Wheel Spacer Measurement

[modern nova]

I wanna put a spacer on my lancer but im not sure how to find the right measurement for the spacer, is there any way of measuring it without special tools?

[tawny coral]

A ruler is a special tool?

Besides it doesn't matter much since you will have to roll the fenders to match the tire

[gray dust]

Spacers are bad

[onyx gorge]

get a chonky tire

[true escarp]

Not that bad

[gray dust]

Bad IMO. Just fit a wider tire. They put extra strain on the lugs and wheel bearing. A lot of spacers are made cheaply.

[autumn dome]

Most of the time they are bad, anything over a inch will cause wear on your bearings. Also I would only run hub-centric spacers to prevent vibrations and backing off of lug nuts

@modern nova just get negative offset rims

[autumn dome]

Very, very, very true

[vestal plover]

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[inland hazel]

this is why you get both hub centric and bolt-on spacers

to add to that- factory studs are typically pretty shit to begin with

I came across this neat tool that works if you really can't find any info on your platform and what you might need regarding measurements
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1287368139/wheel-fitment-measure-tool

though i'm sure if you find a dedicated community hub, they can direct you to the exact spacer width

[autumn dome]

Umm they are pretty good, they are just not meant for the stupidity some people try to accomplish. My brother has 4inch spacers and the studs are holding. Think the bearing are gonna start giving soon though

He lucky has the brain cells to get negative offset rims instead of coping

Finally

[inland hazel]

4 inches is pretty ridiculous

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[autumn dome]

Yep so ya factory studs are pretty dece, again I think the wheel bearing are taking the most damage over time

[inland hazel]

assuming they've got a widened body, that would look pretty off having such thin wheels with such a wide stance

[autumn dome]

Literally has a warning tag on it

[autumn dome]

Yep

[autumn dome]

Well here is the funny thing, it still has terrible fitment

[inland hazel]

bruh

[autumn dome]

Yep lol

So he needs some deep rims

Rims are always better than spacers

[inland hazel]

of course, nobody is really arguing that