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Hi guys! This is my first post. I have been doing my homework on tires and wheel sizes but still need a little help from the experts. I have a gen 1 Solara V6 and already purchased tokico struts, Tein S tech lowering springs, and monroe strut mounts for both the front and rear. I also went and purchased some RX-8 OEM wheels with 225/40/18 tires but before researching. The rims are 18x8, +50mm offset, and have a center bore of 67mm. The part I need help with is the spacers. I wanna go with hub centric spacers but, since my solara has a 60.1mm center bore, what spacers should I buy? And how many millimeters should I go with on the rear? I was thinking about buying 10mm for the rear and 5mm or 8mm in the front. With this spacing, would it rub with 225/40/18? And since the bore size is different, should I get spacers made for mazda wheels(67mm bore) or the toyota wheels(60.1mm). I dont really know how hub centric spacers work. But, I assume that if I go with toyota spacers, the spacer will be fine but the bore will be smaller than the rim's bore so wheel wont be hub centric. But, if I go with a mazda spacer that will be perfect for the rim, the bore size of the spacer will be bigger than the hub on the solara. Please correct me if I am wrong and also please help me simplify this so I can get all my parts installed soon.

Hub bore doesn't matter as long as you can get the wheels to be lug centric, meaning, obviously, the lugs keep the wheels centered rather than the center bore. It should be easy on this car since the OEM lugs are tapered at the end, so it'll just fit in the hole and keep the wheels centered. My wheels are OEM Infiniti and I abused the hell out of the car (lots of track and mountain driving time) and it never failed once. Just make sure it's torqued down correctly.

As for the offset, I think you'll need at least a 10mm spacer for both the front and rear if you just want to clear the strut assembly. Someone more knowledgable can chime in, though.

Thanks for the input. I just got my car back yesterday. I am loving the new struts and tien springs. I did order some H&R spacers. 10mm for the front and 15mm for the rear. Now I just need to order some 67mm-60.1mm hub centric rings. Hopefully everything will go on nicely.

Oliver is right on both. The hub centric doesnt really matter as long as the lugs are centered correctly. And as for the spacers a 10mm spacers should clear the rears since it a +50 offset so it might rub. For the fronts i wanna say 5mm spacer should clear