Questions about s13

[xalandri]

Hello i am from Greece.
Can anybody tell me what front bumper has the car? I thought its kookie but if you notice its different. Also i want to know what size are the rims and the tyres. http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1143/89uq.jpg
This car is by far the most beautiful i have ever seen

[Sil Beer S13]

its INGS as said on the HOOD of that car.

[xalandri]

Ok you are right. I didn't notice.The site has also information about the car. It has 17' rims 215/45 front and rear etc. It also says spacer F 15mm W/T
What is a Spacer? I open my english vocabulary and i didn't find the meaning of this word.

[go240]

its a piece of metal that goes between the wheel and hub to make the wheels more flush. buying wheels with the correct offsets in the first place would not require spacers

[xalandri]

Ah yes now i understand. I saw that the offset of the gram lights 57s-pro rims was not right. They used the spacers. When you use the spacers you don't lose a little bit the balance of the car? I mean its better to buy wheels with the right offset than buy wheels and use spacers to have the right offset.

[go240]

I mean its better to buy wheels with the right offset than buy wheels and use spacers to have the right offset.
correct. a small spacer like 5mm isn't bad but the larger ones should be avoided if possible by properly sizing your wheels from the start

[420sx]

^thats a lie. hubsentric spacers are perfectly safe. theres drifters out there running 30 and 50 mil spacers with no problems, roadrace folks too. stop spreading wrong information.

if you use spacers use adapter type or use sandwitch type with longer studs. spacers are perfectly safe if properly installed and maintained

[Irukandji]

^ he's right.

Get some reputable HUBCENTRIC spacers and you'll be fine regardless of size.


whatever you do, don't buy "JDM" Ebay spacers...


you get what you pay for...

[xalandri]

Unfortunately i must buy all i need through internet. In this @# country we do not have nothing.Maybe i could find the tail lights.MAYBE. Damn. I must give 2000 euros for the RAYS gram light 57s-pro,2000 euros for the ings bodykit,500? euros for the spacers and to fit them and 300-400 euros to bring all them here. Add 700 euros for the tyres and 1500 euros for a good suspension.
So i must give 7000 euros to make the car like i want. My car now does not cost 7.000 euros :P
Ah i forgot to say that i have to paint the car. Add 1000 euros. :)

[go240]

^thats a lie. hubsentric spacers are perfectly safe. theres drifters out there running 30 and 50 mil spacers with no problems, roadrace folks too. stop spreading wrong information.

if you use spacers use adapter type or use sandwitch type with longer studs. spacers are perfectly safe if properly installed and maintained
ok i'm wrong sorry for ruining your day. i won't even use a smiley to connotate some type of silly emotion :kiss: whoops, lied

the one thing i've learned from my other hobby - muskie fishing is that whatever can break, will. and the more parts you add, the more there is to break

i suppose in certain situations you might want to move the center of a wheel out to change the steering geometry without changing the contact patch, then a spacer would be useful. otherwise i'd prefer (notice the word choice to convey opinion so i won't offend anyone else) to not use a spacer