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Jul 4, 2014 | 11:39 AM

Q8 c7

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6mm spacers

Bought 6mm spacers with lug nuts from weapons x
Used them on the front wheels,looks much much

better

Jul 4, 2014 | 11:41 AM

ersin

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Cheers.

Jul 4, 2014 | 11:55 AM

Q8 c7

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They dont stick out.they just fill the gap in the front wheel wells

Jul 4, 2014 | 11:59 AM

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Looks good bro, glad you like them!!

Aug 4, 2014 | 01:10 PM

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What about the rears? Will the rear benefit from this?

Aug 4, 2014 | 01:11 PM

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get the splash guards now.....

Aug 4, 2014 | 04:37 PM

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.....and lower it too.

Aug 4, 2014 | 05:11 PM

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I just used them on the fronts only and its lowered..waiting on the nitto nt05 tires

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Aug 4, 2014 | 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Q8 c7

I just used them on the fronts only and its lowered..waiting on the nitto nt05 tires

Looks great, I think the rear wheels could use a small spacer as well, to make it look more flush.

Aug 4, 2014 | 07:16 PM

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did you get a new alignment after you added the spacers?

Aug 4, 2014 | 07:28 PM

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did you get a new alignment after you added the spacers?

Spacers don't need an alignment.....

Aug 4, 2014 | 07:30 PM

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Spacers don't need an alignment.....

Just new wheel bearings eventually depending on how much you offset the wheels.

Aug 4, 2014 | 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mksz51

Just new wheel bearings eventually depending on how much you offset the wheels.

the sky is falling the sky is falling!

Real offset spacers like 1.5-2" used on trucks yea, 6-15mm spacers, no

Aug 4, 2014 | 07:40 PM

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Just new wheel bearings eventually depending on how much you offset the wheels.

Hogwash ....for what he's doing....

Aug 4, 2014 | 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mksz51

Just new wheel bearings eventually depending on how much you offset the wheels.

There is SO much misinformation about spacers/adapters on the internet.

Jan 13, 2015 | 12:36 AM

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U8 DU5T

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Originally Posted by Ben@WeaponX

Looks good bro, glad you like them!!

I am looking for the flush look as well. Nothing too aggressive but I am either lowering the car on stock bolts or aftermarket bolts if the stock bolts don't go low enough for my taste. Based on the OP's pictures it looks like the 6mm are good enough (front and back) for stock bolts.

Will 12mm spacers be needed if lowering with aftermaket bolts to obtain flush look?

Jan 13, 2015 | 01:41 AM

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What is the point of spacers? Looks to me just more debris being kicked on to the side to damage paint.

Jan 13, 2015 | 06:35 AM

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What is the point of spacers? Looks to me just more debris being kicked on to the side to damage paint.

The point is to get the wheel to be flush with the fender. When you lower a car on OEM wheels they will get a "sunk" look inside the wheel well. Lowering the wheel offset by adding spacers will push the wheel back out.

If I were buying after market wheels, I would simply order them with a lower offset to get the flush look with the car lowered.

Last edited by U8 DU5T; Jan 13, 2015 at 08:15 AM.

Jan 13, 2015 | 09:23 AM

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Q8, can you post a link to what you purchased? What was the cost?

Jan 13, 2015 | 09:45 AM

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Q8, can you post a link to what you purchased? What was the cost?

They are listed on the WeaponX website for $99 for a set of 2.

http://weaponx-c7.myshopify.com/coll...s-easy-bolt-on

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