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I can see the 15mm on the fronts flow better with the 20mm rears
That's exactly right. That combination looks more like what would come directly from the car company; had they thought of that...
 

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Test fitted 15mm spacers on the Performance wheels, the pockets on the reverse were not deep enough to allow the stud to clear. Jumped to 20mm, no problems. Current wheels have deeper pockets, and after testing clearance with a little blob of clay bar, found I had about 1-2mm clearance. So I have 15mm spacers on the fronts now.
 
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Test fitted 15mm spacers on the Performance wheels, the pockets on the reverse were not deep enough to allow the stud to clear. Jumped to 20mm, no problems. Current wheels have deeper pockets, and after testing clearance with a little blob of clay bar, found I had about 1-2mm clearance. So I have 15mm spacers on the fronts now.
Mine is a 2026 Performance and the wheels didn’t clear with the 15mm.
Since I have already made indentations in the back side of the wheels I just may grind out those indentations a little more and try the 15mm again.
 

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I stay away from bolt-on spacers, the only ones I have used without any issue are the extended wheel studs. Other than that get wheels with the correct offset.
 

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I have purchased 15MM & 20MM wheel spacers from GarageLine. Do I need to do anything to the studs to prevent fitment issues? 2026 Performance
 

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Assume you're talking bolt-ons. 20's are fine. You'll need to knock a few mm off of the OEM studs to run the 15's. You could also dremel a little bit of material out of the wheel pockets.
Both doable and both solve the issue, but I personally wouldn't do either. My money's on extended studs and slip-on spacers.
 

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I have purchased 15MM & 20MM wheel spacers from GarageLine. Do I need to do anything to the studs to prevent fitment issues? 2026 Performance
Yes! for the front ones. The rear would be fine. I had the dealer shorten the studs in the front. Problem solved and drove great.
 
 






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