Need some help? spacers or no with H&R coils

Feb 16, 2006 | 04:37 AM

TheBossman

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Need some help? spacers or no with H&R coils

hey guys, Ill be quick and to the point. I currently hae H&R coilovers and plan on running 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 Lorinser LM6 type replica wheels...will I need a custom spacer to give myself the drop I want and no rubbing issues. Do I need spacers for the front? A fellow member has 19s with tein coils and said he had to run a custom 12.25" spacer in the front....please help me out with all of this. It would be GREATLY appreciated
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Geoff

Feb 16, 2006 | 01:45 PM

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anyone?

Feb 17, 2006 | 08:18 PM

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sweet...I give up on asking for help in this part of the forums. Guess 30 views and not one piece of advice from anyone is really beneficial. (Sits and now waits for a reply...in response to this post at least)

Feb 18, 2006 | 09:02 AM

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depends on the weather

well, your post really doesn't make any sense ..... what do you need a 12" spacer for ...... that would move the wheels out of the fender to the point the inside edge of the tire would be 3"-4" past the fender

I think that you are probably trying to convey something different but, I have no idea what it is

Feb 18, 2006 | 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Luke@tirerack

Ok well I dont see how it doesnt not make any sense

....I re-read it and noticed that the only thing I failed to add was that the 12.25" was suppose to say 12.25 MILLIMETERS, thinking if at all someone would know that I was trying to say that the spacers would be in MILLIMETERS...But other than that, just like as it says.... will I need a spacer to clear my H&R CO's if Im running an 8.5" wide front wheel with a 35mm offset all around? I dont see how that doesn't make any sense....sorry you couldnt convey that I meant to have MILLIMETERS with the part 12.25" SPACERS......?! Soooo again, do I need to run spacers with a 35mm offset wheel if I have H&R CO's. ..Ill stick to the W203 threads I guess, kinda rude

Feb 20, 2006 | 09:16 AM

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depends on the weather

the coile overs from H&R will allow for more clearance than the standard MB suspension so, you will not need spacers to run an 8.5" wide wheel with a 35mm offset

Feb 26, 2006 | 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Luke@tirerack

the coile overs from H&R will allow for more clearance than the standard MB suspension so, you will not need spacers to run an 8.5" wide wheel with a 35mm offset

Luke, a member by the SN BigJohnny has the same wheels I will be getting and in his thread he was quoted saying "Super Street Tein Coil Overs,.... Custom Spacers 12.15 mm fronts (needed to clear the Tein Coil Overs)" Now is this because HE has Teins and I have h&r coils instead that I will clear my suspension with these wheels/offset?
EDIT: If it may help..here is the direct link with photos to show the issue Im afraid of running into with clearancehttps://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/124992-new-mods-pictures.html