Wheels spacers for 2012 Fit Sport??
Hi guys,
I just ordered eibach pro-kit springs for my 2012 Honda Fit Sport.. now im just wondering if any of you guys had recommendations when it come to spacers for the rear wheels. Car will still be on the oem sport wheels. Looking for something to bring them flush! Thanks in advance!! |
Go to the partsstore like autozone or oreillys and ask for the thread measurements for your stock wheel lug studs. Then have them match the threading with something that is as much longer as the wheel spacer. IE 1/2 spacer will need at LEAST 1/2 inch longer studs. This will prevent them from breaking and causing another fit to be off the road!
I buy my spacers off ebay. they are cheap and work exactly like any other spacer you buy. plus, ebay offers both metric and SAE (standard) thickness measurements to get it PERFECT! I myself use ebay spacers on my toyota camry to run the 19" TRD wheels. 3mm was enough to prevent the inside of the tire eating up the suspension coil springs. it was a tight fit to put 9" wide rims under a car that came factory with 6 inch wide steelies!! |
Speaking from first hand personal experience with a wide variety of wheel and tire setups on the fit, I would try going with a 17mm spacer in the front, and a 25mm (or inch) spacer on the rear. If you just space out the rears and leave the fronts super sunk its going to look a little funny in my opinion.
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Right now im running 5mm on the rear with 205/50/16, oem wheels, and now I kinda wish I went with 8mm. Reason was that I wanted to use the oem studs. Now I want more flush. :(
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Some spacers have longer studs built in. If your at all worried about the handling aspects, spacing the rears out so much that it makes the track width wider than the front will make the car push more than it does already.
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Originally Posted by SBFT09
(Post 1183703)
Right now im running 5mm on the rear with 205/50/16, oem wheels, and now I kinda wish I went with 8mm. Reason was that I wanted to use the oem studs. Now I want more flush. :(
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Originally Posted by mkane
(Post 1183760)
Some spacers have longer studs built in. If your at all worried about the handling aspects, spacing the rears out so much that it makes the track width wider than the front will make the car push more than it does already.
As far as the statement that increasing the rear track width will increase understeer, I don't agree. Physics dictate that in most situations, a narrower rear track will follow the front track easier in a loss of grip situation. There are exceptions to this, but there is a reason why the majority of mass-production vehicles have a narrower rear track width. Additionally, if you are tracking your ge8, and concerned with disturbing the factory balance of the suspension set up, then worrying about flushness probably shouldn't factor into your setup. |
Physics be damned, try moving the wheels out 20 or so mm on each side in the rear and give it a whirl.
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Originally Posted by mkane
(Post 1184104)
Physics be damned, try moving the wheels out 20 or so mm on each side in the rear and give it a whirl.
I used these (in a different size) on my 240. My garbage XXR wheels had no reliefs cut into the backside like nicer wheels often do, so it was hitting the portion of the factory stud which extended past the face of the spacer. I just took an angle grinder to the studs and hacked off the ends so they were flush with the face of the spacer. The only problem with that solution though is that you'll need to install new studs if you ever remove the spacers and want to go back to stock. |
Figure I'd bump this thread instead of making another.
I also have a 2012 Fit Sport that I just lowered this weekend on Tanabe springs. I'm looking to space out the fronts and rears. I'm going with the spacers with built in studs. What's the recommended size? 15mm? 20mm? More? Less? Ichiba.com seems to have them for about $140. http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn....5410056B-2.jpg |
yah, but narrow wheels flush is going to look weird.
i would just ride it as is and save up for wheels. |
Originally Posted by kenchan
(Post 1203996)
yah, but narrow wheels flush is going to look weird.
i would just ride it as is and save up for wheels. Trying to keep the car looking pretty stock. With that being said, what size would you recommend? Don't need it "hella flush" like all the kids do it today. :P Currently it's really sunk in. Just trying to make it look a little better. |
Originally Posted by shamoo
(Post 1203997)
True, but I'm actually not really interested in wheels.
Trying to keep the car looking pretty stock. With that being said, what size would you recommend? Don't need it "hella flush" like all the kids do it today. :P Currently it's really sunk in. Just trying to make it look a little better.
Originally Posted by MEATBABY
(Post 1136230)
Finally had time to wash the car and take some pics. Tires still a little milky from the tire foam...20 mm spacers on rear and 15 on the fronts. 205/50/16 tires.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn01.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn02.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn03.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn04.jpg See the lip? Didn't think so... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn05.jpg Front... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn06.jpg Didn't have to roll the fronts. Just cut the lip of the actual fender liner off and bent back the tabs on the fender lip. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn07.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...pacersOn08.jpg 15mm spacers... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...acersOn15s.jpg 20mm spacers... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...acersOn20s.jpg |
Thank you sir!
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looks great!
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I'm going to run some spacers in the rear. After getting new wheels this summer, I want the rears to match the fronts.
The fronts are perfectly flush, but the rears need a little extra help lol. When I do it, I'm going to run all new extended studs. I know tons of people don't do this, and get away with the bolt on style spacers, but I just don't feel comfortable with them. |
Rear with Kics 5mm spacers, using OEM studs (had at least 10 rotations and super safe after 25K miles) on 205/50/16 (16x7 DR31)
http://imageshack.com/a/img407/6672/gw32.jpg Front, with NO spacers, on 205/50/16 (16x7 DR31) http://imageshack.com/a/img62/5175/01or.jpg |
^Should post wheel offset for reference (for others). They fit nicely.
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True. Thanks.
40 in the front, 35 in the rear. Right? Sorry, my offset math sucks. |
Ah, yes, if the wheels are +40mm offset then adding the 5mm spacer in the rear would effectively make it +35mm, you got it.
Is that on stock suspension and did you have to roll or add camber to avoid rubbing? |
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