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Old 06-05-2011, 09:37 AM   #19
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First off, thanks again for all of your help, but I have another question. I contacted the ebay seller about the 10mm spacers, he wanted me to measure the hub on which the factory wheels sits on the rear of my boxster. I measured and found them to be 12mm long, so he told me that I couldn't use any spacer shorter than a 15mm spacer without causing problems. I don't think I want to run a 15mm spacer because the the wheel is a et52 which would put me at a +37 after spacers mounted, right? Won't that put the wheels out pass the fenders? Any suggestions? I'm just confused as from reading through all of these posts it looks like many people are using 5mm or 7mm spacers on their rears. Should I just look at another source for the spacers? Thanks again.
I'm not sure what that's all about,. but I know you can go to a 40 offset without fender rubbing issues. I've had 18 x 10 ET40 wheels with 265 and 275s tires and had no problems.

Having said that, you have a 97, and it is not recommended to use 18s. There were major reinforcements done with the chassis starting in 98 to accommodate 18 inch wheels. 17's ride better, are lighter, tires are cheaper, you can lower it further, and you won't likely have any suspension issues as a result of after market wheels. You can get a a set of 17 inch light weight forged wheels used for half the price of 18s.
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