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      03-21-2013, 10:16 PM   #1
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Would you put wider spacers on front wheels and thinner in back?

Here's my current setup:
Pre-lci E90 335xi
Lowered on KW-V1 coilovers, adjusted to 1/2 inch vertical wheel-fender gap in front and 1.5 inch vertical wheel-to-fender gap in rear.
Front wheels: 18" x 8.5" Apex ARC-8 with 235 Michelin PSS
Rear wheels: 18" x 9.5" Apex ARC-8 with 265 Michelin PSS
The horizontal tire-to-fender gap in the front is about 15 mm.
The horizontal tire-to-fender gap in the rear is only about 7 mm.

Question: Does it make sense to put wider spacers on the front wheels, maybe 12 mm, and thinner spacers in the rear, maybe 5mm?
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Here's my current setup:
Pre-lci E90 335xi
Lowered on KW-V1 coilovers, adjusted to 1/2 inch vertical wheel-fender gap in front and 1.5 inch vertical wheel-to-fender gap in rear.
Front wheels: 18" x 8.5" Apex ARC-8 with 235 Michelin PSS
Rear wheels: 18" x 9.5" Apex ARC-8 with 265 Michelin PSS
The horizontal tire-to-fender gap in the front is about 15 mm.
The horizontal tire-to-fender gap in the rear is only about 7 mm.

Question: Does it make sense to put wider spacers on the front wheels, maybe 12 mm, and thinner spacers in the rear, maybe 5mm?
I would to square up the stance. In think it looks awesome when you can get the front and back tires as close to the outer fender lip with out rubbing or making a fender mod.
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