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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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i got clearence issues on my impreza on one set of wheels,, looking for a solution to solve it,,,,,, basically my tyres are hitting the shock due to the gay offsett the wheels seem to have,,,, now i cant use my track wheels wth ther tyres unless i get it sorted,,,, any ideas ?
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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Ive got 9-10mm spacers on the front of my Corrado.......

Not driven it without so dont know what the difference is in how it drives but ive certainly had no problems in about 300-400 miles!! Ideally id reduce the thickness but it'll do for now!
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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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i've had 5mm on the front sinse fitting big brakes 3 year ago......used to drive fine but now my wheels are a bit "bent"....
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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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I had to put longer wheel studs and 5mm wheel spacers on both my sierras with no issues
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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phone the chop shop
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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had to fit them to my saff, if fitted new mintex pads and when i put the softlines back on they hit the calipers
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