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Originally Posted by Msquared
Okay, he replied faster than I expected:
So with that spacer, he's effectively running 13mm of offset up front. You could run a 19x11 with 11mm offset (ZLE fitment) and you wouldn't need a spacer at all. You also might not need to grind the gusset. The advantage of using the 38mm offset with 25mm spacer is that you can use the same offset in back (with no spacer) and rotate your tires. The disadvantage is having to replace the studs, but that's honestly not that big a project. Either way will work fine.
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This is my wheel setup that Matt's referencing. The picture is what the poke looked like with 2.7* camber. I've since added camber plates, and have run as much as 3.3* but have backed it down to 3.0* to balance outside edgewear from autocross and inside edgewear from street miles. Like you, I drive the car a couple thousand miles a year on my autocross tires. Having a rotatable square setup seems to help wear as well.
I'm also on BMR springs with the stock MRC module. their spring rates are close to 1LE spring rates. They're a little higher in the rear, but when you factor in wheel rate, I don't think it's a huge jump. The only other things I've done to the suspension are Hotchkis bars front and rear.
I've had a few experienced drivers drive the car, and all have agreed it didn't really possess any bad or unmanageable characteristics. They also seemed to place about where they normally would with their own cars. Its helped to remind me any poor results lie squarely on my shoulders! overall it's been a fun car to learn on, and is still comfortable enough on the street.