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Are any of you running wheel spacers? What thickness are you using? Have you noticed any extra wear on tires or been going through wheel bearings? Any other thoughts are appreciated too. Thanks.

I am running a 3/16" spacer on all four wheels. I have not had any tire wear or bearing problems associated with the spacers (though they have only been on for about 3K miles).

im running custom machined 13 mm (~1/2") spacers with my 19s on the front. no odd wear noticed.

Those of you who are running wheel spacers..

Where have you bought them from?
Are all generally the same in quality, how concerned should I be when purchasing wheels spacers? Finally, are aluminium spacers better than steel, vise versa?

any help from people who knows something, would be appreciated!

I got mine custom cnc machined. I cant remember where, but I found the place online. Make sure they are hubcentric. Good way to break a stud if they arent. Im guessing aluminum is more popular because its easier to machine.

Any idea what I'd look to pay for a custom CNC job? Reason I ask is cause I found several online made by EIBACH for around a $100 bones for a pair.

Mine aren't custom made, but they are made by H&R. I have 5mm in front, and 15mm in the back. They are hubcentric. I took them off because the rubbing in the back was starting to annoy me, but my wheels are 8 inches wide and carry 40mm's of offset. I put them on mainly to give the car a more aggressive look (which I felt was accomplished nicely).

I didn't notice any excessive tire wear, nor are my bearings shot.

Most expensive part is the setup time. If you've already got the file for the wheel spacer in the software they need then they just buzz them out for you at about $50 per hour and material costs. Two wheel spacers at that point would be about $15. With the setup time to make the file...You're looking at $50-$75 I'd guess.
If you have the inner diameter, outer diameter and stud spacing then make a drawing and go find out.

You took them OFF because of rubbing? What was happening?

I should've been more specific. The sidewall of the tires were touching the fenderlips. Upon hard compression, such as getting out of a steep driveway and leaving at an angle, the sidewalls would get cut. Purely cosmetic, but I didn't want to wreck them anymore. I need to cut the fenderlips away a little more to gain the clearance I need to run the spacers all the time.