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R50/53 Wheel Spacers - need ~12mm

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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 08:29 AM
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Wheel Spacers - need ~12mm

I have 15mm H&R spacers now on my x-84 16" wheels to help make them sit a bit more flush.

Well, it's just a hair too much in the rear and I just barely rub...

I'm looking for 12mm or so spacers, but I can't seem to find them. Help!


Also, would running a shorter tire solve the issue? Say a 205/50-16 instead of the 195/55-16 I have now? It's not rubbing really due to the width, it's rubbing at the back of the wheel well.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 08:47 AM
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Outmotoring has 12mm spacers:
https://www.outmotoring.com/12mm-sin...with-lugs.html
 
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 10:49 AM
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Thanks - man, $237 for 4 new spacers though. Ouch.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by RedAggie03
Thanks - man, $237 for 4 new spacers though. Ouch.
That’s for spacers and bolts.

If you want 12mm, I think those are your only option. Usually, it’s 8mm then 15mm. I think 10 and 12mm are very close to the hub depth, which would mean difficulty to get the wheel hub-centered when mounting to the car.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2018 | 08:30 AM
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i found 5 mm spacers work with out being hub, wheel centric because the cars hub still centers in the wheel (still need longer wheel bolts though).
any longer and u need hub,wheel centric spacers and thinnest i found was 10 mm and up do to physical constraints to making them

12mm should be no problem for hub wheel centric spacers

with OEM R91 wheels (17x7-48) i used 10 mm rear and 5 mm front
gave the car a better stance with out looking obvious and no rubbing issues
 
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