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Hey all...

I just put a set of 18" rims on my r32... not sure on width cause the sticker has worn off. The brand is ANZ and they are +45 offset.

The rears have 235/40/18 nankangs and fronts have 215/35/18 toyo proxies... needed smaller profile at front due to that huge arse arm going vertical rubbed with old tyres... now i have taken 40mm off front profile and made a 10mm clearance..

The rear rims are setup with 0.55 degrees negative camber... they are perfectly flush with gaurds. Lucky gaurds are rolled or they would scrub really bad... still do a tad infront of garud where the rolling stopped.

Problem is fronts have around 1.5 degrees negative camber... will be more when i decide what to do with front suspension but atm fronts stock.

There is around 40mm between the gaurd and tyre in front and i wanted to bring it out a bit. Anyone recommend some brands of wheel spacers..

I dont want cheap ebay ones cause they will probably break on me.... now i know these are illegal but i want them and im gonna do it properly with decent branded ones.. i will also replace my standard studs before i put these on to make sure they arent stressed already.

Now would it be safe to use a 30mm spacer? Will it kill my handling?? What brand would you recommend

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bolt on spacers aren't illegal cause they are effectively an outwards extension of the hub.

slip on spacers however, are illegal as they place a lot more strain on the wheel studs.

the biggest problem with bolt on spacers is getting the original stud to not sit out further than the spacer,

requiring that the existing studs be shortened or changed for newer, shorter ones if they do stick out.

Edit: The above applies to ACT and i can only assume, other states also.

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