Thread: Installed 20mm H&R wheel spacers - not happy with performance
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Old 05-06-2015, 03:19 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NismoNY View Post
Hey,

Last night I installed my 20mm H&R DRM spacers (bolt-on) on my nismo rear wheels only, with plans to do the front later. It looks absolutely amazing and I do notice the car feels more planted - all positive things. The one thing that's killing my experience is the car's pick up. A lot of people say wheel spacers are such a small lightweight mod that they wouldn't noticeably slow a car down but it is added rotational weight and I swear it's not psychological. It might sound silly but I actually feel the car is a bit slower.

Does anyone else with 20mm spacers feel the same way?

I'm thinking of taking them off now and maybe going for something smaller like 10mm.

You're 100% right, car feels sluggish because of the extra weight, people said I was crazy for saying that. Go with extended studs, I got Z1 in mine.

My old bolt on spacers were 8.5 lbs all 4, the estimate is 20lbs for every 1lbs of unsprung weight, so at 170lbs it should feel similar to having a buddy of yours riding along.
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