered atleast 1.5 inches on all four corners. Based off of that, this should give people ideas of what can fit..... Obviously it will vary depending on....... IDK, camber, height, etc...

18x9.5 +38 w/ 255/35 in the front 265/35 in the back

it fits but my question is should i get tein or tanabe springs?

i can get the teins new for 190 + tax or the tanabe for 198 + tax + 25 shipping

the tanabe lowers it a lot more in the back which im not sure if i need or not

also will i have to roll my fenders with either of the set ups?

I have 9.5 +28 with 245s in the back and had to trim the bumper tab down pretty good. I think you should say what all you had to do to make it fit when you say that, since yours should stick out 1/2" past mine. I'm gonna try 265s next go around though. You may have a lot more camber or a much stiffer suspension thogh.

Look up pictures of the 2 and decide which looks best and plan on getting the fenders rolled. It's cheap, easy, quick, and gives you a lot more room to work with.

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btw, NOT A GOOD IDEA to run two different sized tires on the sames sized rims.

i want to get 20X8.5 +45 with 245/30 tires will they fit without mods

20x8.5 = fail.

why? rubbing?

20" = heavy

but does 20 = fit

if will fit ask zumn