That does look better, 22 and 25 looks to be a good combination, anything over 25 and i'd start to get a little concerned regarding fitting, as it sounds like the spacers weren't fastened to the wheels? i have small spacers on the front of my current vehicle to clear the suspension components with the rim/tyre, and they are held to the back of the wheel with a small countersunk screw, only issue i've ever had is getting them off at wheel refurb time!
If the ones you had are simple spacers with no fixing method, i'd almost be tempted to get a machine shop to drill some holes in them for those bolts, and fit fractionally longer bolts in to hold them in place (do four holes though for balance purposes)
It does look like with the GT that they had scope for wider wheels and different offsets to alleviate this issue in the first place, but for some reason didn't do it, i wonder why?
As for the ride height issue, I too agree there seems to be too much fresh air around the wheels, but, ground clearance for me would be a major issue due to most oxfordshire roads resembling stages of the RAC rally! and where i work the love of mountain sized speed bumps, which bottom out anything with a wheelbase longer than a roller-skate...... has anyone tried the option of 1" larger wheels ?
