Are spacers safe & reliable?

Beem_mup · 02-21-2013, 04:32 AM

Sadly-picked up my m3 in December,while I had my 8.5 square setup from my 335is.these are moda 18's they needed 15mm on the back and 12.5 for the front to smarten it up.looked great.and the were Turners too,

As I couldnt
drive him with stock summers I opted to keep them, it does look dorky from up close, but I have 40 mmt to fill up. Looks kind like an elephant on roller skates,, I was lookin at those 30mm babies and scratch in my chin. Might Just do that for now and revisitfo next winter.we'll fixer ummp next winter with more appropriate, the spacers are great fromTms, I got the carwithouuy

Dave07997S · 02-21-2013, 10:18 PM

Keep in mind that some cars even come from the factory with spacers or are offered as an option ala Porsche. With the 997's, if you got a 911 Carrera 4 (S) you got the same wheels as the 2 wheel drive variant but with a 15mm rear spacer to offset the 1" wider rear track of the 911 4. Also, they are offered in 7mm sizes right from the get go as an option, well the did for the 997 now only a 5mm spacer for the 991.

Not to mention the GTS comes with a 5mm spacer.

Dave

Beem_mup · 02-22-2013, 02:57 AM

Sadly-picked up my m3 in December,while I had my 8.5 square setup from my 335is.these are moda 18's they needed 15mm on the back and 12.5 for the front to smarten it up.looked great.and the were Turners too,

As I couldnt
drive him with stock summers I opted to keep them, it does look dorky from up close, but I have 40 mmt to fill up. Looks kind like an elephant on roller skates,, I was lookin at those 30mm babies and scratch in my chin. Might Just do that for now and revisitfo next winter.we'll fixer ummp next winter with more appropriate, the spacers are great fromTms, I got the carwithouuy

Beem_mup · 02-22-2013, 03:10 AM

Apologies for the previous post. It appears I fell asleep mid sentence. I am more an insomniac than narcoleptic. Anyway the TMS spacers are excellent. I should probably get wider winter rims and ease back a bit on the spacers.
My previous car' '11 335is needed a little push out with the 15mm on rear and 12.5 front. 15 on the front would have been perfect I think. That was with the 18 inch stock is wheel '313s

02-21-2013, 04:32 AM	#23
Beem_mup Old-ish Member 0 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta iTrader: (0)	Sadly-picked up my m3 in December,while I had my 8.5 square setup from my 335is.these are moda 18's they needed 15mm on the back and 12.5 for the front to smarten it up.looked great.and the were Turners too, As I couldnt drive him with stock summers I opted to keep them, it does look dorky from up close, but I have 40 mmt to fill up. Looks kind like an elephant on roller skates,, I was lookin at those 30mm babies and scratch in my chin. Might Just do that for now and revisitfo next winter.we'll fixer ummp next winter with more appropriate, the spacers are great fromTms, I got the carwithouuy __________________ Nicht In Den Wagen Spucken!
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02-21-2013, 10:18 PM	#24
Dave07997S Brigadier General 721 Rep 3,964 Posts Drives: 2020 Ford Mustang GT Join Date: May 2009 Location: El Segundo, CA iTrader: (1)	Keep in mind that some cars even come from the factory with spacers or are offered as an option ala Porsche. With the 997's, if you got a 911 Carrera 4 (S) you got the same wheels as the 2 wheel drive variant but with a 15mm rear spacer to offset the 1" wider rear track of the 911 4. Also, they are offered in 7mm sizes right from the get go as an option, well the did for the 997 now only a 5mm spacer for the 991. Not to mention the GTS comes with a 5mm spacer. Dave __________________ 2020 Ford Mustang GT 6MT PP1 444rwhp (Sold)2013 M3 Coupe-MR/BLK ZCP, 2011 M3 Coupe-MR/Blk 2007 Porsche 997C2S Speed Yellow/Blk sport seats 2004 BMW M3 Imola/Blk
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02-22-2013, 02:57 AM	#25
Beem_mup Old-ish Member 0 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta iTrader: (0)	Sadly-picked up my m3 in December,while I had my 8.5 square setup from my 335is.these are moda 18's they needed 15mm on the back and 12.5 for the front to smarten it up.looked great.and the were Turners too, As I couldnt drive him with stock summers I opted to keep them, it does look dorky from up close, but I have 40 mmt to fill up. Looks kind like an elephant on roller skates,, I was lookin at those 30mm babies and scratch in my chin. Might Just do that for now and revisitfo next winter.we'll fixer ummp next winter with more appropriate, the spacers are great fromTms, I got the carwithouuy __________________ Nicht In Den Wagen Spucken!
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02-22-2013, 03:10 AM	#26
Beem_mup Old-ish Member 0 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta iTrader: (0)	fell asleep at the tablet Apologies for the previous post. It appears I fell asleep mid sentence. I am more an insomniac than narcoleptic. Anyway the TMS spacers are excellent. I should probably get wider winter rims and ease back a bit on the spacers. My previous car' '11 335is needed a little push out with the 15mm on rear and 12.5 front. 15 on the front would have been perfect I think. That was with the 18 inch stock is wheel '313s __________________ Nicht In Den Wagen Spucken!
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