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Shenouda 03-10-2011 03:16 PM

Most popular spacer combo?
 
Hey guys im planning on getting swift springs with spacers but i dont know what i should do for the spacers. I was wondering what the most popular spacer combo is. I dont want my wheels to stick out past the bumper. I was thinking 20 rear and 15 front. Thanks

cheshirecat 03-10-2011 03:19 PM

Yep, 15 front 20 rear would be the most popular.

kenchan 03-10-2011 03:32 PM

if you're lowering it why not get 20/20?

Shenouda 03-10-2011 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 979935)
if you're lowering it why not get 20/20?

Will lowering the car affect the spacer width?

chops 03-10-2011 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shenouda (Post 979953)
Will lowering the car affect the spacer width?

correct me if im wrong people, but lowering will naturally decrease (more negative) your camber, so you can therefore run a wider spacer

cheshirecat 03-10-2011 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chops (Post 979962)
correct me if im wrong people, but lowering will naturally decrease (more negative) your camber, so you can therefore run a wider spacer

Correct. This really only applies to the front, since you cannot adjust camber with the stock hardware. It makes sense to take this into account when you buy the spacer.

The rear, however, is camber adjustable.

spearfish25 03-10-2011 04:33 PM

http://www.susandwhite.com.au/sculpt...he-wheel-1.jpg

Svre46 03-10-2011 04:35 PM

I picked up all 20mm spacers. This is the thread I bought them from. There are pictures of base and sport wheels with a mild drop similar to swifts so you can get an idea of what it would look like. I don’t have pics because I am waiting on my swifts still.

http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...l-spacers.html

cheshirecat 03-11-2011 06:54 AM

Aren't the Ichiba v1's the spacers that people have had problems with in relation to steering wheel shake, etc?

I think H&R are the better spacers to go with.

Jessobear 03-11-2011 08:42 AM

Depends if you're going for looks or performance. If you're just worried about looks, a larger spacer in the rear will look better. The problem is that you're increasing the track in the rear more than the front, which will induce understeer by increasing rear grip more than front grip. For that reason, I went with 15/15. Were I to do it again, I might go 20/20, but I'll make the final call once I get some SPL rear camber arms and get the rears dialed into a reasonable amount of camber. I just lowered the car on KW Variant 1's and I'm at something like -3.4 degrees in the rear (and about -2 in the front).

cheshirecat 03-11-2011 10:55 AM

I seriously doubt you're going to be able to tell the difference in understeer because of 10mm of combined track width. Call me crazy.

Svre46 03-11-2011 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshirecat (Post 981041)
Aren't the Ichiba v1's the spacers that people have had problems with in relation to steering wheel shake, etc?

I think H&R are the better spacers to go with.

Some people did have issues... the ones I picked up the seller did not as far as I know (have yet to install them). I think the issue was with the rings seating properly into the wheels. If they are not on the wheel properly you will get an unbalancing. The H&Rs do not use rings thus no issue. I posted them on this thread just for pictorial purposes.

Jessobear 03-11-2011 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshirecat (Post 981381)
I seriously doubt you're going to be able to tell the difference in understeer because of 10mm of combined track width. Call me crazy.

Please tell me you're not basing that on some sort of gut reaction? That makes about as much sense as saying, "I seriously doubt you're going to be able to tell the difference in understeer because of 1 degree difference in front wheel camber."

Shenouda 03-16-2011 12:37 PM

What type of spacers do you guys recommend i go with? I think H&R are the ones most people are running.

kenchan 03-16-2011 12:46 PM

yep, H&R and Eibach are popular choices. personally i use Eibachs and Kics. i dont think Kics has offering for stud-replacement type though. only the bolt-on type. there's a DIY in the DIY section how to do the stud replacement types. :)


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