[Sharpie12]

Hey guys...this is my first i8 so I don't have much experience with lowering it. If I were to thro the H&R's on it what spacers are you guys using for the front and back to get a nice flush look? TYIA

[ChiTownM]

If you lower it you may as well get new wider wheels instead of going with spacers and original wheels. The wheels on the car are too narrow to get a good sporty driving feel most of us like here on the forum. Of course that's just an opinion!

[Twitch Massacre]

15mm all around

[ElMills]

I used 12 front 15 rear. Looks just right. I wanted to use 15 on front as well but I have already had a little rubbing with the 12

[twm6]

I am running 15 mm all around and its perfect

[jcpca356]

can you post pics with the spacers on and lowering springs?

[schmohawk]

Originally Posted by jcpca356

can you post pics with the spacers on and lowering springs?

^what he said. i'd like to see OEM wheels on 15mm all around...

[Vetsky]

Ditto, to the request for pics.

[Twitch Massacre]

Back when the car was lowered and on those godawful stock wheels (sorry I just hate those things they're absurd. So skinny to be that heavy and in my experience don't really do much for fuel economy. BMW really failed with those.)

P.S. I highly recommend 15mm spacers all around when stock or lowered from experience. I had 13mm up front and realized it was a mistake as soon as the car came down form the lift. My friend had 15mm all around while stock and it looked pretty good, still could have used a drop.

[Zipforia]

It's not as simple as asking what size spacers others use to get a flush look.

First, find the rims you like. They come with offsets (which will give some idea)....but even with that, you should still have them installed on your ride to see how it look in reality. Once installed, measure how much you want the wheels to come out and get the spacers required for that measurement.

Z.

[Twitch Massacre]

Originally Posted by Zipforia

It's not as simple as asking what size spacers others use to get a flush look.

First, find the rims you like. They come with offsets (which will give some idea)....but even with that, you should still have them installed on your ride to see how it look in reality. Once installed, measure how much you want the wheels to come out and get the spacers required for that measurement.

Z.

If you need spacers for aftermarket wheels then you picked the wrong wheels. Simple as that. Custom forged wheels should never need spacers. The offset should be optimized for the vehicle. I would not waste my time with cast or "flow formed" wheels on a vehicle of this caliber. Spacers are an ok solution for the stocks though.

[Vetsky]

Hello,

What is the "accepted" widths(both tire and rim) and offsets to get a flush look?

Thanks!

[13pauls]

Originally Posted by Twitch Massacre

Back when the car was lowered and on those godawful stock wheels (sorry I just hate those things they're absurd. So skinny to be that heavy and in my experience don't really do much for fuel economy. BMW really failed with those.)

P.S. I highly recommend 15mm spacers all around when stock or lowered from experience. I had 13mm up front and realized it was a mistake as soon as the car came down form the lift. My friend had 15mm all around while stock and it looked pretty good, still could have used a drop.

CAR LOOKS AMAZING!...is this with 15mm spacers all around?, and is the car lowered?

[Twitch Massacre]

Originally Posted by 13pauls

CAR LOOKS AMAZING!...is this with 15mm spacers all around?, and is the car lowered?

This was with 15mm in the rear and 13mm in the front (which were a mistake, 15mm all around would have been better). The car is lowered on H&R springs). Here's a picture of the car on custom forged wheels for perfect flush fitment.

[itzkoolkidkam]

H&R Springs with 15mm spacers all around.