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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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I am looking for either a 3mm or 5mm wheel spacer what will fit my 95 Z, and I am having a hard time finding them, anyone that could point me in the right direction would be great thanks...
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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i got my spacers at the local tire place (big brand ithink)
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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do you realize how small 3mm or 5 mm is? It's in-between 1/8 of an inch...think of it...about the thickness of two credit cards put together.

I don't think you'll ever notice a difference using them. If you are trying to clearance something...grind it to fit. THat is such a small amount!
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Not sure if this is what you need but ThunderRacing has some HERE
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Well the reason I was wanting such a small spacer is because I have some 18x10.5 Z06's with a 58mm offset, and so if i were to get a 5mm spacer it would provide a little extra room and less banging on the inner fender well
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I used the ones in the link I provided earlier to accomplish what you want and to also use closed ended lugnuts on my Moser.
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Why dont you use some washers? I might even have some grade 8 that will work. I used them on my truck and they worked fine.
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I've got 1/8" IROC spacers on the rear of mine. You can probably find some pretty cheap. Look on Ebay or try www.thirdgen.org.
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I got some for a mock up from an off road store. 1/4 inch spacers
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Originally Posted by z28_theantirice
Well the reason I was wanting such a small spacer is because I have some 18x10.5 Z06's with a 58mm offset, and so if i were to get a 5mm spacer it would provide a little extra room and less banging on the inner fender well

I believe with those rims, you will need a 1/2 - 3/4 in. spacers
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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i have the same wheels as you, and same size tire.. customwheelsmarket.com.. 1/4 inch spacers is what you need... go to that site and give them a call.. they might be like ten for the pair i cant remember, but not much
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